Psalms 88:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah; for the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O Jehovah, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שִׁ֥יר מִזְמ֗וֹר לִבְנֵ֫י קֹ֥רַח לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ עַל־מָחֲלַ֣ת לְעַנּ֑וֹת מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל לְהֵימָ֥ן הָאֶזְרָחִֽי׃

Transliteration

šîr mizmôr for-bĕnê qōraḥ for-the-mənaṣṣēaḥ upon-māḥălat for-ʿannôt maśkîl for-hêmān the-ʾezrāḥî

Grammar Details

*šîr*: noun, masculine, singular construct - song
*mizmôr*: noun, masculine, singular - psalm/melody
*bĕnê*: noun, masculine, plural construct of *bēn* - sons of
*qōraḥ*: proper noun, masculine, singular - Korah
*mənaṣṣēaḥ*: participle, Piel, masculine, singular - director/chief musician
*māḥălat*: proper noun or technical musical term - possibly indicating instrument or melody
*ʿannôt*: infinitive construct, Piel of *ʿānâ* - to respond/afflict/sing
*maśkîl*: noun, masculine, singular - contemplative poem/skillful composition
*hêmān*: proper noun, masculine, singular - Heman
*ʾezrāḥî*: adjective, masculine, singular - Ezrahite

Word Meanings

*šîr*: song/musical piece
*mizmôr*: psalm/melody/song with instrumental accompaniment
*māḥălat*: illness/sorrow/musical term
*ʿannôt*: to respond/sing/afflict/humiliation
*maśkîl*: contemplative poem/skillful composition/instructive psalm
*ʾezrāḥî*: Ezrahite/native/descendant of Zerah

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Referenced Verses

Ps 22:2 : 2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the night season, and am not silent.
Luke 18:7 : 7 And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and [yet] he is longsuffering over them?
Ps 27:9 : 9 Hide not thy face from me; Put not thy servant away in anger: Thou hast been my help; Cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
Ps 51:14 : 14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; [And] my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
Ps 53:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none that doeth good.
1 Kgs 4:31 : 31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations round about.
1 Chr 2:6 : 6 And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.
Isa 12:2 : 2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Jehovah, [even] Jehovah, is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation.
Ps 86:3 : 3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord; For unto thee do I cry all the day long.
Titus 3:4-7 : 4 But when the kindness of God our Saviour, and his love toward man, appeared, 5 not by works [done] in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 which he poured out upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 7 that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Gen 49:18 : 18 I have waited for thy salvation, O Jehovah.
Ps 140:7 : 7 O Jehovah the Lord, the strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
Isa 62:6 : 6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that are Jehovah's remembrancers, take ye no rest,
Luke 1:47 : 47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Luke 2:30 : 30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Luke 2:37 : 37 and she had been a widow even unto fourscore and four years), who departed not from the temple, worshipping with fastings and supplications night and day.
1 Thess 3:10 : 10 night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
2 Tim 1:3 : 3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure conscience, how unceasing is my remembrance of thee in my supplications, night and day
Titus 2:10 : 10 not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
Titus 2:13 : 13 looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Neh 1:6 : 6 Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants while I confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee. Yea, I and my father's house have sinned:
Ps 24:5 : 5 He shall receive a blessing from Jehovah, And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Ps 27:1 : 1 [ A Psalm of David.] Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?
Ps 62:7 : 7 With God is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
Ps 65:5 : 5 By terrible things thou wilt answer us in righteousness, Oh God of our salvation, Thou that art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of them that are afar off upon the sea:
Ps 68:19 : 19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden, Even the God who is our salvation. {H5542}
Ps 79:9 : 9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name; And deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name's sake.

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