Psalms 145:20

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שׁוֹמֵ֣ר יְ֭הוָה אֶת־כָּל־אֹהֲבָ֑יו וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־הָרְשָׁעִ֣ים יַשְׁמִֽיד

Transliteration

Šômēr YHWH ʾet-kāl-ʾōhăbāyw and wᵊʾēt kāl-hārᵊšāʿîm yašmîd

Grammar Details

*Šômēr*: Qal participle masculine singular - guarding/keeping
*YHWH*: proper noun - LORD
*ʾet-kāl-ʾōhăbāyw*: direct object marker + noun masculine singular construct + Qal participle masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - all who love him
*wᵊʾēt*: conjunction + direct object marker - and
*kāl-hārᵊšāʿîm*: noun masculine singular construct + definite article + adjective masculine plural - all the wicked
*yašmîd*: Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will destroy

Word Meanings

*Šômēr*: guarding/keeping/watching over/preserving
*ʾet-kāl-ʾōhăbāyw*: all who love him/all his lovers/all his friends
*kāl-hārᵊšāʿîm*: all the wicked/all the evil ones/all the ungodly
*yašmîd*: he will destroy/he will annihilate/he will exterminate

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 97:10 : 10 Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
Ps 31:23 : 23 O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
Ps 37:28 : 28 For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh{H8799)} not his saints; they are preserved{H8738)} for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off{H8738)}.
Matt 25:41 : 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
John 10:27-29 : 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
Rom 8:28-30 : 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
Jas 2:5 : 5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
1 Pet 1:5-8 : 5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: 8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
Exod 20:6 : 6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Ps 1:6 : 6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Ps 9:5 : 5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
Ps 9:17 : 17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 97:10
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10Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
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Ps 31:23
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Ps 37:28
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28For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh{H8799)} not his saints; they are preserved{H8738)} for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off{H8738)}.
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9The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
Ps 37:38
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38But the transgressors shall be destroyed{H8738)} together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off{H8738)}.
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19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
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Ps 101:8
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Ps 146:9
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9The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
Ps 145:21
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21My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
Ps 12:7
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7Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
Ps 37:20
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20But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies{H8802)} of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume{H8804)}; into smoke shall they consume away{H8804)}.
Prov 10:29-30
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70%
29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
Ps 11:5
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Isa 1:28
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28And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.
Job 36:6
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Prov 11:20
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20They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
Ps 37:17
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17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth{H8802)} the righteous.
Ps 34:16
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16The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Ps 37:40
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Prov 22:12
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Ps 41:2
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2The LORD will preserve{H8799)} him, and keep him alive{H8762)}; and he shall be blessed{H8795)} upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver{H8799)} him unto the will of his enemies{H8802)}.
Ps 119:119
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119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
Ps 52:5
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Ps 37:32
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32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh{H8764)} to slay{H8687)} him.
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Ps 112:10
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Exod 22:20
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Ps 5:6
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68%
25The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
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Ps 118:10
68%
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Ps 145:14
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Ps 33:5
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Prov 8:36
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Ps 145:17
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17The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
Ps 73:27
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Ps 10:16
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Prov 13:6
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Prov 2:22
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Ps 147:11
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Prov 16:4
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