Psalms 94:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

When I said, My foot slippeth; Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, held me up.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אִם־אָ֭מַרְתִּי מָ֣טָה רַגְלִ֑י חַסְדְּךָ֥ יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִסְעָדֵֽנִי

Transliteration

If-ʾāmartî māṭāh raglî ḥasdəkā YHWH yisʿādēnî

Grammar Details

*ʾim-ʾāmartî*: conditional particle + verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, singular - if I said
*māṭāh*: verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular - she has slipped
*raglî*: noun, feminine, singular + 1st person, singular pronominal suffix - my foot
*ḥasdəkā*: noun, masculine, singular + 2nd person, masculine, singular pronominal suffix - your steadfast love
*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
*yisʿādēnî*: verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + 1st person, singular pronominal suffix - he will support me

Word Meanings

*ʾāmartî*: I said/I thought
*māṭāh*: has slipped/is slipping/has faltered
*raglî*: my foot/my footstep
*ḥasdəkā*: your steadfast love/your lovingkindness/your mercy
*yisʿādēnî*: will support me/will uphold me/will sustain me

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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 38:16 : 16 For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
Ps 121:3 : 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Ps 37:23-24 : 23 A man's goings are established of Jehovah; And he delighteth in his way. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.
Ps 119:116-117 : 116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live; And let me not be ashamed of my hope. 117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, And shall have respect unto thy statutes continually.
Isa 41:10 : 10 Fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Luke 22:32 : 32 but I made supplication for thee, that thy faith fail not; and do thou, when once thou hast turned again, establish thy brethren.
John 12:5 : 5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred shillings, and given to the poor?
Ps 73:2 : 2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped.
1 Sam 2:9 : 9 He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.
Ps 17:5 : 5 My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped.
1 Pet 1:5 : 5 who by the power of God are guarded through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

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