Psalms 9:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּשׁוּב־אוֹיְבַ֥י אָח֑וֹר יִכָּשְׁל֥וּ וְ֝יֹאבְד֗וּ מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

When šûb my 'ôyēb backward, they kāšal and 'ābad from your pānîm

Grammar Details

*šûb*: qal infinitive construct - 'turning back'
*'ôyēb*: masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my enemies'
*kāšal*: niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will stumble'
*'ābad*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive - 'and they will perish'
*pānîm*: masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your face/presence'

Word Meanings

*šûb*: return/turn back/retreat
*'ôyēb*: enemies/foes/adversaries
*kāšal*: stumble/stagger/totter/fall
*'ābad*: perish/be destroyed/vanish/be lost
*pānîm*: face/presence/before/from before

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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Referenced Verses

Ps 140:12 : 12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
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 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.
Ps 16:5 : 5 The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
Ps 45:6-7 : 6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. 7 Thou lovest{H8804)} righteousness, and hatest{H8799)} wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed{H8804)} thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Ps 47:8 : 8 God reigneth{H8804)} over the heathen: God sitteth{H8804)} upon the throne of his holiness.
Ps 89:14 : 14 Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go{H8762)} before thy face.
Ps 96:13 : 13 Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
Ps 98:9 : 9 Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

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