Psalms 84:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

O Jehovah of hosts, Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֤י שֶׁ֨מֶשׁ ׀ וּמָגֵן֮ יְהוָ֢ה אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים חֵ֣ן וְ֭כָבוֹד יִתֵּ֣ן יְהוָ֑ה לֹ֥א יִמְנַע־ט֝֗וֹב לַֽהֹלְכִ֥ים בְּתָמִֽים׃

Transliteration

For šemeš and māgēn YHWH ʾĕlōhîm ḥên and kābôd yittēn YHWH not yimnaʿ-ṭôb from the hōləkîm bətāmîm

Grammar Details

*šemeš*: masculine singular noun - 'sun'
*māgēn*: masculine singular noun - 'shield'
*YHWH*: divine name - 'LORD'
*ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun - 'God'
*ḥên*: masculine singular noun - 'grace/favor'
*kābôd*: masculine singular noun - 'glory/honor'
*yittēn*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he gives'
*yimnaʿ*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he withholds'
*ṭôb*: masculine singular noun - 'good'
*hōləkîm*: Qal participle, masculine plural with prefixed preposition lə- - 'to those walking'
*bətāmîm*: masculine singular noun with preposition bə- - 'in integrity'

Word Meanings

*šemeš*: sun/sunlight
*māgēn*: shield/protection/defense
*ḥên*: grace/favor/charm
*kābôd*: glory/honor/abundance
*yittēn*: gives/grants/bestows
*yimnaʿ*: withholds/keeps back/denies
*ṭôb*: good thing/benefit/blessing
*hōləkîm*: those who walk/those who live/those who proceed
*bətāmîm*: in integrity/in blamelessness/in completeness

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 62:8 : 8 Trust in him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. {H5542}
Ps 2:12 : 12 Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, For his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all they that take refuge in him.
Ps 34:8 : 8 Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good: Blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him.
Ps 146:5-6 : 5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in Jehovah his God: 6 Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who keepeth truth for ever;
Isa 30:18 : 18 And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for Jehovah is a God of justice; blessed are all they that wait for him.
Isa 50:10 : 10 Who is among you that feareth Jehovah, that obeyeth the voice of his servant? he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light, let him trust in the name of Jehovah, and rely upon his God.
Jer 17:7-8 : 7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in Jehovah, and whose trust Jehovah is. 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat cometh, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

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