Psalms 76:9

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

When God arose{H8800)} to judgment, to save{H8687)} all the meek of the earth. Selah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מִ֭שָּׁמַיִם הִשְׁמַ֣עְתָּ דִּ֑ין אֶ֖רֶץ יָֽרְאָ֣ה וְשָׁקָֽטָה

Transliteration

From šāmayim hišmaʿtā dîn ʾereṣ yārəʾâ wə-šāqāṭâ

Grammar Details

*šāmayim*: masculine dual noun with prefixed preposition min - 'from heaven'
*hišmaʿtā*: hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular - 'you caused to hear/proclaimed'
*dîn*: masculine singular noun - 'judgment'
*ʾereṣ*: feminine singular noun - 'earth/land'
*yārəʾâ*: qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'she feared'
*wə-šāqāṭâ*: qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular with prefixed waw - 'and she was quiet'

Word Meanings

*šāmayim*: heaven/skies/heavens
*hišmaʿtā*: you caused to hear/proclaimed/announced
*dîn*: judgment/sentence/verdict
*ʾereṣ*: earth/land/ground
*yārəʾâ*: feared/was afraid/trembled
*šāqāṭâ*: was quiet/was still/was at rest

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Referenced Verses

Ps 9:7-9 : 7 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment. 8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. 9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
Ps 25:9 : 9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
Ps 72:4 : 4 He shall judge{H8799)} the poor of the people, he shall save{H8686)} the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces{H8762)} the oppressor{H8802)}.
Ps 82:2-5 : 2 How long will ye judge{H8799)} unjustly, and accept{H8799)} the persons of the wicked? Selah. 3 Defend{H8798)} the poor and fatherless: do justice{H8685)} to the afflicted and needy{H8802)}. 4 Deliver{H8761)} the poor and needy: rid{H8685)} them out of the hand of the wicked. 5 They know{H8804)} not, neither will they understand{H8799)}; they walk{H8691)} on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course{H8735)}.
Ps 149:4 : 4 For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
Isa 11:4 : 4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
Jer 5:28 : 28 They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
Zeph 2:3 : 3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.
Matt 5:5 : 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
1 Pet 3:4 : 4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

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