{ "verseID": "Psalms.21.1", "source": "‫לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃‬", "text": "To the *mənatṣēaḥ* *mizmôr* to *Dāwid*", "grammar": { "*mənatṣēaḥ*": "preposition lamed + definite article + singular masculine participle - to the director/chief musician", "*mizmôr*": "singular masculine noun construct - psalm/song", "*Dāwid*": "proper name with preposition lamed - to/for/by David" }, "variants": { "*mənatṣēaḥ*": "chief musician/director/orchestra leader", "*mizmôr*": "psalm/melody/song with instrumental accompaniment" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.21.2", "source": "‫יְֽהוָ֗ה בְּעָזְּךָ֥ יִשְׂמַח־מֶ֑לֶךְ וּ֝בִישׁ֥וּעָתְךָ֗ מַה־יָּ֥גֶל מְאֹֽד׃‬", "text": "*YHWH* in *ʿozəkā* *yiśmaḥ*-*melek* and-in-*yəšûʿātəkā* how *yāgel* *məʾōd*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʿozəkā*": "singular masculine noun 'strength' with preposition bet + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your strength", "*yiśmaḥ*": "3rd person masculine singular Qal imperfect - he rejoices/will rejoice", "*melek*": "singular masculine noun - king", "*yəšûʿātəkā*": "feminine singular noun 'salvation' with 2nd person masculine singular suffix + prefixed conjunction waw + preposition bet - and in your salvation", "*yāgel*": "3rd person masculine singular Qal imperfect - he rejoices greatly/exults", "*məʾōd*": "adverb - very/exceedingly" }, "variants": { "*ʿozəkā*": "strength/power/might", "*yiśmaḥ*": "rejoices/is glad/takes joy", "*yəšûʿātəkā*": "salvation/deliverance/victory", "*yāgel*": "rejoices greatly/exults/celebrates", "*məʾōd*": "exceedingly/very much/greatly" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.21.3", "source": "‫תַּאֲוַ֣ת לִ֭בּוֹ נָתַ֣תָּה לּ֑וֹ וַאֲרֶ֥שֶׁת שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו בַּל־מָנַ֥עְתָּ סֶּֽלָה׃‬", "text": "*taʾăwat* *libbô* *nātattā* *lô* and-*ʾărešet* *śəpātāyw* *bal*-*mānaʿtā* *selāh*", "grammar": { "*taʾăwat*": "construct feminine singular noun - desire of", "*libbô*": "masculine singular noun 'heart' with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his heart", "*nātattā*": "2nd person masculine singular Qal perfect - you gave", "*lô*": "preposition lamed + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him", "*ʾărešet*": "construct feminine singular noun - request/desire of", "*śəpātāyw*": "feminine plural noun 'lips' with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his lips", "*bal*": "negative particle - not", "*mānaʿtā*": "2nd person masculine singular Qal perfect - you withheld/refused", "*selāh*": "musical or liturgical notation" }, "variants": { "*taʾăwat*": "desire/longing/request", "*libbô*": "heart/mind/inner self", "*ʾărešet*": "request/utterance/desire", "*śəpātāyw*": "lips/speech/words", "*mānaʿtā*": "withheld/refused/denied" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.21.4", "source": "‫כִּֽי־תְ֭קַדְּמֶנּוּ בִּרְכ֣וֹת ט֑וֹב תָּשִׁ֥ית לְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹ עֲטֶ֣רֶת פָּֽז׃‬", "text": "For *təqaddəmennû* *birkôt* *ṭôb* *tāšît* to-*rōʾšô* *ʿăṭeret* *pāz*", "grammar": { "*təqaddəmennû*": "2nd person masculine singular Piel imperfect with 3rd person masculine singular suffix + conjunction ki - for you meet/greet him", "*birkôt*": "feminine plural construct noun - blessings of", "*ṭôb*": "masculine singular adjective - good", "*tāšît*": "2nd person masculine singular Qal imperfect - you place/set", "*rōʾšô*": "masculine singular noun 'head' with 3rd person masculine singular suffix + preposition lamed - on his head", "*ʿăṭeret*": "feminine singular construct noun - crown of", "*pāz*": "masculine singular noun - fine/pure gold" }, "variants": { "*təqaddəmennû*": "meet him/come before him/receive him", "*birkôt*": "blessings/benefits/gifts", "*ṭôb*": "good/pleasant/beneficial", "*tāšît*": "set/place/put", "*ʿăṭeret*": "crown/wreath/diadem", "*pāz*": "fine gold/pure gold/refined gold" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.21.5", "source": "‫חַיִּ֤ים ׀ שָׁאַ֣ל מִ֭מְּךָ נָתַ֣תָּה לּ֑וֹ אֹ֥רֶךְ יָ֝מִ֗ים עוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃‬", "text": "*ḥayyîm* *šāʾal* from-you *nātattā* *lô* *ʾōrek* *yāmîm* *ʿôlām* *wāʿed*", "grammar": { "*ḥayyîm*": "masculine plural noun - life", "*šāʾal*": "3rd person masculine singular Qal