Psalms 37:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth{H8802)} the righteous.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֤י זְרוֹע֣וֹת רְ֭שָׁעִים תִּשָּׁבַ֑רְנָה וְסוֹמֵ֖ךְ צַדִּיקִ֣ים יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

For zərôʿôt rəšāʿîm will tiššābarnâ, but sômēk ṣaddîqîm [is] YHWH.

Grammar Details

*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*zərôʿôt*: feminine plural construct - arms of
*rəšāʿîm*: masculine plural adjective/noun - wicked ones
*tiššābarnâ*: Niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they will be broken
*sômēk*: Qal participle, masculine singular construct - upholder of/supporter of
*ṣaddîqîm*: masculine plural adjective/noun - righteous ones
*YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh

Word Meanings

*zərôʿôt*: arms/strength/power
*tiššābarnâ*: will be broken/will be shattered
*sômēk*: upholder/supporter/sustainer

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 145:14 : 14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
Ps 63:8 : 8 My soul followeth hard{H8804)} after thee: thy right hand upholdeth{H8804)} me.
Isa 41:10 : 10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Isa 42:1 : 1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
Ps 10:15 : 15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
Ps 37:24 : 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down{H8714)}: for the LORD upholdeth{H8802)} him with his hand.
Ps 119:116-117 : 116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope. 117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
Job 38:15 : 15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
Jude 1:24 : 24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
Ps 41:12 : 12 And as for me, thou upholdest{H8804)} me in mine integrity, and settest{H8686)} me before thy face for ever.
Ps 51:12 : 12 Restore{H8685)} unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold{H8799)} me with thy free spirit.
Ezek 30:21-25 : 21 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword. 22 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. 23 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. 24 And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man. 25 But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.

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Ps 37:32
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21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again{H8762)}: but the righteous sheweth mercy{H8802)}, and giveth{H8802)}.
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