1 A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A Psalm H4210 (מִזְמוֹר) — properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes
- of David H1732 (דָּוִד) — David, the youngest son of Jesse
- Hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- my prayer H8605 (תְּפִלָּה) — intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn
- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- give ear H238 (אָזַן) — to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen
- to my supplications H8469 (תַּחֲנוּן) — earnest prayer
- in thy faithfulness H530 (אֱמוּנָה) — literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity
- answer H6030 (עָנָה) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, a…
- in thy righteousness H6666 (צְדָקָה) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant; For in thy sight no man living is righteous.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And enter H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- not into judgment H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- with thy servant H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- for in thy sight H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- shall no man living H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- be justified H6663 (צָדַק) — to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground: He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For the enemy H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
- hath persecuted H7291 (רָדַף) — to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
- my soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- he hath smitten H1792 (דָּכָא) — to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively)
- my life H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- down H1792 (דָּכָא) — to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively)
- to the ground H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- he hath made me to dwell H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- in darkness H4285 (מַחְשָׁךְ) — darkness; concretely, a dark place
- as those that have been long H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- dead H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore is my spirit H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- overwhelmed H5848 (עָטַף) — to shroud, i.e. clothe (whether transitive or reflex.); hence (from the idea of darkness) to languish
- within me; my heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- within H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
- me is desolate H8074 (שָׁמֵם) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings; I muse on the work of thy hands.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I remember H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- the days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of old H6924 (קֶדֶם) — the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
- I meditate H1897 (הָגָה) — to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponder
- on all thy works H6467 (פֹּעַל) — an act or work (concretely)
- I muse H7878 (שִׂיחַ) — to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) utter
- on the work H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
- of thy hands H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
6 I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. [SelahCross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I stretch forth H6566 (פָּרַשׂ) — to break apart, disperse, etc.
- my hands H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- unto thee: my soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- after thee, as a thirsty H5889 (עָיֵף) — languid
- land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- Selah H5542 (סֶלָה) — suspension (of music), i.e. pause
7 Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Hear H6030 (עָנָה) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, a…
- me speedily H4118 (מַהֵר) — properly, hurrying; hence (adverbially) in a hurry
- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- my spirit H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- faileth H3615 (כָּלָה) — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
- hide H5641 (סָתַר) — to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
- not thy face H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- from me, lest I be like H4911 (מָשַׁל) — to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble
- unto them that go down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
- into the pit H953 (בּוֹר) — a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul unto thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Cause me to hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- thy lovingkindness H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- in the morning H1242 (בֹּקֶר) — properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
- for in thee do I trust H982 (בָּטַח) — properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
- cause me to know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- wherein H2098 (זוּ) — this or that
- I should walk H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- for I lift up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- my soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
9 Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Deliver H5337 (נָצַל) — to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
- me, O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- from mine enemies H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
- I flee unto thee to hide H3680 (כָּסָה) — properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
10 Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in the land of uprightness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Teach H3925 (לָמַד) — properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
- me to do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- thy will H7522 (רָצוֹן) — delight (especially as shown)
- my God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- thy spirit H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- lead H5148 (נָחָה) — to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
- me into the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of uprightness H4334 (מִישׁוֹר) — a level, i.e. a plain (often used (with the article prefix) as a proper name of certain districts); figuratively, concord; also straightness, i.e. (figuratively…
11 Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name’s sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Quicken H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
- me, O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- for thy name’s H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- sake: for thy righteousness’ H6666 (צְדָקָה) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
- sake bring H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- my soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- out of trouble H6869 (צָרָה) — tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival
12 And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And of thy mercy H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- cut off H6789 (צָמַת) — to extirpate (literally or figuratively)
- mine enemies H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
- and destroy H6 (אָבַד) — properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
- all them that afflict H6887 (צָרַר) — to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive
- my soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- thy servant H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant