Psalms 40:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh{H8799)} upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer{H8764)}; make no tarrying{H8762)}, O my God.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּ וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ ׀ בְּךָ֗ כָּֽל־מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָ יֹאמְר֣וּ תָ֭מִיד יִגְדַּ֣ל יְהוָ֑ה אֹֽ֝הֲבֵ֗י תְּשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ

Transliteration

Yāśîśû wəyiśməḥû in you, all those məbaqšeykā; they will yōʾmərû tāmîd, 'Yiḡdal YHWH', those ʾōhăbê təšûʿāteḵā

Grammar Details

*Yāśîśû*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will rejoice'
*wəyiśməḥû*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'and they will be glad'
*məbaqšeykā*: Piel participle, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'those who seek you'
*yōʾmərû*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will say'
*tāmîd*: adverb - 'continually/always'
*Yiḡdal*: Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'may he be magnified'
*YHWH*: proper divine name
*ʾōhăbê*: Qal participle, masculine plural construct - 'those who love'
*təšûʿāteḵā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your salvation'

Word Meanings

*Yāśîśû*: they will rejoice/they will be joyful/they will exult
*wəyiśməḥû*: and they will be glad/and they will rejoice/and they will be happy
*məbaqšeykā*: those who seek you/those who inquire of you/those searching for you
*tāmîd*: continually/always/perpetually
*Yiḡdal*: may he be magnified/may he be great/let him be exalted
*ʾōhăbê*: those who love/those devoted to
*təšûʿāteḵā*: your salvation/your deliverance/your help/your victory

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Referenced Verses

Ps 70:5 : 5 But I am poor and needy: make haste{H8798)} unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer{H8764)}; O LORD, make no tarrying{H8762)}.
Isa 41:17 : 17 When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
Heb 13:6 : 6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
1 Pet 5:7 : 7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Ps 34:6 : 6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
Ps 40:5 : 5 Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful{H8737)} works which thou hast done{H8804)}, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order{H8800)} unto thee: if I would declare{H8686)} and speak{H8762)} of them, they are more{H8804)} than can be numbered{H8763)}.
Ps 54:4 : 4 Behold, God is mine helper{H8802)}: the Lord is with them that uphold{H8802)} my soul.
Ps 69:33 : 33 For the LORD heareth{H8802)} the poor, and despiseth{H8804)} not his prisoners.
Ps 86:1 : 1 A Prayer of David. Bow down{H8685)} thine ear, O LORD, hear{H8798)} me: for I am poor and needy.
Ps 109:22 : 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
Ps 143:7-8 : 7 Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. 8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
Rev 22:20 : 20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
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 2:23 : 23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
Isa 50:7-9 : 7 For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed. 8 He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me. 9 Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
Matt 8:20 : 20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

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