Psalms 43:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Then will I go{H8799)} unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise{H8686)} thee, O God my God.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאָב֤וֹאָה ׀ אֶל־מִזְבַּ֬ח אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֶל־אֵל֮ שִׂמְחַ֢ת גִּ֫ילִ֥י וְאוֹדְךָ֥ בְכִנּ֗וֹר אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֱלֹהָֽי׃

Transliteration

And-wᵊ-ʾāḇôʾâ to-mizbaḥ ʾĕlōhîm to-ʾēl śimḥaṯ gîlî and-wᵊ-ʾôdᵊḵā on-ḵinnôr ʾĕlōhîm ʾĕlōhāy

Grammar Details

*wᵊ-ʾāḇôʾâ*: conjunction + cohortative, 1st person singular - and let me come/enter
*mizbaḥ*: noun, masculine singular - altar
*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural (used as singular) - God
*ʾēl*: noun, masculine singular - God
*śimḥaṯ*: noun, feminine singular construct - joy of
*gîlî*: noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my rejoicing/gladness
*wᵊ-ʾôdᵊḵā*: conjunction + imperfect, 1st person singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and I will praise you
*ḵinnôr*: noun, masculine singular - lyre/harp
*ʾĕlōhāy*: noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my God

Word Meanings

*ʾāḇôʾâ*: let me come/let me enter
*mizbaḥ*: altar/place of sacrifice
*śimḥaṯ*: joy of/gladness of
*gîlî*: my rejoicing/my gladness/my exultation
*ʾôdᵊḵā*: praise you/thank you/acknowledge you
*ḵinnôr*: lyre/harp/stringed instrument

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 57:8 : 8 Awake up{H8798)}, my glory; awake{H8798)}, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake{H8686)} early.
Hab 3:17-18 : 17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: 18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Rom 5:11 : 11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
Rev 5:8 : 8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
Ps 66:13-15 : 13 I will go{H8799)} into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay{H8762)} thee my vows, 14 Which my lips have uttered{H8804)}, and my mouth hath spoken{H8765)}, when I was in trouble. 15 I will offer{H8686)} unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer{H8799)} bullocks with goats. Selah.
Ps 71:22-23 : 22 I will also praise{H8686)} thee with the psaltery {H8676)}, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing{H8762)} with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. 23 My lips shall greatly rejoice{H8762)} when I sing{H8762)} unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed{H8804)}.
Ps 81:2 : 2 Take{H8798)} a psalm, and bring{H8798)} hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
Ps 116:12-19 : 12 What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me? 13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. 14 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people. 15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. 16 O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. 17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD. 18 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people, 19 In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
Isa 61:10 : 10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
2 Sam 6:5 : 5 And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
Ps 26:6 : 6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
Ps 33:2 : 2 Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
Ps 42:6 : 6 O my God, my soul is cast down{H8709)} within me: therefore will I remember{H8799)} thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.

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Ps 43:5
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22I will also praise{H8686)} thee with the psaltery {H8676)}, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing{H8762)} with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
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1Judge{H8798)} me, O God, and plead{H8798)} my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver{H8762)} me from the deceitful and unjust man.
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