Psalms 91:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֤י בִ֣י חָ֭שַׁק וַאֲפַלְּטֵ֑הוּ אֲ֝שַׂגְּבֵ֗הוּ כִּֽי־יָדַ֥ע שְׁמִֽי׃

Transliteration

"For in me ḥāšaq and ʾăpalĕṭēhû; ʾăśaggĕbēhû for yādaʿ šĕmî.

Grammar Details

*ḥāšaq*: Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has clung
*ʾăpalĕṭēhû*: Piel imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I will deliver him
*ʾăśaggĕbēhû*: Piel imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I will set him on high
*yādaʿ*: Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has known
*šĕmî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my name

Word Meanings

*ḥāšaq*: has clung/has desired/has loved
*ʾăpalĕṭēhû*: I will deliver him/I will rescue him/I will save him
*ʾăśaggĕbēhû*: I will set him on high/I will protect him/I will exalt him
*yādaʿ*: he has known/he knows/he acknowledges
*šĕmî*: my name/my reputation/my character

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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 9:10 : 10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; For thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
John 14:23 : 23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
John 16:27 : 27 for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.
Jas 1:12 : 12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which [the Lord] promised to them that love him.
Jas 2:5 : 5 Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?
Isa 33:16 : 16 He shall dwell on high; his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks; his bread shall be given [him]; his waters shall be sure.
Rom 8:28 : 28 And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, [even] to them that are called according to [his] purpose.
Ps 59:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: Set me on high from them that rise up against me.
Ps 89:16-17 : 16 In thy name do they rejoice all the day; And in thy righteousness are they exalted. 17 For thou art the glory of their strength; And in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.
Ps 91:9 : 9 For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation;
Gal 4:9 : 9 but now that ye have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how turn ye back again to the weak and beggarly rudiments, whereunto ye desire to be in bondage over again?
Phil 2:9-9 : 9 Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave unto him the name which is above every name; 10 that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven and [things] on earth and [things] under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
John 17:3 : 3 And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, [even] Jesus Christ.

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