Psalms 121:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָר־צֵאתְךָ֥ וּבוֹאֶ֑ךָ מֵֽ֝עַתָּ֗ה וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם

Transliteration

YHWH yišmār-your ṣēʾtkā and your bôʾekā from mēʿattāh and until-ʿôlām.

Grammar Details

*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
*yišmār*: imperfect Qal, 3rd person masculine singular - he will keep/guard
*ṣēʾtkā*: infinitive construct Qal with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your going out
*ûbôʾekā*: infinitive construct Qal with 2nd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed conjunction waw - and your coming in
*mēʿattāh*: preposition min with adverb - from now
*wəʿad-ʿôlām*: preposition with noun, masculine singular and prefixed conjunction waw - and until forever

Word Meanings

*yišmār*: will keep/will guard/will protect/will watch over
*ṣēʾtkā*: your going out/your departure/your exit
*bôʾekā*: your coming in/your entrance/your arrival
*mēʿattāh*: from now/from this time
*ʿôlām*: forever/eternity/perpetuity

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About this Translation

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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Concordance compatibility: Strong's numbers map to widely available concordances and lexicons for deeper study.

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High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
Widely recognized and referenced KJV text

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Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

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Referenced Verses

Deut 28:6 : 6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
Ps 113:2 : 2 Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.
Ps 115:18 : 18 But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.
Prov 2:8 : 8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
Prov 3:6 : 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Jas 4:13-16 : 13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will , we shall live, and do this, or that. 16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
2 Sam 5:2 : 2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.
Ezra 8:21 : 21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
Ezra 8:31 : 31 Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.
Deut 28:19 : 19 Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

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