Psalms 85:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Show us thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, And grant us thy salvation.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֽ͏ֲלֹא־אַ֭תָּה תָּשׁ֣וּב תְּחַיֵּ֑נוּ וְ֝עַמְּךָ֗ יִשְׂמְחוּ־בָֽךְ׃

Transliteration

hălōʾ-ʾattāh tāšûb təḥayyēnû wə-ʿamməkā yiśməḥû-bāk

Grammar Details

*hălōʾ*: interrogative particle with negative - will not?
*ʾattāh*: 2nd person masculine singular independent pronoun - you
*tāšûb*: 2nd person masculine singular Qal imperfect - you will return/restore
*təḥayyēnû*: 2nd person masculine singular Piel imperfect with 1st person plural suffix - you will revive us
*wə-ʿamməkā*: conjunction with masculine singular noun and 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and your people
*yiśməḥû*: 3rd person masculine plural Qal imperfect - they will rejoice
*bāk*: preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in you

Word Meanings

*tāšûb*: you will return/restore/turn/bring back
*təḥayyēnû*: you will revive us/give us life/quicken us
*yiśməḥû*: they will rejoice/be glad/delight

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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 50:23 : 23 Whoso offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifieth me; And to him that ordereth his way [aright] Will I show the salvation of God.
Ps 91:16 : 16 With long life will I satisfy him, And shew him my salvation.
Jer 42:12 : 12 And I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.

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