Psalms 90:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Return, O Jehovah; How long? And let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שׁוּבָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה עַד־מָתָ֑י וְ֝הִנָּחֵ֗ם עַל־עֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

Šûḇâ YHWH! Until māṯāy? And hinnāḥēm concerning your ʿăḇāḏêḵā.

Grammar Details

*šûḇâ*: qal imperative, masculine singular - return/turn
*YHWH*: divine name - LORD
*ʿaḏ-māṯāy*: preposition + interrogative - until when/how long
*wĕhinnāḥēm*: conjunction + niphal imperative, masculine singular - and repent/have compassion
*ʿal-ʿăḇāḏêḵā*: preposition + masculine plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - concerning your servants

Word Meanings

*šûḇâ*: return/turn/come back
*ʿaḏ-māṯāy*: until when/how long/until what time
*hinnāḥēm*: repent/have compassion/change your mind/relent/be sorry
*ʿăḇāḏêḵā*: your servants/your slaves/those who serve you

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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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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Deut 32:36 : 36 For Jehovah will judge his people, And repent himself for his servants; When he seeth that [their] power is gone, And there is none [remaining], shut up or left at large.
Ps 135:14 : 14 For Jehovah will judge his people, And repent himself concerning his servants.
Ps 106:45 : 45 And he remembered for them his covenant, And repented according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
Ps 80:14 : 14 Turn again, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: Look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine,
Amos 7:3 : 3 Jehovah repented concerning this: It shall not be, saith Jehovah.
Amos 7:6 : 6 Jehovah repented concerning this: this also shall not be, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Jonah 3:9 : 9 Who knoweth whether God will not turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
Zech 1:16 : 16 Therefore thus saith Jehovah: I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies; my house shall be built in it, saith Jehovah of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth over Jerusalem.
Ps 89:46 : 46 How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? [How long] shall thy wrath burn like fire?
Jer 12:15 : 15 And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them up, I will return and have compassion on them; and I will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.
Hos 11:8 : 8 How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? [how] shall I cast thee off, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? [how] shall I set thee as Zeboiim? my heart is turned within me, my compassions are kindled together.
Joel 2:13-14 : 13 and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Jehovah your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repenteth him of the evil. 14 Who knoweth whether he will not turn and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal-offering and a drink-offering unto Jehovah your God?
Ps 6:3-4 : 3 My soul also is sore troubled: And thou, O Jehovah, how long? 4 Return, O Jehovah, deliver my soul: Save me for thy lovingkindness' sake.
Ps 74:10 : 10 How long, O God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
Exod 32:12 : 12 Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, saying, For evil did he bring them forth, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.
Exod 32:14 : 14 And Jehovah repented of the evil which he said he would do unto his people.

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