Psalms 89:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For our shield belongeth unto Jehovah; And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּי־תִפְאֶרֶת עֻזָּמוֹ אָתָּה וּבִרְצֹנְךָ תָּרוּם קַרְנֵנוּ

Transliteration

For-tipʾeret ʿuzzāmô ʾāttâ and-in-riṣōnᵉkā tārûm qarnēnû

Grammar Details

*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*tipʾeret*: noun, feminine singular construct - glory of
*ʿuzzāmô*: noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their strength
*ʾāttâ*: pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you
*û-bi-rṣōnᵉkā*: conjunction + preposition + noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and in your favor
*tārûm*: verb, qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - it is exalted
*qarnēnû*: noun + 1st person plural suffix - our horn

Word Meanings

*tipʾeret*: glory/beauty/splendor
*ʿuzzāmô*: their strength/might/power
*riṣōnᵉkā*: your favor/pleasure/goodwill
*tārûm*: is lifted up/exalted
*qarnēnû*: our horn [symbol of power and dignity]

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 47:9 : 9 The princes of the peoples are gathered together [To be] the people of the God of Abraham: For the shields of the earth belong unto God; He is greatly exalted.
Ps 71:22 : 22 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, [Even] thy truth, O my God: Unto thee will I sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
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 91:1-2 : 1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.
Isa 1:4 : 4 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-doers, children that deal corruptly! they have forsaken Jehovah, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are estranged [and gone] backward.
Isa 12:6 : 6 Cry aloud and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion; for great in the midst of thee is the Holy One of Israel.
Isa 29:19 : 19 The meek also shall increase their joy in Jehovah, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
Isa 30:11 : 11 get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.
Isa 33:22 : 22 For Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah is our lawgiver, Jehovah is our king; he will save us.
Isa 43:3 : 3 For I am Jehovah thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour; I have given Egypt as thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in thy stead.
Isa 43:14 : 14 Thus saith Jehovah, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring down all of them as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their rejoicing.
Ps 62:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. My soul waiteth in silence for God only: From him [cometh] my salvation. 2 He only is my rock and my salvation: [He is] my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.
Ps 62:6 : 6 He only is my rock and my salvation: [He is] my high tower; I shall not be moved.
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 33:27-29 : 27 The eternal God is [thy] dwelling-place, And underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy from before thee, And said, Destroy. 28 And Israel dwelleth in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine; Yea, his heavens drop down dew. 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.
Ps 44:4 : 4 Thou art my King, O God: Command deliverance for Jacob.

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