Psalms 84:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Behold, O God our shield, And look upon the face of thine anointed.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְה֘וָ֤ה אֱלֹהִ֣ים צְ֭בָאוֹת שִׁמְעָ֣ה תְפִלָּתִ֑י הַאֲזִ֨ינָה אֱלֹהֵ֖י יַעֲקֹ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃

Transliteration

YHWH ʾĕlōhîm ṣəbāʾôt šimʿāh təpillātî haʾăzînāh ʾĕlōhê yaʿăqōb selāh

Grammar Details

*YHWH*: divine name - 'LORD'
*ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun - 'God'
*ṣəbāʾôt*: masculine plural noun - 'hosts/armies'
*šimʿāh*: Qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - 'hear'
*təpillātî*: feminine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my prayer'
*haʾăzînāh*: Hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - 'give ear'
*ʾĕlōhê*: masculine plural noun construct - 'God of'
*yaʿăqōb*: proper name - 'Jacob'
*selāh*: liturgical or musical term - meaning uncertain

Word Meanings

*šimʿāh*: hear/listen to/obey
*təpillātî*: my prayer/supplication/intercession
*haʾăzînāh*: give ear/listen attentively/pay attention
*selāh*: musical pause/interlude/lift up

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 2:2 : 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed, [saying],
Gen 15:1 : 1 After these things the word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, [and] thy exceeding great reward.
Deut 33:29 : 29 Happy art thou, O Israel: Who is like unto thee, a people saved by Jehovah, The shield of thy help, And the sword of thy excellency! And thine enemies shall submit themselves unto thee; And thou shalt tread upon their high places.
1 Sam 2:10 : 10 They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; Against them will he thunder in heaven: Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth; And he will give strength unto his king, And exalt the horn of his anointed.
1 Sam 16:6 : 6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him.
2 Sam 23:1 : 1 Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse saith, And the man who was raised on high saith, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel:
2 Chr 6:42 : 42 O Jehovah God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember thy lovingkindnesses to David thy servant.
Ps 2:6 : 6 Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion.
Ps 3:3 : 3 But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory and the lifter up of my head.
Ps 59:11 : 11 Slay them not, lest my people forget: Scatter them by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
Ps 84:11 : 11 For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Ps 89:20 : 20 I have found David my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed him:
Ps 98:1 : 1 A Psalm. Oh sing unto Jehovah a new song; For he hath done marvellous things: His right hand, and his holy arm, hath wrought salvation for him.
Ps 132:17 : 17 There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.
Acts 4:27 : 27 for of a truth in this city against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together,

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