Psalms 55:23
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Psalms 55:23
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Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
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But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
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To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
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Verse Text
But thou, O GodH430, shalt bring them downH3381 into the pitH875 of destructionH7845: bloodyH1818 and deceitfulH4820 menH582 shall not live out halfH2673 their daysH3117; but I will trustH982 in thee.
וְאַתָּה אֱלֹהִים ׀ תֹּורִדֵם ׀ לִבְאֵר שַׁחַת אַנְשֵׁי דָמִים וּמִרְמָה לֹא־יֶחֱצוּ יְמֵיהֶם וַאֲנִי אֶבְטַח־בָּךְ׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וְ/אַתָּ֤ה |
ve./'a.Tah | H859 | HC/Pp2ms | and/ you |
אֱלֹהִ֨ים |
'E.lo.Him | H430 | HNcmpa | O God |
תּוֹרִדֵ֬/ם |
to.ri.De/m | H3381 | HVhi2ms/Sp3mp | you will bring down/ them |
לִ/בְאֵ֬ר |
li/v.'Er | H875 | HR/Ncfsc | to/ (the) pit of |
שַׁ֗חַת |
Sha.chat | H7845 | HNcfsa | (the) pit |
אַנְשֵׁ֤י |
'an.Shei | H376 | HNcmpc | people of |
דָמִ֣ים |
da.Mim | H1818 | HNcmpa | blood(s) |
וּ֭/מִרְמָה |
U./mir.mah | H4820 | HC/Ncfsa | and/ deceit |
לֹא |
lo'- | H3808 | HTn | not |
יֶחֱצ֣וּ |
ye.che.Tzu | H2673 | HVqi3mp | they will divide in half |
יְמֵי/הֶ֑ם |
ye.mei./Hem | H3117 | HNcmpc/Sp3mp | days/ their |
וַ֝/אֲנִ֗י |
va./'a.Ni | H589 | HC/Pp1cs | and/ I |
אֶבְטַח |
'ev.tach- | H982 | HVqi1cs | I will trust |
בָּֽ/ךְ |
Ba/kh | HR/Sp2fs | in (the)/ you |
- H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ (ʼĕlôwahh) H433; 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 to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
- H582 — אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh, en-oshe'): from אָנַשׁ (ʼânash) H605; properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified אָדָם (ʼâdâm) H120); hence; a man in general (singly or collectively); another, [idiom] (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, [idiom] in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ([idiom] of them), [phrase] stranger, those, [phrase] their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. Compare אִישׁ (ʼîysh) H376.
- H875 — בְּאֵר (bᵉʼêr, be-ayr'): from בָּאַר (bâʼar) H874; a pit; especially a well; pit, well.
- H982 — בָּטַח (bâṭach, baw-takh'): a primitive root; properly, to hide for refuge (but not so precipitately as חָסָה (châçâh) H2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure; be bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.
- H1818 — דָּם (dâm, dawm): from דָּמַם (dâmam) H1826 (compare אָדַם (ʼâdam) H119); blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood); blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.
- H2673 — חָצָה (châtsâh, khaw-tsaw'): a primitive root (compare זֵד (zêd) H2086); to cut or split in two; to halve; divide, [idiom] live out half, reach to the midst, part
- H3117 — יוֹם (yôwm, yome): from an unused root meaning to be hot; 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 term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
- H3381 — יָרַד (yârad, yaw-rad'): a primitive root; 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, to bring down (in all the above applications); [idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
- H4820 — מִרְמָה (mirmâh, meer-maw'): from רָמָה (râmâh) H7411 in the sense of deceiving; fraud; craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.
- H7845 — שַׁחַת (shachath, shakh'-ath): from שׁוּחַ (shûwach) H7743; a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction; corruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); 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); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh) H802.
- H589 — אֲנִי (ʼănîy, an-ee'): contracted from אָנֹכִי (ʼânôkîy) H595; I; I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.
- H859 — אַתָּה (ʼattâh, at-taw'): or (shortened); אַתָּ (ʼattâ); or אַת (ʼath); feminine (irregular) sometimes אַתִּי (ʼattîy); plural masculine אַתֶּם (ʼattem); feminine אַתֶּן (ʼatten); or אַתֵּנָה (ʼattênâh); or אַתֵּנָּה (ʼattênnâh); a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you; thee, thou, ye, you.
- H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא (lôwʼ); or לֹה (lôh); (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
Verse Cross-References
- bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days — 2 Samuel 3:27, 2 Samuel 3:27, 2 Samuel 20:9-10, 2 Samuel 20:9-10, 1 Kings 2:5-6, 1 Kings 2:5-6, Job 15:32, Psalms 5:6, Proverbs 10:27, Ecclesiastes 7:17, Matthew 27:4-5
- O God — Psalms 7:15-16, Psalms 58:9, Psalms 59:12-13
- pit — Proverbs 15:11, Proverbs 27:20, Isaiah 38:17
Reciprocal references (44): Genesis 38:7, Exodus 23:26, Numbers 16:33, 2 Samuel 4:12, 2 Samuel 17:23, 2 Samuel 20:12, 2 Kings 15:13, 2 Chronicles 23:15, 2 Chronicles 33:24, Job 21:21, Job 22:16, Job 31:3, Job 33:28, Job 36:6, Job 36:14, Psalms 26:9, Psalms 36:12, Psalms 37:9, Psalms 51:14, Psalms 52:5, Psalms 56:7, Psalms 59:2, Psalms 63:9, Psalms 68:21, Psalms 73:18, Psalms 88:11, Psalms 94:13, Psalms 94:23, Psalms 109:8, Psalms 139:19, Psalms 140:10, Psalms 143:12, Psalms 147:6, Proverbs 1:18, Ecclesiastes 8:13, Jeremiah 17:11, Jeremiah 41:7, Ezekiel 17:15, Daniel 11:7, Jonah 2:6, Habakkuk 2:17, Matthew 26:24, Matthew 26:52, Acts 1:18
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: RIGHTEOUS-WICKED
- Torrey’s: DECEIT
- Nave’s: DEATH; DECEIT; FAITH; FALSEHOOD; HOMICIDE; HYPOCRISY; WICKED (PEOPLE)
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