Psalms 38:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far{H8799)} from me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּמְשַׁלְּמֵ֣י רָ֭עָה תַּ֣חַת טוֹבָ֑ה יִ֝שְׂטְנ֗וּנִי תַּ֣חַת *רדופי־**רָֽדְפִי־טֽוֹב׃

Transliteration

And məšalləmê rā'āh under ṭôḇāh yiśṭənûnî under roḏəp̄î-ṭôḇ

Grammar Details

*məšalləmê*: piel participle plural construct - those repaying
*rā'āh*: noun - evil/harm
*ṭôḇāh*: noun - goodness
*yiśṭənûnî*: qal imperfect 3rd person plural with 1st person suffix - they oppose me
*roḏəp̄î-ṭôḇ*: infinitive construct with 1st person suffix - my pursuing good

Word Meanings

*šillēm*: repay/reward/recompense
*rā'āh*: evil/harm/distress
*ṭôḇāh*: goodness/welfare/prosperity
*śāṭan*: oppose/be an adversary
*rāḏap̄*: pursue/chase/follow after
*ṭôḇ*: good/pleasant/agreeable

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Readability

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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Ps 22:19 : 19 But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
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 35:21-22 : 21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said{H8804)}, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen{H8804)} it. 22 This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence{H8799)}: O Lord, be not far{H8799)} from me.
Ps 22:1 : 1 To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
Ps 22:11 : 11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

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