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Psalms 119:154

“Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

רִיבrîyb · reeb
H7378 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
Derivation: or רוּב; a primitive root;
KJV renderings: adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.
Grammar: רִיבָ֣ — verb Qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular
ה — suffix (paragogic he)
Code HVqv2ms/Sh
Usage: Occurs 70 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 26:20 Genesis 26:21 Genesis 26:22 Genesis 31:36 Exodus 17:2

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Verse 153 Verse 155

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.