1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Judge H8199 (שָׁפַט) — to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figur…
- me, O 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…
- and plead H7378 (רִיב) — properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
- my cause H7379 (רִיב) — a contest (personal or legal)
- against an ungodly H2623 (חָסִיד) — properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)
- against an ungodly H3808 (לֹא) — not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- nation H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- O deliver H6403 (פָּלַט) — to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to deliver
- me from the deceitful H4820 (מִרְמָה) — fraud
- and unjust H5766 (עֶוֶל) — (moral) evil
- man 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)
2 For thou art the God of my strength; why hast thou cast me off? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- the 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 my strength H4581 (מָעוֹז) — a fortified place; figuratively, a defence
- why dost thou cast me off H2186 (זָנַח) — reject, forsake, fail
- why go H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- I mourning H6937 (קָדַר) — to be ashy, i.e. dark-colored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)
- because of the oppression H3906 (לַחַץ) — distress
- of the enemy H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
3 Oh send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me: Let them bring me unto thy holy hill, And to thy tabernacles.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- O send out H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- thy light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- and thy truth H571 (אֶמֶת) — stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
- let them lead H5148 (נָחָה) — to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
- me; let them bring H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- me unto thy holy H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- hill H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- and to thy tabernacles H4908 (מִשְׁכָּן) — a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden wall…
4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, Unto God my exceeding joy; And upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then will I go H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- unto the altar H4196 (מִזְבֵּחַ) — an altar
- of 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…
- unto God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- my exceeding H8057 (שִׂמְחָה) — blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
- joy H1524 (גִּיל) — a revolution (of time, i.e. an age); also joy
- yea, upon the harp H3658 (כִּנּוֹר) — a harp
- 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)
- thee, O 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…
- 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…
5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him, Who is the help of my countenance, and my God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Why art thou cast down H7817 (שָׁחַח) — to sink or depress (reflexive or causative)
- O 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)
- and why art thou disquieted H1993 (הָמָה) — to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor
- within me? hope H3176 (יָחַל) — to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope
- in 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…
- for I shall yet 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)
- the health H3444 (יְשׁוּעָה) — something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
- of my countenance 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…
- and 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…