1 A Psalm of David. Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I call: My rock, be not thou deaf unto me; Lest, if thou be silent unto me, I become like them that go down into the pit.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- of David H1732 (דָּוִד) — David, the youngest son of Jesse
- Unto thee will I cry H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- my rock H6697 (צוּר) — properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
- be not silent H2814 (חָשָׁה) — to hush or keep quiet
- thou be silent H2790 (חָרַשׁ) — to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); he…
- to me, I become H4911 (מָשַׁל) — to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble
- like 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)
2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, When I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- the voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of my supplications H8469 (תַּחֲנוּן) — earnest prayer
- when I cry H7768 (שָׁוַע) — properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble)
- unto thee, when I lift up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- 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…
- toward thy holy H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- oracle H1687 (דְּבִיר) — the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary
3 Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity; That speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Draw me not away H4900 (מָשַׁךְ) — to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)
- with the wicked H7563 (רָשָׁע) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
- and with the workers H6466 (פָּעַל) — to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise
- of iniquity H205 (אָוֶן) — strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
- which speak H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- peace H7965 (שָׁלוֹם) — safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
- to their neighbours H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- but mischief H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- in their hearts H3824 (לֵבָב) — the heart (as the most interior organ);
4 Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings: Give them after the operation of their hands; Render to them their desert.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- them according to their deeds H6467 (פֹּעַל) — an act or work (concretely)
- and according to the wickedness H7455 (רֹעַ) — badness (as marring), physically or morally
- of their endeavours H4611 (מַעֲלָל) — an act (good or bad)
- them after 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 their 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…
- render H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- to them their desert H1576 (גְּמוּל) — treatment, i.e. an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital
5 Because they regard not the works of Jehovah, Nor the operation of his hands, He will break them down and not build them up.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Because they regard H995 (בִּין) — to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
- not the works H6468 (פְּעֻלָּה) — (abstractly) work
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- nor the operation H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
- of his 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…
- he shall destroy H2040 (הָרַס) — to pull down or in pieces, break, destroy
- them, and not build them up H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
6 Blessed be Jehovah, Because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Blessed H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- because he hath heard H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- the voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of my supplications H8469 (תַּחֲנוּן) — earnest prayer
7 Jehovah is my strength and my shield; My heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; And with my song will I praise him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- my strength H5797 (עֹז) — strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
- and my shield H4043 (מָגֵן) — a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
- 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
- trusted H982 (בָּטַח) — properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
- in him, and I am helped H5826 (עָזַר) — to surround, i.e. protect or aid
- therefore 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
- greatly rejoiceth H5937 (עָלַז) — to jump for joy, i.e. exult
- and with my song H7892 (שִׁיר) — a song; abstractly, singing
- will I praise H3034 (יָדָה) — physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)
8 Jehovah is their strength, And he is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- their strength H5797 (עֹז) — strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
- the saving H3444 (יְשׁוּעָה) — something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
- strength H4581 (מָעוֹז) — a fortified place; figuratively, a defence
- of his anointed H4899 (מָשִׁיחַ) — anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah
9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: Be their shepherd also, and bear them up for ever.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Save H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
- thy people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- and bless H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- thine inheritance H5159 (נַחֲלָה) — properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
- feed H7462 (רָעָה) — to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
- them also, and lift them up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- for ever H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…