Psalms
Psalm 71:15–16
15My mouth will declare Your righteousness
and Your salvation all day long,
though I cannot know their full measure.
16I will come in the strength of the Lord GOD;
I will proclaim Your righteousness — Yours alone.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 71:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My mouth | פִּ֤י׀ | pî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6310 mouth |
| will declare | יְסַפֵּ֬ר | yə·sap·pêr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5608 count |
| Your righteousness | צִדְקָתֶ֗ךָ | ṣiḏ·qā·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6666 righteousness |
| and Your salvation | תְּשׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָ | tə·šū·‘ā·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8668 deliverance, salvation |
| all day long | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| though | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I cannot | לֹ֖א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know | יָדַ֣עְתִּי | yā·ḏa‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| their full measure | סְפֹרֽוֹת׃ | sə·p̄ō·rō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H5615 book |
Psalm 71:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will come | אָב֗וֹא | ’ā·ḇō·w | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| in the strength | בִּ֭גְבֻרוֹת | biḡ·ḇu·rō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct | H1369 strength, might |
| of the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| I will proclaim | אַזְכִּ֖יר | ’az·kîr | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H2142 remember |
| Your righteousness | צִדְקָתְךָ֣ | ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6666 righteousness |
| Yours alone | לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃ | lə·ḇad·de·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H905 separation |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 71:15 Psalm 40:5 · Psalm 35:28 · Psalm 71:8 · Psalm 145:5–14 · Psalm 139:17–18 · Psalm 145:2 · Psalm 71:24 · Psalm 89:16 · Psalm 40:9–10 · Psalm 22:22–25 · Psalm 30:12 · Psalm 40:12
Psalm 71:16 Philippians 4:13 · Philippians 3:9 · Zechariah 10:12 · Psalm 51:14 · Matthew 6:33 · Psalm 29:11 · Psalm 71:15 · 2 Thessalonians 1:6 · Ephesians 3:16 · Isaiah 63:7 · Psalm 71:24 · Ephesians 6:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.