Psalms 9:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sittest in the throne judging righteously.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּשׁוּב־אוֹיְבַ֥י אָח֑וֹר יִכָּשְׁל֥וּ וְ֝יֹאבְד֗וּ מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

When šûb my 'ôyēb backward, they kāšal and 'ābad from your pānîm

Grammar Details

*šûb*: qal infinitive construct - 'turning back'
*'ôyēb*: masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my enemies'
*kāšal*: niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will stumble'
*'ābad*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive - 'and they will perish'
*pānîm*: masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your face/presence'

Word Meanings

*šûb*: return/turn back/retreat
*'ôyēb*: enemies/foes/adversaries
*kāšal*: stumble/stagger/totter/fall
*'ābad*: perish/be destroyed/vanish/be lost
*pānîm*: face/presence/before/from before

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 140:12 : 12 I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.
1 Pet 2:23 : 23 who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered threatened not; but committed [himself] to him that judgeth righteously:
Isa 11:4 : 4 but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
Ps 16:5 : 5 Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot.
Ps 45:6-7 : 6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 7 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Ps 47:8 : 8 God reigneth over the nations: God sitteth upon his holy throne.
Ps 89:14 : 14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne: Lovingkindness and truth go before thy face.
Ps 96:13 : 13 Before Jehovah; For he cometh, For he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with his truth.
Ps 98:9 : 9 Before Jehovah; For he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.

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