Psalms 104:34

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יֶעֱרַ֣ב עָלָ֣יו שִׂיחִ֑י אָ֝נֹכִ֗י אֶשְׂמַ֥ח בַּיהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

Ye'ĕrab 'ālāyw śîḥî; 'ānōkî 'eśmaḥ baYHWH.

Grammar Details

*ye'ĕrab*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular jussive - let it be sweet/pleasing
*'ālāyw*: preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - upon him
*śîḥî*: noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my meditation
*'ānōkî*: personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I
*'eśmaḥ*: qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will rejoice
*baYHWH*: preposition with proper name - in the LORD

Word Meanings

*ye'ĕrab*: be sweet/be pleasing/be agreeable
*'ālāyw*: upon him/to him/concerning him
*śîḥî*: my meditation/my speech/my complaint/my musing
*'ānōkî*: I/myself/as for me
*'eśmaḥ*: rejoice/be glad/be joyful
*baYHWH*: in the LORD/in YHWH

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Ps 1:2 : 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Ps 9:2 : 2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
Ps 77:12 : 12 I will meditate{H8804)} also of all thy work, and talk{H8799)} of thy doings.
Ps 139:17-18 : 17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
Prov 24:14 : 14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Hab 3:17-18 : 17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: 18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Luke 1:47 : 47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Phil 4:4 : 4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Ps 119:111 : 111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
Ps 119:127-128 : 127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold. 128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.
Ps 63:5-6 : 5 My soul shall be satisfied{H8799)} as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise{H8762)} thee with joyful lips: 6 When I remember{H8804)} thee upon my bed, and meditate{H8799)} on thee in the night watches.
Ps 119:15-16 : 15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. 16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Ps 32:11 : 11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Ps 119:167 : 167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

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