Psalms 103:9

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The LORD [is] merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.	He will not always chide: neither will he keep [his anger] for ever.	He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

He will not always^H5331 chide^H7378: neither will he keep^H5201 his anger for ever^H5769.

Original Hebrew

לֹא־לָנֶצַח יָרִיב וְלֹא לְעֹולָם יִטֹּור׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
לֹֽא	lo'-	H3808	HTn	not
לָ/נֶ֥צַח	la./Ne.tzach	H5331	HR/Ncmsa	to/ perpetuity
יָרִ֑יב	ya.Riv	H7378	HVqi3ms	he will conduct a case
וְ/לֹ֖א	ve./Lo'	H3808	HC/Tn	and/ not
לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם	le./'o.Lam	H5769	HR/Ncmsa	for/ ever
יִטּֽוֹר	yi.Tor	H5201	HVqi3ms	he will keep

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H5201 — נָטַר (nâṭar, naw-tar'): a primitive root; to guard; figuratively, to cherish (anger); bear grudge, keep(-er), reserve.
H5331 — נֶצַח (netsach, neh'-tsakh): or נֵצַח; from נָצַח; properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at adistance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (i.e. to the most distant point of view); alway(-s), constantly, end, ([phrase] n-) ever(more), perpetual, strength, victory.
H5769 — עוֹלָם (ʻôwlâm, o-lawm'): or עֹלָם; from עָלַם; 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; alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare נֶצַח, עַד.
H7378 — רִיב (rîyb, reeb): or רוּב; a primitive root; properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend; adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

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