Psalms 89:46

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? [How long] shall thy wrath burn like fire?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הִקְצַרְתָּ יְמֵי עֲלוּמָיו הֶעֱטִיתָ עָלָיו בּוּשָׁה סֶלָה

Transliteration

You-hiqṣartā yᵉmê ʿălûmāyw; you-heʿĕṭîtā upon-him bûšâ selâ

Grammar Details

*hiqṣartā*: verb, hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have shortened
*yᵉmê*: noun, masculine plural construct - days of
*ʿălûmāyw*: noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his youth
*heʿĕṭîtā*: verb, hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have covered
*ʿālāyw*: preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - upon him
*bûšâ*: noun, feminine singular - shame
*selâ*: musical notation/pause

Word Meanings

*hiqṣartā*: you have shortened/cut short
*yᵉmê*: days
*ʿălûmāyw*: his youth/young manhood
*heʿĕṭîtā*: you have covered/wrapped/shrouded
*bûšâ*: shame/disgrace
*selâ*: musical notation/pause [meaning uncertain]

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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 79:5 : 5 How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
Ps 78:63 : 63 Fire devoured their young men; And their virgins had no marriage-song.
Job 23:9 : 9 On the left hand, when he doth work, but I cannot behold him; He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.
Ps 10:1 : 1 Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
Ps 85:5 : 5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
Ps 88:14 : 14 Jehovah, why castest thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy face from me?
Ps 90:13 : 13 Return, O Jehovah; How long? And let it repent thee concerning thy servants.
Isa 8:17 : 17 And I will wait for Jehovah, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
Isa 45:15 : 15 Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
Jer 4:4 : 4 Circumcise yourselves to Jehovah, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Jer 21:12 : 12 O house of David, thus saith Jehovah, Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Hos 5:15 : 15 I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.
2 Thess 1:8 : 8 rendering vengeance to them that know not God, and to them that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus:
Heb 12:29 : 29 for our God is a consuming fire.
Ps 13:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou forget me for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me? 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

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