Psalm 138:8

Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data

"The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands."

Word-by-Word Analysis

The

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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will

תָּמִים

tâmîym

H8549

entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth

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that which

περί

perí

G4012

properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case...

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me thy

חֵסֵד

chêçêd

H2617

kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

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O

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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עָמַד

ʻâmad

H5975

to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

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for

עוֹלָם

ʻôwlâm

H5769

properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (...

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עָזַב

ʻâzab

H5800

to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

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not the

מַעֲשֶׂה

maʻăseh

H4639

an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property

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of thine own

יָד

yâd

H3027

a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

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Key Terms in This Verse

concerneth G4012

περί perí

properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative p...

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forsake H5800

עָזַב ʻâzab

to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

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endureth H5975

עָמַד ʻâmad

to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

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perfect H8549

תָּמִים tâmîym

entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth

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works H4639

מַעֲשֶׂה maʻăseh

an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property

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mercy H2617

חֵסֵד chêçêd

kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

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hands H3027

יָד yâd

a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

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ever H5769

עוֹלָם ʻôwlâm

properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

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LORD H3068

יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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LORD H3068

יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Cross References

Philippians 1:6 cross-reference

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Psalm 57:2 cross-reference

I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

1 Thessalonians 5:24 cross-reference

Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.

Isaiah 26:12 cross-reference

LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.

Psalm 136:1 cross-reference

O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalm 103:17 cross-reference

But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;

1 Peter 4:19 cross-reference

Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

Isaiah 43:21 cross-reference

This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.

Psalm 100:5 cross-reference

For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

Psalm 100:3 cross-reference

Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Isaiah 42:16 cross-reference

And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do ...

Romans 5:10 cross-reference

For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

John 15:2 cross-reference

Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

Job 14:15 cross-reference

Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.

Job 10:3 cross-reference

Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

Job 10:8 cross-reference

Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me.

Jude 1:1 cross-reference

Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:

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