Psalms 71:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

תְּרַנֵּ֣נָּ֣ה שְׂ֭פָתַי כִּ֣י אֲזַמְּרָה־לָּ֑ךְ וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י אֲשֶׁ֣ר פָּדִֽיתָ׃

Transliteration

tərannēnāh śəpātay when ʾăzammərāh-to you and napšî which pāḏîtā

Grammar Details

*tərannēnāh*: piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - 'they will sing for joy'
*śəpātay*: noun, feminine dual with 1st person singular suffix - 'my lips'
*ʾăzammərāh*: piel imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I will sing praise'
*napšî*: noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my soul'
*pāḏîtā*: qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you have redeemed'

Word Meanings

*tərannēnāh*: they will sing for joy/they will shout/they will cry out
*śəpātay*: my lips/my mouth
*ʾăzammərāh*: I will sing praise/I will make music/I will celebrate
*napšî*: my soul/my life/myself
*pāḏîtā*: you have redeemed/you have ransomed/you have rescued

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 103:4 : 4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
Ps 104:33 : 33 I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
Luke 1:46-47 : 46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, 47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Rev 5:9 : 9 And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou was slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood [men] of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,
Gen 48:16 : 16 the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
2 Sam 4:9 : 9 And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
Ps 34:22 : 22 Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants; And none of them that take refuge in him shall be condemned.
Ps 63:5 : 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;

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