Psalms 25:13

Webster's Bible (1833)

His soul shall dwell at ease. His seed shall inherit the land.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

נַ֭פְשׁוֹ בְּט֣וֹב תָּלִ֑ין וְ֝זַרְע֗וֹ יִ֣ירַשׁ אָֽרֶץ

Transliteration

nap̄šô bĕṭôḇ tālîn wĕzarʿô yîraš ʾāreṣ

Grammar Details

• *nap̄šô*: noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his soul'
• *bĕṭôḇ*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - 'in good'
• *tālîn*: verb, Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'it will lodge/dwell'
• *wĕzarʿô*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and his seed'
• *yîraš*: verb, Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'it will inherit/possess'
• *ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular - 'land'

Word Meanings

• *nap̄šô*: his soul/his life/himself
• *ṭôḇ*: good/prosperity/well-being
• *tālîn*: will lodge/will abide/will dwell
• *zarʿô*: his seed/his offspring/his descendants
• *yîraš*: will inherit/will possess/will occupy
• *ʾāreṣ*: land/earth/ground

Referenced Verses

• Ps 37:11 : 11 But the humble shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
• Prov 1:33 : 33 But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, And will be at ease, without fear of harm."
• Prov 19:23 : 23 The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; He rests and will not be touched by trouble.
• Ps 69:36 : 36 The children also of his servants shall inherit it. Those who love his name shall dwell therein.
• Ps 112:2 : 2 His seed will be mighty in the land. The generation of the upright will be blessed.
• Prov 29:25 : 25 The fear of man proves to be a snare, But whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.
• Isa 65:23 : 23 They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for calamity; for they are the seed of the blessed of Yahweh, and their offspring with them.
• Ps 37:26 : 26 All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His seed is blessed.
• Matt 5:5 : 5 Blessed are the gentle, For they shall inherit the earth.
• Matt 11:28-29 : 28 "Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.
• Acts 2:39 : 39 For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself."
• Phil 4:19 : 19 My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
• 1 Pet 3:10 : 10 For, "He who would love life, And see good days, Let him keep his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit.
• 2 Pet 3:13 : 13 But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which dwells righteousness.
• Ezek 34:25-28 : 25 I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil animals to cease out of the land; and they shall dwell securely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. 26 I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing. 27 The tree of the field shall yield its fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be secure in their land; and they shall know that I am Yahweh, when I have broken the bars of their yoke, and have delivered them out of the hand of those who made slaves of them. 28 They shall no more be a prey to the nations, neither shall the animals of the earth devour them; but they shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid.
• Zeph 3:17 : 17 Yahweh, your God, is in the midst of you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will rest in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.
• Zech 9:17 : 17 For how great is his goodness, And how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men flourish, And new wine the virgins.
• Ps 37:29 : 29 The righteous shall inherit the land, And live in it forever.
• Ps 63:5 : 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,
• Ps 37:22 : 22 For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.
• Gen 17:7-9 : 7 I will establish my covenant between me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your seed after you. 8 I will give to you, and to your seed after you, the land where you are traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. I will be their God." 9 God said to Abraham, "As for you, you will keep my covenant, you and your seed after you throughout their generations. 10 This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your seed after you. Every male among you shall be circumcised.
• Deut 33:12 : 12 Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of Yahweh shall dwell in safety by him; He covers him all the day long, He dwells between his shoulders.
• Deut 33:26-29 : 26 There is none like God, Jeshurun, Who rides on the heavens for your help, In his excellency on the skies. 27 The eternal God is [your] dwelling-place, Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, Said, Destroy. 28 Israel dwells in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine; Yes, his heavens drop down dew. 29 Happy are you, Israel: Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, The shield of your help, The sword of your excellency! Your enemies shall submit themselves to you; You shall tread on their high places.
• Ps 31:19 : 19 Oh how great is your goodness, Which you have laid up for those who fear you, Which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, Before the sons of men!
• Ps 36:8 : 8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.
• Isa 66:10-14 : 10 Rejoice you with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her: rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn over her; 11 that you may suck and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that you may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory. 12 For thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream: and you shall suck [of it]; you shall be borne on the side, and shall be dandled on the knees. 13 As one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you; and you shall be comforted in Jerusalem. 14 You shall see [it], and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like the tender grass: and the hand of Yahweh shall be known toward his servants; and he will have indignation against his enemies.
• Jer 31:12-14 : 12 They shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow to the goodness of Yahweh, to the grain, and to the new wine, and to the oil, and to the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all. 13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. 14 I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, says Yahweh.
• Jer 32:39 : 39 and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
• Prov 20:7 : 7 A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
• Ezek 33:24-26 : 24 Son of man, they who inhabit those waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance. 25 Therefore tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: You eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes to your idols, and shed blood: and shall you possess the land? 26 You stand on your sword, you work abomination, and you defile everyone his neighbor's wife: and shall you possess the land?