Psalms 136:24

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּפְרְקֵ֥נוּ מִצָּרֵ֑ינוּ כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ

Transliteration

wayyiprəqēnû from-ṣārênû because to-ʿôlām ḥasdô

Grammar Details

• *wayyiprəqēnû*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive and 1st person plural suffix - and he rescued us
• *ṣārênû*: noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix and prefixed preposition min - from our adversaries
• *ʿôlām*: noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition lamed - to/for eternity/forever
• *ḥasdô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - his steadfast love/mercy/kindness

Word Meanings

• *wayyiprəqēnû*: and he rescued us/delivered us/tore us away
• *ṣārênû*: our adversaries/our enemies/our foes
• *ʿôlām*: eternity/long duration/antiquity
• *ḥasdô*: his steadfast love/mercy/kindness/covenant faithfulness

Referenced Verses

• Ps 107:2 : 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
• Prov 23:10-11 : 10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: 11 For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
• Isa 63:9 : 9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
• Luke 1:68-74 : 68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; 73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham, 74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
• 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.
• Exod 15:13 : 13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
• Deut 15:15 : 15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.