Psalms 37:40 Go deeper
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And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him. (KJV)
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וַֽיַּעְזְרֵ֥םvai.ya'.ze.Remand he helped them
Lemma: עָזַר (a.zar) · Strong's: H5826
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to help
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 49:25, Deuteronomy 32:38, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 10:4, Joshua 10:6, Joshua 10:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5826; TAHOT Psalms 37:40 word 1
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Psalms 37:40 word 2
וַֽיְפַ֫לְּטֵ֥םvay.Fa.le.Temand he delivered them
Lemma: פָּלַט (pa.lat) · Strong's: H6403
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to escape
Used 26 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:2, 2 Samuel 22:44, Job 21:10, Job 23:7, Psalms 17:13, Psalms 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6403; TAHOT Psalms 37:40 word 3
יְפַלְּטֵ֣םye.fa.le.Temhe delivers them
Lemma: פָּלַט (pa.lat) · Strong's: H6403
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to escape
Used 26 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:2, 2 Samuel 22:44, Job 21:10, Job 23:7, Psalms 17:13, Psalms 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6403; TAHOT Psalms 37:40 word 4
מֵ֭רְשָׁעִיםMe.re.sha.'imfrom wicked [people]
Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: wicked
Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Psalms 37:40 word 5
וְיוֹשִׁיעֵ֑םve.yo.shi.'Emand he saves them
Lemma: יָשַׁע (ya.sah) · Strong's: H3467
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhu3ms)
Meaning: to save
Used 205 times. Also: Exodus 2:17, Exodus 14:30, Numbers 10:9, Deuteronomy 20:4, Deuteronomy 22:27, Deuteronomy 28:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3467; TAHOT Psalms 37:40 word 6
כִּי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Psalms 37:40 word 7
חָ֥סוּCha.suthey have taken refuge
Lemma: חָסָה (cha.sah) · Strong's: H2620
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to seek refuge
Used 37 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:37, Judges 9:15, Ruth 2:12, 2 Samuel 22:3, 2 Samuel 22:31, Psalms 2:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2620; TAHOT Psalms 37:40 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| helps | → | עָזַר H5826 to help |
| and delivers them | → | פָּלַט H6403 to escape |
| He rescues | → | פָּלַט H6403 to escape |
| and saves them | → | יָשַׁע H3467 to save |
| from the wicked | → | רָשָׁע H7563 wicked |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they take refuge | → | חָסָה H2620 to seek refuge |
| in Him | → |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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