Psalms 116:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֽ͏ָנָּ֣ה יְהוָה֮ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֢י עַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָ אֲ‍ֽנִי־עַ֭בְדְּךָ בֶּן־אֲמָתֶ֑ךָ פִּ֝תַּ֗חְתָּ לְמוֹסֵרָֽי׃

Transliteration

ʾānnâ YHWH for ʾănî ʿavdeḵā ʾănî-ʿavdeḵā ben-ʾămāteḵā pittaḥtā le-môsērāy

Grammar Details

*ʾānnâ*: interjection - oh now/please/I beseech
*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
*kî*: conjunction - for/because/that
*ʾănî*: pronoun, 1st person singular - I
*ʿavdeḵā*: noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant
*ben*: noun, masculine singular construct - son of
*ʾămāteḵā*: noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your maidservant
*pittaḥtā*: verb, piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have loosed
*le-môsērāy*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my bonds

Word Meanings

*ʾānnâ*: please/I beseech you/oh now
*ʿavdeḵā*: your servant/your slave
*ʾămāteḵā*: your maidservant/your female servant
*pittaḥtā*: you have loosed/you have freed/you have opened
*môsērāy*: my bonds/my chains/my fetters

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 86:16 : 16 O turn{H8798)} unto me, and have mercy{H8798)} upon me; give{H8798)} thy strength unto thy servant, and save{H8685)} the son of thine handmaid.
Ps 119:125 : 125 I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
Ps 143:12 : 12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
Isa 61:1 : 1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
John 12:26 : 26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be : if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
Acts 27:23 : 23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
Rom 6:22 : 22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
Jas 1:1 : 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
Ps 107:14-16 : 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. 15 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
2 Chr 33:11-13 : 11 Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. 12 And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, 13 And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.

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