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Psalm 69

Psa. 69:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Draw nigh
qarab (Hebrew #7126)
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
KJV usage: (cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.
Pronounce: kaw-rab'
Origin: a primitive root
unto my soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
, and redeem
ga'al (Hebrew #1350)
a primitive root, to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
KJV usage: X in any wise, X at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.
Pronounce: gaw-al'
it: deliver
padah (Hebrew #6299)
to sever, i.e. ransom; gener. to release, preserve
KJV usage: X at all, deliver, X by any means, ransom, (that are to be, let be) redeem(-ed), rescue, X surely.
Pronounce: paw-daw'
Origin: a primitive root
me because of mine enemies
'oyeb (Hebrew #341)
active participle of 340; hating; an adversary
KJV usage: enemy, foe.
Pronounce: o-yabe'
Origin: or (fully) owyeb {o-yabe'}
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Redeem,
Soul; Spirit

Cross References

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Draw.
Psa. 10:1• 1Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? (Psa. 10:1)
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Psa. 22:1,19• 1<<To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.>> My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
 19But be not thou far from me, O Lord: O my strength, haste thee to help me. (Psa. 22:1,19)
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Jer. 14:8• 8O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night? (Jer. 14:8)
redeem.
Psa. 31:5• 5Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth. (Psa. 31:5)
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Psa. 111:9• 9He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name. (Psa. 111:9)
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Job 6:23• 23Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty? (Job 6:23)
because.
Deut. 32:27• 27Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the Lord hath not done all this. (Deut. 32:27)
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Josh. 7:9• 9For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name? (Josh. 7:9)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Draw nigh unto my soul, be its redeemerb; ransom me because of mine enemies.

JND Translation Notes

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b
See Note, Lev. 25.25; it is rendered also "avenger," Num. 35.12. see Ruth 3.13; 4.8,14.