PSALM 25:20

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.”

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Psalm 25:20 Translation & Meaning

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O keep שָׁמְרָ֣ה Properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc O keep
my soul, נַ֭פְשִׁי Properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) soul
and deliver וְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי To snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense deliver
me: let me not אַל Not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing let not
be ashamed; אֵ֝ב֗וֹשׁ Properly, to pale, i.e., by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed ashamed
for כִּֽי (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed for
I put my trust חָסִ֥יתִי To flee for protection; figuratively, to confide in put trust
in thee. חָסִ֥יתִי To flee for protection; figuratively, to confide in in thee

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  • 18  Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.

  • 19  Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.

  • 20  O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.

  • 21  Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.

  • 22  Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.



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