Psalms 66:20

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Blessed{H8803)} be God, which hath not turned away{H8689)} my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בָּר֥וּךְ אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־הֵסִ֘יר תְּפִלָּתִ֥י וְ֝חַסְדּ֗וֹ מֵאִתִּֽי׃

Transliteration

bārûk ʾĕlōhîm who not-hēsîr təpillātî and ḥasdô from me

Grammar Details

*bārûk*: verb qal passive participle masculine singular - blessed
*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun masculine plural - God (despite plural form, treated as singular)
*hēsîr*: verb hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he removed/turned aside
*təpillātî*: noun feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my prayer
*ḥasdô*: noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his lovingkindness

Word Meanings

*bārûk*: blessed/praised
*hēsîr*: removed/turned aside/taken away
*təpillātî*: my prayer/intercession/supplication
*ḥasdô*: his lovingkindness/steadfast love/mercy/faithfulness

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Readability

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Referenced Verses

2 Sam 7:14-15 : 14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: 15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
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 51:11 : 11 Cast me not away{H8686)} from thy presence; and take{H8799)} not thy holy spirit from me.
Ps 68:35 : 35 O God, thou art terrible{H8737)} out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth{H8802)} strength and power unto his people. Blessed{H8803)} be God.
Ps 86:12-13 : 12 I will praise{H8686)} thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify{H8762)} thy name for evermore. 13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered{H8689)} my soul from the lowest hell.

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