Psalms 140:13

140:12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

KJV

Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name. The upright will dwell in your presence.

Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name: the upright shall dwell in your presence.

What does Psalms 140:13 mean?

Psalms 140:13 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include צַדִּיק (tsaddîyq), יָדָה (yâdâh), שֵׁם (shêm).

Hebrew interlinear

Surely

the

righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq/tsad-deek'/H6662just

shall

give

thanksיָדָהyâdâh/yaw-daw'/H3034physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)

unto

thy

name:שֵׁםshêm/shame/H8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

the

uprightיָשָׁרyâshâr/yaw-shawr'/H3477straight (literally or figuratively)

shall

dwellיָשַׁבyâshab/yaw-shab'/H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

thy

presence.פָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

Topics

Praise Uprightness

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 140:13.

Deuteronomy 32:4

He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

Genesis 11:4

And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

Genesis 11:9

Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. Babel: that is, Confusion

Genesis 4:16

And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

Genesis 7:1

And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 140:13 say?

Psalms 140:13 (King James Version) reads: "Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence."

Is Psalms 140:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 140:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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