Psalms 143:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָ֫וִ֥ד יְהוָ֤ה ׀ שְׁמַ֬ע תְּפִלָּתִ֗י הַאֲזִ֥ינָה אֶל־תַּחֲנוּנַ֑י בֶּאֱמֻנָתְךָ֥ עֲ֝נֵ֗נִי בְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

Mizmôr to Dāwiḏ. YHWH šəma' təp̄illāṯî, ha'ăzînāh to taḥănûnay; in 'ĕmūnāṯəḵā 'ănēnî in ṣiḏqāṯeḵā.

Grammar Details

*Mizmôr*: noun, masculine, singular, construct - psalm/melody
*leDāwiḏ*: preposition lamed + proper noun - to/for/by David
*YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
*šəma'*: imperative, masculine, singular - hear/listen
*təp̄illāṯî*: noun, feminine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - my prayer
*ha'ăzînāh*: hiphil imperative, masculine, singular - give ear/listen attentively
*'el-taḥănûnay*: preposition + noun, masculine, plural + 1st person singular suffix - to my supplications
*be'ĕmūnāṯəḵā*: preposition bet + noun, feminine, singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your faithfulness
*'ănēnî*: imperative, masculine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - answer me
*beṣiḏqāṯeḵā*: preposition bet + noun, feminine, singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your righteousness

Word Meanings

*Mizmôr*: psalm/melody/song
*leDāwiḏ*: to/for/by/of David
*ha'ăzînāh*: give ear/listen attentively/incline your ear
*taḥănûnay*: supplications/pleas for mercy/pleas for favor
*'ĕmūnāṯəḵā*: faithfulness/trustworthiness/reliability
*ṣiḏqāṯeḵā*: righteousness/justice/rightness

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 71:2 : 2 Deliver{H8686)} me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape{H8762)}: incline{H8685)} thine ear unto me, and save{H8685)} me.
Ps 31:1 : 1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
Ps 140:6 : 6 I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
1 John 1:9 : 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Dan 9:16 : 16 O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.
2 Sam 7:25 : 25 And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.
Ps 89:1-2 : 1 Maschil{H8688)} of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing{H8799)} of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known{H8686)} thy faithfulness to all generations. 2 For I have said{H8804)}, Mercy shall be built up{H8735)} for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish{H8686)} in the very heavens.

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