Lexicon :: Strong's H565 - 'imrâ

Lamech said to his wives,

“Adah and Zillah,

Hear my voice;

You wives of Lamech,

Listen to what I say;

For I have killed a man [merely] for wounding me,

And a boy [only] for striking (bruising) me.

“Let my teaching drop as the rain,

My speech distill as the dew,

As the light rain upon the tender grass,

And as the spring showers upon the herb.

Who [fn]said of his father and mother,

‘I did not consider them’;

Nor did he acknowledge his brothers,

Nor did he regard his own sons,

For the priests observed Your word,

And kept Your covenant.

“As for God, His way is blameless and perfect;

The word of the LORD is tested.

He is a shield to all those who take refuge and trust in Him.

The words and promises of the LORD are pure words,

Like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times.

I have called upon You, for You, O God, will answer me;

Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.

As for God, His way is [fn]blameless.

The word of the LORD is tested [it is perfect, it is faultless];

He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

Until the time that his word [of prophecy regarding his brothers] came true,

The word of the LORD tested and refined him.

Your word I have treasured and stored in my heart,

That I may not sin against You.

Establish Your word and confirm Your promise to Your servant,

As that which produces [awe-inspired] reverence for You.

Vav.

May Your lovingkindness also come to me, O LORD,

Your salvation according to Your promise;

This is my comfort in my affliction,

That Your word has revived me and given me life.

I sought Your favor with all my heart;

Be merciful and gracious to me according to Your promise.

Before I was afflicted I went astray,

But now I keep and honor Your word [with loving obedience].

O may Your lovingkindness and graciousness comfort me,

According to Your word (promise) to Your servant.

My eyes fail [with longing, watching] for [the fulfillment of] Your promise,

Saying, “When will You comfort me?”

How sweet are Your words to my taste,

Sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Uphold me according to Your word [of promise], so that I may live;

And do not let me be ashamed of my hope [in Your great goodness].

My eyes fail [with longing, watching] for [the fulfillment of] Your salvation,

And for [the fulfillment of] Your righteous word.

Establish my footsteps in [the way of] Your word;

Do not let any human weakness have power over me [causing me to be separated from You].

Your word is very pure (refined);

Therefore Your servant loves it.

My eyes anticipate the night watches and I awake before the call of the watchman,

That I may meditate on Your word.

Plead my cause and redeem me;

Revive me and give me life according to [the promise of] Your word.

I see the treacherous and loathe them,

Because they do not respect Your law.

I rejoice at Your word,

As one who finds great treasure.

Let my supplication come before You;

Deliver me according to Your word.

Let my tongue sing [praise for the fulfillment] of Your word,

For all Your commandments are righteous.

I will bow down [in worship] toward Your holy temple

And give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth;

For You have magnified Your word together with Your name.

He sends His command to the earth;

His word runs very swiftly.

Every word of God is tested and refined [like silver];

He is a shield to those who trust and take refuge in Him.

Therefore, as the tongue of fire consumes the stubble [from straw]

And the dry grass collapses into the flame,

So their root will become like rot and their blossom blow away like fine dust;

Because they have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts

And despised and discarded the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Listen and hear my voice;

Listen carefully and hear my words.

Then you [Jerusalem] will be brought low,

You will speak from the earth,

And from the dust where you lie face down

Your muffled words will come.

Your voice will also be like that of a spirit from the earth [like one produced by a medium],

And your speech will whisper and squeak from the dust.

Rise up, you women who are carefree,

And hear my voice,

You confident and unsuspecting daughters!

Listen to what I am saying.

The LORD has done what He planned;

He has accomplished His word

Which He commanded [fn]from days of old.

He has demolished without sparing,

And He has caused the enemy to rejoice over you;

He has exalted the power of your enemies.