Psalms 86:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

O turn{H8798)} unto me, and have mercy{H8798)} upon me; give{H8798)} thy strength unto thy servant, and save{H8685)} the son of thine handmaid.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

פְּנֵ֥ה אֵלַ֗י וְחָ֫נֵּ֥נִי תְּנָֽה־עֻזְּךָ֥ לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעָה לְבֶן־אֲמָתֶֽךָ

Transliteration

pᵉnēh ʾēlay wᵉḥānnēnî tᵉnâ-ʿuzzᵉkā lᵉʿabdekā wᵉhôšîʿâ lᵉben-ʾămātekā

Grammar Details

*pᵉnēh*: imperative verb, qal - turn
*ʾēlay*: preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me
*wᵉḥānnēnî*: conjunction + imperative verb, qal + 1st person singular suffix - and be gracious to me
*tᵉnâ*: imperative verb, qal - give
*ʿuzzᵉkā*: noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your strength
*lᵉʿabdekā*: preposition + noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to your servant
*wᵉhôšîʿâ*: conjunction + imperative verb, hiphil - and save
*lᵉben*-*ʾămātekā*: preposition + noun construct + noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to son of your maidservant

Word Meanings

*pᵉnēh*: turn/look/face
*ḥānnēnî*: be gracious to me/have mercy on me/show favor to me
*tᵉnâ*: give/grant/provide
*ʿōz*: strength/might/power
*ʿebed*: servant/slave
*hôšîʿâ*: save/deliver/rescue
*ben*-*ʾāmâ*: son of handmaid/son of female servant/son of maidservant

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 116:16 : 16 O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
Ps 25:16 : 16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
Ps 28:7-8 : 7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. 8 The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
Ps 69:16 : 16 Hear{H8798)} me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn{H8798)} unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
Ps 84:5 : 5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.
Ps 90:13 : 13 Return{H8798)}, O LORD, how long? and let it repent{H8734)} thee concerning thy servants.
Ps 119:94 : 94 I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
Ps 119:132 : 132 Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.
Ps 138:3 : 3 In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.
Isa 40:29-31 : 29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Isa 45:24 : 24 Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
Zech 10:12 : 12 And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.
Luke 1:38 : 38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Eph 3:16 : 16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
Eph 6:10 : 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Phil 4:13 : 13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Col 1:11 : 11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

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16Hear{H8798)} me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn{H8798)} unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
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