Psalms 35:17 KJV

Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

Thou and Ye

  • thou one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Scofield Notes

Matthew Henry

  • And calls upon God to support himThough the people of God are, and study to be, quiet, yet it has been common for their enemies to devise deceitful matters against them. David prays, My soul...

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • Habakkuk 1:13 Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?
  • Psalms 22:20–21 Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog. …
  • Psalms 6:3 My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?
  • Psalms 10:14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
  • Psalms 13:1–2 <To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? …

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Bible Dictionary

  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Lord אֲדֹנָי ʾădōnāy אֲדֹנָי Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: first person common singular
  • how long wilt thou look on כַּמָּה kammâ Interrogative · with preposition תִּרְאֶה tirʾê רָאָה Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
  • rescue הָשִׁיבָה hāšîbâ שׁוּב Verb · hiphil imperative, second person masculine singular
  • my soul נַפְשִׁי napšî נֶפֶשׁ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
  • from their destructions מִשֹּׁאֵיהֶם miššōʾêhem שׁוֹא Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine plural
  • my darling יְחִידָתִי yĕḥîdātî יָחִיד Adjective · feminine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
  • from the lions מִכְּפִירִים mikkĕpîrîm כְּפִיר Noun · masculine plural · with preposition

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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