Psalms 35:10

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest{H8688)} the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth{H8802)} him?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כָּ֥ל עַצְמוֹתַ֨י ׀ תֹּאמַרְנָה֮ יְהוָ֗ה מִ֥י כָ֫מ֥וֹךָ מַצִּ֣יל עָ֭נִי מֵחָזָ֣ק מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְעָנִ֥י וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹן מִגֹּזְלֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

Kāl ʿaṣmôtay tōʾmarnāh Yahweh mî kāmôkā maṣṣîl ʿānî mē-ḥāzāq mimmennû wə-ʿānî wə-ʾebyôn mi-gōzlô.

Grammar Details

• *Kāl*: adjective, masculine singular construct - all of
• *ʿaṣmôtay*: noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my bones
• *tōʾmarnāh*: imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they will say
• *Yahweh*: divine name, vocative position
• *mî*: interrogative pronoun - who
• *kāmôkā*: preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - like you
• *maṣṣîl*: participle, masculine singular - delivering
• *ʿānî*: adjective, masculine singular - poor/afflicted
• *mē*: preposition - from
• *ḥāzāq*: adjective, masculine singular - strong
• *mimmennû*: preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - than him
• *wə*: conjunction - and
• *ʾebyôn*: adjective, masculine singular - needy
• *mi*: preposition - from
• *gōzlô*: participle, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his robber

Word Meanings

• *ʿaṣmôtay*: my bones/limbs/body
• *tōʾmarnāh*: they will say/speak/declare
• *kāmôkā*: like you/as you are
• *maṣṣîl*: delivering/rescuing/saving
• *ʿānî*: poor/afflicted/humble/lowly
• *ḥāzāq*: strong/mighty/powerful
• *ʾebyôn*: needy/poor/destitute
• *gōzlô*: his robber/plunderer/one who steals from him

Referenced Verses

• Exod 15:11 : 11 Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
• Ps 51:8 : 8 Make me to hear{H8686)} joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken{H8765)} may rejoice{H8799)}.
• Ps 18:17 : 17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
• Ps 86:8 : 8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.
• Ps 71:19 : 19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done{H8804)} great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
• Ps 69:33 : 33 For the LORD heareth{H8802)} the poor, and despiseth{H8804)} not his prisoners.
• Job 5:15-16 : 15 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. 16 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
• Job 33:19-25 : 19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain: 20 So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. 21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out. 22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers. 23 If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness: 24 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. 25 His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth:
• Ps 10:14 : 14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
• Ps 89:6-8 : 6 For who in the heaven can be compared{H8799)} unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened{H8799)} unto the LORD? 7 God is greatly to be feared{H8737)} in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence{H8737)} of all them that are about him. 8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
• Ps 102:3 : 3 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
• Ps 102:17-20 : 17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer. 18 This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD. 19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth; 20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
• Ps 109:31 : 31 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
• Ps 140:12 : 12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
• Prov 22:22-23 : 22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: 23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
• Isa 40:18 : 18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
• Isa 40:25 : 25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
• Jer 10:7 : 7 Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
• Ps 22:14 : 14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
• Ps 22:24 : 24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
• Ps 32:3 : 3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
• Ps 34:6 : 6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
• Ps 34:20 : 20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
• Ps 37:14 : 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent{H8804)} their bow, to cast down{H8687)} the poor and needy, and to slay{H8800)} such as be of upright conversation.
• Ps 38:3 : 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.