Psalms 34:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

דָּרַ֣שְׁתִּי אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה וְעָנָ֑נִי וּמִכָּל־מְ֝גוּרוֹתַ֗י הִצִּילָֽנִי׃

Transliteration

I dārašti ʾet-YHWH wə-ʿānānî and from all-məgûrôtay hiṣṣîlānî

Grammar Details

*dārašti*: Qal perfect 1st person singular - I sought
*YHWH*: divine name with direct object marker
*wə*-*ʿānānî*: conjunction with Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and he answered me
*məgûrôtay*: noun plural with 1st person singular suffix - my fears
*hiṣṣîlānî*: Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he delivered me

Word Meanings

*dārašti*: I sought/inquired of/required
*məgûrôtay*: my fears/terrors/dreads
*hiṣṣîlānî*: he delivered/rescued/saved me

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 123:1-2 : 1 A Song of degrees. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
Heb 12:2 : 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Ps 97:11 : 11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
Isa 45:22 : 22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
Isa 60:5 : 5 Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
2 Sam 19:5 : 5 And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;
Ps 13:3 : 3 Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
Ps 18:28 : 28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
Ps 25:3 : 3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
Ps 36:9 : 9 For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Ps 83:16 : 16 Fill{H8761)} their faces with shame; that they may seek{H8762)} thy name, O LORD.
Esth 8:16 : 16 The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

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