Psalms 119:146

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

קְרָאתִ֥יךָ הוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִי וְ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

qərāʾtîkā hôšîʿēnî wəʾešmərāh ʿēḏōtêkā

Grammar Details

*qərāʾtîkā*: perfect, 1st person singular, qal with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I called you
*hôšîʿēnî*: imperative, masculine singular, hiphil with 1st person singular suffix - save me
*wəʾešmərāh*: conjunction + cohortative, 1st person singular, qal - and let me keep/observe
*ʿēḏōtêkā*: feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your testimonies

Word Meanings

*qərāʾtîkā*: I called you/I cried out to you
*hôšîʿēnî*: save me/rescue me/deliver me
*ʾešmərāh*: let me keep/let me observe/let me guard
*ʿēḏōtêkā*: your testimonies/your witnesses/your laws

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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

Judg 10:15-16 : 15 And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day. 16 And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
Ps 119:134 : 134 Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.
Matt 1:21 : 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Titus 2:14 : 14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Titus 3:4-8 : 4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, 5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; 6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable{(G5624)} unto men.

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