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Psalm 109

Psa. 109:21 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But do
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
thou for me, O God
Yhovih (Hebrew #3069)
a variation of 3068 (used after 136, and pronounced by Jews as 430, in order to prevent the repetition of the same sound, since they elsewhere pronounce 3068 as 136)
KJV usage: God.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vee'
the Lord
'Adonay (Hebrew #136)
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
KJV usage: (my) Lord.
Pronounce: ad-o-noy'
Origin: am emphatic form of 113
, for thy name’s
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
b sake: because thy mercy
checed (Hebrew #2617)
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
KJV usage: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-)kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
Pronounce: kheh'-sed
Origin: from 2616
is good
towb (Hebrew #2896)
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)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
, deliver
natsal (Hebrew #5337)
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
KJV usage: X at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, X without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, X surely, take (out).
Pronounce: naw-tsal'
Origin: a primitive root
thou me.
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Psa. 25:11• 11For thy name's sake, O Jehovah,{HR}Thou hast even pardoned mine iniquity,{HR}For it [is] great. (Psa. 25:11)

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Ministry on This Verse

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But do.
Psa. 25:11• 11For thy name's sake, O Jehovah,{HR}Thou hast even pardoned mine iniquity,{HR}For it [is] great. (Psa. 25:11)
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Psa. 31:3• 3For thou [art] my rock and my fortress,{HR}And for thy name's sake thou guidest and leadest me. (Psa. 31:3)
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Psa. 69:29• 29But {i}I{/i} [am] poor and sorrowful:{HR}Let thy salvation, O God, set me on, high. (Psa. 69:29)
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Psa. 79:9‑10• 9Help us, O God of our salvation,{HR}For the sake of the glory of thy name and deliver us,{HR}And forgive our sins because of thy name.
 10Why should the nations say, Where [is] their God?{HR}Let there be known among the nations in our sight (eyes){HR}Avenging of thy servants' blood that is shed. (Psa. 79:9‑10)
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Psa. 143:11‑12• 11For thy name's sake, Jehovah, quicken;{HR}In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
 12And in thy mercy cut off mine enemies,{HR}And destroy all oppressors of my soul;{HR}For {i}I{/i} [am] thy servant. (Psa. 143:11‑12)
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John 17:1• 1These things spake Jesus, and lifting up his eyes unto heaven said, Father, the hour is come: glorify thy Son that thy Son may glorify thee, (John 17:1)
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Phil. 2:8‑11• 8and being found in figure as a man, humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
 9Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave him the name that [is] above every name,
 10that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of heavenly and earthly and infernal [beings],
 11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, unto God [the] Father's glory. (Phil. 2:8‑11)
thy mercy.
Psa. 36:7‑9• 7How precious [is] thy mercy, O God!{HR}And the sons of men shall trust in the shadow of thy wings.
 8They shall be abundantly satisfied with drink from the fatness of thy house,{HR}And thou shalt make them drink the stream of thy pleasures.
 9For with thee is the fountain of life:{HR}In thy light shall we see light. (Psa. 36:7‑9)
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Psa. 63:3• 3Because thy mercy [is] better than life;{HR}My lips shall praise thee. (Psa. 63:3)
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Psa. 86:5,15• 5For thou, Lord, [art] good and forgiving,{HR}And great in mercy to all that call on thee.
 15And thou, Lord, [art] a God (El) merciful and gracious,{HR}Slow of rage and great in mercy and truth. (Psa. 86:5,15)
• The motive of help: “Do it for thy name's sake.” The nature and glory of God is at the root of all His ways; and when the heart caught at this, the answer of help is seen, God cannot be inconsistent with Himself. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 107-113” by J.N. Darby)
• (vv. 21-29) The call for judgment on the adversaries is followed by a prayer to God to act on behalf of the godly. The prayer opens with the highest plea—the maintenance of what is due to God’s Name. (“Psalm 109” by H. Smith)
• The voice of the Lord Jesus is heard as He prayed for deliverance from the evil doers. In it we see His complete trust and submission to the divine will (vs. 21-31). (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But do *thou* for me, Jehovah, Lord, for thy name’s sake; because thy loving-kindness is good, deliver me:

W. Kelly Translation

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But thou, Jehovah Lord, do with me for thy name’s sake;{HR}Because thy mercy [is] good, deliver me.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)