Psalms 59:16

King James Version 1611 (Original)

But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֵ֭מָּה *ינועון **יְנִיע֣וּן לֶאֱכֹ֑ל אִם־לֹ֥א יִ֝שְׂבְּע֗וּ וַיָּלִֽינוּ׃

Transliteration

Hēmmāh yĕnîʿûn to ʾĕkōl if not they yiśbĕʿû and they yālînû.

Grammar Details

• *Hēmmāh*: 3rd masculine plural pronoun - they
• *yĕnîʿûn*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd plural - they wander (Qere: *yĕnîʿûn*; Ketiv: *yĕnûʿûn* - they wander)
• *ʾĕkōl*: Qal infinitive construct with preposition lə- - to eat
• *yiśbĕʿû*: Qal imperfect, 3rd plural with conditional particle ʾim- and negative particle lō- - if they are not satisfied
• *yālînû*: Qal imperfect, 3rd plural with conjunction wə- - and they spend the night/grumble

Word Meanings

• *yĕnîʿûn*: they wander/they stagger/they shake (Qere: *yĕnîʿûn* - Hiphil 'they cause to wander'; Ketiv: *yĕnûʿûn* - Qal 'they wander')
• *yiśbĕʿû*: they are satisfied/they are filled/they have enough
• *yālînû*: they spend the night/they grumble/they lodge

Referenced Verses

• Ps 21:13 : 13 Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
• Ps 101:1 : 1 I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.
• Rom 15:9 : 9 And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
• Ps 143:8 : 8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
• Ps 5:3 : 3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
• Ps 145:11 : 11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
• Jer 30:7 : 7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
• 2 Cor 1:10 : 10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
• Eph 1:6-7 : 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. 7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
• Eph 3:20 : 20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
• Heb 5:7 : 7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
• Ps 106:8 : 8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.
• Ps 116:1-5 : 1 I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. 4 Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
• Ps 138:7 : 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
• Exod 15:6 : 6 Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
• 1 Sam 17:37 : 37 David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.
• 1 Sam 19:11-12 : 11 Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain. 12 So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.
• 2 Sam 22:3 : 3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
• Job 37:23 : 23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.
• Ps 4:1 : 1 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
• Ps 30:5 : 5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
• Ps 31:7 : 7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
• Ps 36:5 : 5 Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
• Ps 46:1 : 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
• Ps 59:9-9 : 9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence. 10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
• Ps 61:2-3 : 2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
• Ps 77:2 : 2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.
• Ps 86:13 : 13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.
• Ps 88:13 : 13 But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
• Ps 89:1 : 1 I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.