Psalms 71:12

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Psalms 71:12


← Psalms 71:11 Psalms 71:12 (KJV) Psalms 71:13 →
Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.
Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

O GodH430, be not farH7368 from me: O my GodH430, make hasteH2363 H2439 for my helpH5833.


Original Hebrew

אֱלֹהִים אַל־תִּרְחַק מִמֶּנִּי אֱלֹהַי לְעֶזְרָתִי [חִישָׁה כ] (חוּשָׁה׃ ק)

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
אֱ֭לֹהִים
'E.lo.Him H430 HNcmpa O God
אַל
'al- H408 HTn may not
תִּרְחַ֣ק
tir.Chak H7368 HVqj2ms you be far
מִמֶּ֑/נִּי
mi.Me./ni H4480 HR/Sp1cs from/ me
אֱ֝לֹהַ֗/י
'e.lo.Ha/i H430 HNcmpc/Sp1cs O God/ my
לְ/עֶזְרָ֥תִ/י
le./'ez.Ra.t/i H5833 HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs to/ help/ my
[חיש/ה כ] (חֽוּשָׁ/ה ק)
[chîysh כ] (Chu.sha/h ק) H2439 כ H2363 ק HVqv2ms/Sh (make haste/ ! ק)
Where the Hebrew text is written one way but traditionally read another, both are shown: [written form כ] (Ketiv) and (read form ק) (Qere).
Strong's References
  • 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.
  • H2363 — חוּשׁ (chûwsh, koosh): a primitive root; to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment; (make) haste(-n), ready.
  • H2439 — חִישׁ (chîysh, kheesh): another form of חוּשׁ (chûwsh) H2363; to hurry; make haste.
  • H5833 — עֶזְרָה (ʻezrâh, ez-raw'): or עֶזְרָת (ʻezrâth); (Psalm 60:11 (13); Psalm 108:12 (13)), feminine of עֵזֶר (ʻêzer) H5828; aid; help(-ed, -er).
  • H7368 — רָחַק (râchaq, raw-khak'): a primitive root; to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation); (a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, [idiom] refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H408 — אַל (ʼal, al): a negative particle (akin to לֹא (lôʼ) H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing; nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
  • H4480 — מִן (min, min): or מִנִּי (minnîy); or מִנֵּי (minnêy); (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for מֵן (mên) H4482; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses; above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.
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Reciprocal references (2): Psalms 31:14, Psalms 141:1

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