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Psalms 73:1

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The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.	A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God [is] good to Israel, [even] to such as are of a clean heart.	But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

A Psalm^H4210 of Asaph^H623. Truly God^H430 is good^H2896 to Israel^H3478, even to such as are of a clean^H1249 heart^H3824.

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Original Hebrew

מִזְמֹור לְאָסָף אַךְ טֹוב לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֱלֹהִים לְבָרֵי לֵבָב׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
מִזְמ֗וֹר	miz.Mor	H4210	HNcmsa	a psalm
לְ/אָ֫סָ֥ף	le./'A.Saf	H623	HR/Np	of/ Asaph
אַ֤ךְ	'akh	H389	HTa	surely
ט֭וֹב	Tov	H2896	HAamsa	(is) good
לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל	le./Yis.ra.'El	H3478	HR/Np	to/ Israel
אֱלֹהִ֗ים	'E.lo.Him	H430	HNcmpa	God
לְ/בָרֵ֥י	le./va.Rei	H1249	HR/Aampc	to/ (people) pure of
לֵבָֽב	le.Vav	H3824	HNcmsa	heart

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

Strong's References

• H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
• H623 — אָסָף (ʼÂçâph, aw-sawf'): from אָסַף; collector; Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first; Asaph.
• H1249 — בַּר (bar, bar): from בָּרַר (in its various senses); beloved; also pure, empty; choice, clean, clear, pure.
• H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
• H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
• H3824 — לֵבָב (lêbâb, lay-bawb'): from לָבַב; used also like לֵב; the heart (as the most interior organ); [phrase] bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-) heart(-ed), midst, mind, [idiom] unawares, understanding.
• H4210 — מִזְמוֹר (mizmôwr, miz-more'): from זָמַר; properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes; psalm.

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

• H389 — אַךְ (ʼak, ak): akin to אָכֵן; a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only; also, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, [phrase] wherefore, yet (but).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• God — Psalms 73:18-28, Psalms 84:11, Isaiah 63:7-9, Luke 12:32
• of a clean heart — Psalms 51:10, Jeremiah 4:14, Matthew 5:8, Titus 3:5, James 4:8
• to such — John 1:47, Romans 2:28-29, Romans 4:16, Romans 9:6-7
• Truly — Psalms 2:6, Psalms 42:11

Reciprocal references (13): Deuteronomy 23:5, 1 Chronicles 6:39, 1 Chronicles 15:17, 1 Chronicles 25:2, Nehemiah 12:46, Psalms 24:4, Psalms 31:19, Psalms 125:4, John 3:10, Romans 9:4, Galatians 6:16, Hebrews 12:8, 2 Peter 3:1

Related Topics

• Torrey’s: HEART, CHARACTER OF THE RENEWED
• Nave’s: CLEANLINESS, GOD, HEART, HOLINESS, WICKED (PEOPLE)

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