Psalms

Psalm 25:20

20Guard my soul and deliver me;

let me not be put to shame,

for I take refuge in You.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Guardשָׁמְרָ֣הšā·mə·rāhVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH8104 keep, watch, preserve
my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיnap̄·šîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
and deliver meוְהַצִּילֵ֑נִיwə·haṣ·ṣî·lê·nîConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singularH5337 strip, plunder
let me notאַל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be put to shameאֵ֝ב֗וֹשׁ’ê·ḇō·wōšVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singularH954 be ashamed
forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I take refugeחָסִ֥יתִיḥā·sî·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH2620 seek refuge
in Youבָֽךְ׃ḇāḵPreposition; second person masculine singular

Cross-references

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Psalm 71:1–2 · Psalm 121:7 · Joel 2:26–27 · Psalm 17:8 · Psalm 86:2 · Psalm 22:20–21 · Luke 23:46 · Acts 7:59

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.