{ "verseID": "Psalms.117.1", "source": "הַֽלְל֣וּ אֶת־יְ֭הוָה כָּל־גּוֹיִ֑ם שַׁ֝בְּח֗וּהוּ כָּל־הָאֻמִּֽים׃", "text": "*Hallelû* *ʾet*-*YHWH* all-*gôyîm*; *šabbəḥûhû* all-*hāʾummîm*.", "grammar": { "*Hallelû*": "Piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - praise/glorify", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*kāl*": "construct state - all of", "*gôyîm*": "common noun, masculine plural - nations/peoples/gentiles", "*šabbəḥûhû*": "Piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - praise him", "*hāʾummîm*": "definite common noun, masculine plural - peoples/nations/tribes" }, "variants": { "*Hallelû*": "praise/glorify/celebrate", "*gôyîm*": "nations/gentiles/peoples", "*šabbəḥûhû*": "praise him/laud him/extol him", "*hāʾummîm*": "peoples/nations/tribes/ethnic groups" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.117.2", "source": "כִּ֥י גָ֘בַ֤ר עָלֵ֨ינוּ ׀ חַסְדּ֗וֹ וֶֽאֱמֶת־יְהוָ֥ה לְעוֹלָ֗ם הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃", "text": "For *gāḇar* over-us *ḥasdô* and-*ʾemet*-*YHWH* *ləʿôlām*, *hallelû*-*Yāh*.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*gāḇar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - has prevailed/been strong", "*ʿālênû*": "preposition with 1st person plural suffix - upon us/over us", "*ḥasdô*": "common noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his lovingkindness", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾemet*": "common noun, feminine singular construct - truth/faithfulness of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*ləʿôlām*": "preposition with common noun - to eternity/forever", "*hallelû*": "Piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - praise", "*Yāh*": "proper noun, shortened divine name" }, "variants": { "*gāḇar*": "prevailed/been mighty/been great/been strong", "*ḥasdô*": "his lovingkindness/his steadfast love/his mercy/his covenant faithfulness", "*ʾemet*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability/constancy", "*ləʿôlām*": "forever/eternally/for all time/perpetually", "*Yāh*": "shortened form of YHWH/Jah/the LORD" } }