Psalms 71:20 KJV

Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

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Thou and Ye

  • thou one person

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Cross References

  • Psalms 60:3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
  • Psalms 80:18 So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.
  • Psalms 138:7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
  • Hosea 6:1–2 Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. …
  • Psalms 86:13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • which hast shewed אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative הִרְאִיתַנִי hirʾîtanî רָאָה Verb · hiphil perfect, second person masculine singular · with suffix: first person common singular
  • me great רַבּוֹת rabbôt רַב Adjective · feminine plural
  • and sore וְרָעוֹת wĕrāʿôt רַע Adjective · feminine plural · with and
  • troubles צָרוֹת ṣārôt צָרָה Noun · feminine plural
  • shalt quicken תְּחַיֵּינִי tĕḥayyênî חָיָה Verb · piel imperfect, second person masculine singular · with suffix: first person common singular
  • me again תָּשׁוּב tāšûb שׁוּב Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
  • and shalt bring me up תַּעֲלֵנִי taʿălēnî עָלָה Verb · hiphil imperfect, second person masculine singular · with suffix: first person common singular
  • again תָּשׁוּב tāšûb שׁוּב Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
  • from the depths וּמִתְּהֹמוֹת ûmittĕhōmôt תְּהוֹם Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with and, preposition
  • of the earth הָאָרֶץ hāʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the

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

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