1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- To the chief Musician H5329 (נָצַח) — properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); to be permanent
- A Psalm H4210 (מִזְמוֹר) — properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes
- of David H1732 (דָּוִד) — David, the youngest son of Jesse
- Blessed H835 (אֶשֶׁר) — happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!
- he that considereth H7919 (שָׂכַל) — to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
- the poor H1800 (דַּל) — properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- will deliver H4422 (מָלַט) — properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit spa…
- him in time 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 trouble H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
2 Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive, And he shall be blessed upon the earth; And deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- will preserve H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- him, and keep him alive H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
- he shall be blessed H833 (אָשַׁר) — to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, prosper
- upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and thou wilt not deliver H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- him unto the will 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)
- of his enemies H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
3 Jehovah will support him upon the couch of languishing: Thou makest all his bed in his sickness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- will strengthen H5582 (סָעַד) — to support (mostly figurative)
- him upon the bed H6210 (עֶרֶשׂ) — a couch (properly, with a canopy)
- of languishing H1741 (דְּוַי) — sickness; figuratively, loathing
- thou wilt restore him H2015 (הָפַךְ) — to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
- from his bed H4904 (מִשְׁכָּב) — a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
- of sickness H2483 (חֳלִי) — malady, anxiety, calamity
4 I said, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me: Heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- be merciful H2603 (חָנַן) — properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
- unto me: heal H7495 (רָפָא) — properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure
- 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)
- for I have sinned H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
5 Mine enemies speak evil against me, saying, When will he die, and his name perish?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Mine enemies H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
- speak H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- of me, When shall he die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- and his name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- perish H6 (אָבַד) — properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth iniquity to itself: When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And if he come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- to see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- he speaketh H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- vanity H7723 (שָׁוְא) — evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also…
- his 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
- gathereth H6908 (קָבַץ) — to grasp, i.e. collect
- iniquity H205 (אָוֶן) — strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
- he goeth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- abroad H2351 (חוּץ) — properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors
- he telleth H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
7 All that hate me whisper together against me; Against me do they devise my hurt.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- All that hate H8130 (שָׂנֵא) — to hate (personally)
- me whisper H3907 (לָחַשׁ) — to whisper; by implication, to mumble a spell (as a magician)
- together H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
- against me: against me do they devise H2803 (חָשַׁב) — properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); h…
- my hurt H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
8 An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him; And now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- An evil H1100 (בְּלִיַּעַל) — without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness
- disease H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- cleaveth fast H3332 (יָצַק) — properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard
- that he lieth H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- he shall rise up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- no more H3254 (יָסַף) — to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, Who did eat of my bread, Hath lifted up his heel against me.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yea, mine own familiar H7965 (שָׁלוֹם) — safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
- friend H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- in whom I trusted H982 (בָּטַח) — properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
- which did eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- of my bread H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- hath lifted up H1431 (גָּדַל) — to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
- heel H6119 (עָקֵב) — a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army)
10 But thou, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me, and raise me up, That I may requite them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But thou, O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- be merciful H2603 (חָנַן) — properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
- unto me, and raise me up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- that I may requite H7999 (שָׁלַם) — to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in variou…
11 By this I know that thou delightest in me, Because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- By this I know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- that thou favourest H2654 (חָפֵץ) — properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
- me, because mine enemy H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
- doth not triumph H7321 (רוּעַ) — to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy)
12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, And settest me before thy face for ever.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And as for me, thou upholdest H8551 (תָּמַךְ) — to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close
- me in mine integrity H8537 (תֹּם) — completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually (morally) innocence
- and settest H5324 (נָצַב) — to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)
- me before 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…
- 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…
13 Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.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
- 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…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- from everlasting H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- and to everlasting H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- Amen H543 (אָמֵן) — sure; abstract, faithfulness; adverb, truly
- and Amen H543 (אָמֵן) — sure; abstract, faithfulness; adverb, truly