1 A Prayer of David. Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A Prayer H8605 (תְּפִלָּה) — intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn
- of David H1732 (דָּוִד) — David, the youngest son of Jesse
- Bow down H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
- thine ear H241 (אֹזֶן) — broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- 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…
- poor H6041 (עָנִי) — depressed, in mind or circumstances
- and needy H34 (אֶבְיוֹן) — destitute
2 Preserve my soul; for I am godly: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Preserve H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- 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)
- holy H2623 (חָסִיד) — properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)
- O thou 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…
- save H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
- thy servant H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- that trusteth H982 (בָּטַח) — properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord; For unto thee do I cry all the day long.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- 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, O Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- for I cry H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- unto thee daily 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…
4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Rejoice H8055 (שָׂמַח) — probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
- the 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)
- of thy servant H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- for unto thee, O Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- do 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)
5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For thou, Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- 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…
- and ready to forgive H5546 (סַלָּח) — placable
- and plenteous H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- in mercy H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- unto all them that call H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
6 Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer; And hearken unto the voice of my supplications.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Give ear H238 (אָזַן) — to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen
- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- unto my prayer H8605 (תְּפִלָּה) — intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn
- and attend H7181 (קָשַׁב) — to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken
- to the voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of my supplications H8469 (תַּחֲנוּן) — earnest prayer
7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee; For thou wilt answer me.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- In the day 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 my trouble H6869 (צָרָה) — tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival
- I will call H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- upon thee: for thou wilt 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…
8 There is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord; Neither are there any works like unto thy works.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Among the gods 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…
- none like unto thee, O Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- like unto thy works H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; And they shall glorify thy name.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- All nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- whom thou hast made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- shall come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- and worship H7812 (שָׁחָה) — to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
- before 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…
- thee, O Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- and shall glorify H3513 (כָּבַד) — to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses…
- thy name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: Thou art God alone.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- and doest H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- wondrous things H6381 (פָּלָא) — properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to be (causatively, make) great, difficult, wonderful
- 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…
11 Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth: Unite my heart to fear thy name.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Teach H3384 (יָרָה) — properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the f…
- me thy way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- I will walk H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- in thy truth H571 (אֶמֶת) — stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
- unite H3161 (יָחַד) — to be (or become) one
- my heart H3824 (לֵבָב) — the heart (as the most interior organ);
- to fear H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- thy name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; And I will glorify thy name for evermore.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I will 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 Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- 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…
- with all my heart H3824 (לֵבָב) — the heart (as the most interior organ);
- and I will glorify H3513 (כָּבַד) — to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses…
- thy name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- for evermore 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 For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- thy mercy H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- toward me: and thou hast delivered H5337 (נָצַל) — to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
- 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)
- from the lowest H8482 (תַּחְתִּי) — lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb)
- hell H7585 (שְׁאוֹל) — hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
14 O God, the proud are risen up against me, And a company of violent men have sought after my soul, And have not set thee before them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- 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…
- the proud H2086 (זֵד) — arrogant
- are risen H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- against me, and the assemblies H5712 (עֵדָה) — a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
- of violent H6184 (עָרִיץ) — fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannical
- have sought H1245 (בָּקַשׁ) — to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
- after 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 have not set H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
15 But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But thou, O Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- a God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- full of compassion H7349 (רַחוּם) — compassionate
- and gracious H2587 (חַנּוּן) — gracious
- longsuffering H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
- longsuffering H750 (אָרֵךְ) — long
- and plenteous H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- in mercy H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- and truth H571 (אֶמֶת) — stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
16 Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- O turn H6437 (פָּנָה) — to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
- unto me, and have mercy 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)
- upon me; give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- thy strength H5797 (עֹז) — strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
- unto thy servant H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- and save H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
- the son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of thine handmaid H519 (אָמָה) — a maid-servant or female slave
17 Show me a token for good, That they who hate me may see it, and be put to shame, Because thou, Jehovah, hast helped me, and comforted me.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Shew H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- me a token H226 (אוֹת) — a signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.
- for 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…
- that they which hate H8130 (שָׂנֵא) — to hate (personally)
- me may see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- and be ashamed H954 (בּוּשׁ) — properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
- because thou, Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hast holpen H5826 (עָזַר) — to surround, i.e. protect or aid
- me, and comforted H5162 (נָחַם) — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to av…