Psalms 35:10

King James Version 1611 (Original)

All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כָּ֥ל עַצְמוֹתַ֨י ׀ תֹּאמַרְנָה֮ יְהוָ֗ה מִ֥י כָ֫מ֥וֹךָ מַצִּ֣יל עָ֭נִי מֵחָזָ֣ק מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְעָנִ֥י וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹן מִגֹּזְלֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

Kāl ʿaṣmôtay tōʾmarnāh Yahweh mî kāmôkā maṣṣîl ʿānî mē-ḥāzāq mimmennû wə-ʿānî wə-ʾebyôn mi-gōzlô.

Grammar Details

• *Kāl*: adjective, masculine singular construct - all of
• *ʿaṣmôtay*: noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my bones
• *tōʾmarnāh*: imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they will say
• *Yahweh*: divine name, vocative position
• *mî*: interrogative pronoun - who
• *kāmôkā*: preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - like you
• *maṣṣîl*: participle, masculine singular - delivering
• *ʿānî*: adjective, masculine singular - poor/afflicted
• *mē*: preposition - from
• *ḥāzāq*: adjective, masculine singular - strong
• *mimmennû*: preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - than him
• *wə*: conjunction - and
• *ʾebyôn*: adjective, masculine singular - needy
• *mi*: preposition - from
• *gōzlô*: participle, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his robber

Word Meanings

• *ʿaṣmôtay*: my bones/limbs/body
• *tōʾmarnāh*: they will say/speak/declare
• *kāmôkā*: like you/as you are
• *maṣṣîl*: delivering/rescuing/saving
• *ʿānî*: poor/afflicted/humble/lowly
• *ḥāzāq*: strong/mighty/powerful
• *ʾebyôn*: needy/poor/destitute
• *gōzlô*: his robber/plunderer/one who steals from him

Referenced Verses

• Exod 15:11 : 11 Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
• Ps 51:8 : 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
• Ps 18:17 : 17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
• Ps 86:8 : 8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.
• Ps 71:19 : 19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
• Ps 69:33 : 33 For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
• Job 5:15-16 : 15 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. 16 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
• Job 33:19-25 : 19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain: 20 So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. 21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out. 22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers. 23 If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness: 24 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. 25 His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth:
• Ps 10:14 : 14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
• Ps 89:6-8 : 6 For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD? 7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. 8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
• Ps 102:3 : 3 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
• Ps 102:17-20 : 17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer. 18 This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD. 19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth; 20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
• Ps 109:31 : 31 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
• Ps 140:12 : 12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
• Prov 22:22-23 : 22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: 23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
• Isa 40:18 : 18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
• Isa 40:25 : 25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
• Jer 10:7 : 7 Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
• Ps 22:14 : 14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
• Ps 22:24 : 24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
• Ps 32:3 : 3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
• Ps 34:6 : 6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
• Ps 34:20 : 20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
• Ps 37:14 : 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
• Ps 38:3 : 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.