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Psalm 140

Psa. 140:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
unto the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, Thou art my God
'el (Hebrew #410)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
KJV usage: God (god), X goodly, X great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in "-el."
Pronounce: ale
Origin: shortened from 352
: hear
'azan (Hebrew #238)
probably to expand; but used only as a denominative from 241; to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen
KJV usage: give (perceive by the) ear, hear(-ken). See 239.
Pronounce: aw-zan'
Origin: a primitive root
the voice
qowl (Hebrew #6963)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
KJV usage: + aloud, bleating, crackling, cry (+ out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, + hold peace, (pro-)claim, proclamation, + sing, sound, + spark, thunder(-ing), voice, + yell.
Pronounce: kole
Origin: or qol {kole}
of my supplications
tachanuwn (Hebrew #8469)
from 2603; earnest prayer
KJV usage: intreaty, supplication.
Pronounce: takh-an-oon'
Origin: or (feminine) tachanuwnah {takh-an-oo-naw'}
, O Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
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I said unto.
Psa. 16:2,5‑6• 2O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
 5The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
 6The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. (Psa. 16:2,5‑6)
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Psa. 31:14• 14But I trusted in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God. (Psa. 31:14)
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Psa. 91:2• 2I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. (Psa. 91:2)
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Psa. 119:57• 57CHETH. Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words. (Psa. 119:57)
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Psa. 142:5• 5I cried unto thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. (Psa. 142:5)
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Lam. 3:24• 24The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. (Lam. 3:24)
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Zech. 13:9• 9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God. (Zech. 13:9)
hear.
Psa. 27:7‑8• 7Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
 8When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek. (Psa. 27:7‑8)
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Psa. 28:1‑2• 1<<A Psalm of David.>> Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
 2Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle. (Psa. 28:1‑2)
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Psa. 55:1‑2• 1<<To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David.>> Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
 2Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; (Psa. 55:1‑2)
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Psa. 64:1• 1<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. (Psa. 64:1)
• (vv. 6-8) The soul strengthens himself in God. He has definitely put himself under the protection of God as His God. He confesses that God is His strength for deliverance, the One who can preserve him in the day of battle. God is the all sufficient resource to save and preserve the godly, and frustrate the devices of the wicked. (“Psalms 140” by H. Smith)
• In answer to Israel’s cry, the Lord protects them “covering their head” in the day of battle (vs. 6-8). (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I have said unto Jehovah, Thou art my *God: give ear, O Jehovah, to the voice of my supplications.