perfect - he asked", "*nātattā*": "2nd person masculine singular Qal perfect - you gave", "*lô*": "preposition lamed + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him", "*ʾōrek*": "masculine singular construct noun - length of", "*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days", "*ʿôlām*": "masculine singular noun - forever/eternity", "*wāʿed*": "conjunction waw + masculine singular noun - and perpetuity" }, "variants": { "*ḥayyîm*": "life/living/lifetime", "*šāʾal*": "asked/requested/petitioned", "*ʾōrek*": "length/duration/extension", "*yāmîm*": "days/lifetime/time", "*ʿôlām*": "forever/eternal/everlasting", "*wāʿed*": "perpetuity/eternity/continuing" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.21.6", "source": "‫גָּד֣וֹל כְּ֭בוֹדוֹ בִּישׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָ ה֥וֹד וְ֝הָדָר תְּשַׁוֶּ֥ה עָלָֽיו׃‬", "text": "*gādôl* *kəbôdô* in-*yəšûʿātekā* *hôd* and-*hādār* *təšawweh* upon-him", "grammar": { "*gādôl*": "masculine singular adjective - great", "*kəbôdô*": "masculine singular noun 'glory' with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his glory", "*yəšûʿātekā*": "feminine singular noun 'salvation' with 2nd person masculine singular suffix + preposition bet - in your salvation", "*hôd*": "masculine singular noun - splendor", "*hādār*": "masculine singular noun + conjunction waw - and majesty", "*təšawweh*": "2nd person masculine singular Piel imperfect - you place/bestow", "upon-him": "preposition ʿal + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - upon him" }, "variants": { "*gādôl*": "great/exalted/magnificent", "*kəbôdô*": "glory/honor/dignity", "*yəšûʿātekā*": "salvation/deliverance/victory", "*hôd*": "splendor/majesty/glory", "*hādār*": "majesty/honor/splendor", "*təšawweh*": "place/set/bestow" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.21.7", "source": "‫כִּֽי־תְשִׁיתֵ֣הוּ בְרָכ֣וֹת לָעַ֑ד תְּחַדֵּ֥הוּ בְ֝שִׂמְחָ֗ה אֶת־פָּנֶֽיךָ׃‬", "text": "For *təšîtēhû* *bərākôt* *lāʿad* *təḥaddēhû* in-*śimḥāh* *ʾet*-*pānêkā*", "grammar": { "*təšîtēhû*": "2nd person masculine singular Qal imperfect with 3rd person masculine singular suffix + conjunction ki - for you make him", "*bərākôt*": "feminine plural noun - blessings", "*lāʿad*": "preposition lamed + masculine singular noun - forever", "*təḥaddēhû*": "2nd person masculine singular Piel imperfect with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - you make him glad", "*śimḥāh*": "feminine singular noun with preposition bet - with joy", "*pānêkā*": "masculine plural noun 'face' with 2nd person masculine singular suffix + direct object marker - your face" }, "variants": { "*təšîtēhû*": "make him/set him/appoint him", "*bərākôt*": "blessings/benedictions/benefits", "*lāʿad*": "forever/eternally/perpetually", "*təḥaddēhû*": "make glad/cause to rejoice/gladden", "*śimḥāh*": "joy/gladness/delight", "*pānêkā*": "your face/your presence/before you" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.21.8", "source": "‫כִּֽי־הַ֭מֶּלֶךְ בֹּטֵ֣חַ בַּיהוָ֑ה וּבְחֶ֥סֶד עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן בַּל־יִמּֽוֹט׃‬", "text": "For *hammelek* *bōṭēaḥ* in-*YHWH* and-in-*ḥesed* *ʿelyôn* *bal*-*yimmôṭ*", "grammar": { "*hammelek*": "definite article + masculine singular noun + conjunction ki - for the king", "*bōṭēaḥ*": "masculine singular Qal participle - trusting", "*YHWH*": "divine name with preposition bet - in Yahweh/LORD", "*ḥesed*": "masculine singular noun with preposition bet + conjunction waw - and in lovingkindness", "*ʿelyôn*": "masculine singular adjective/name - Most High", "*bal*": "negative particle - not", "*yimmôṭ*": "3rd person masculine singular Niphal imperfect - he will be shaken" }, "variants": { "*hammelek*": "the king/ruler/sovereign", "*bōṭēaḥ*": "trusting/relying/having confidence", "*ḥesed*": "lovingkindness/steadfast love/covenant faithfulness", "*ʿelyôn*": "Most High/Highest/Supreme", "*yimmôṭ*": "be shaken/be moved/be dislodged" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.21.9", "source": "‫תִּמְצָ֣א יָ֭דְךָ לְכָל־אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ יְ֝מִֽינְךָ תִּמְצָ֥א שֹׂנְאֶֽיךָ׃‬", "text": "*timṣāʾ* *yādəkā* to-all-*ʾōyəbêkā* *yəmînəkā* *timṣāʾ* *śōnəʾêkā*", "grammar": { "*timṣāʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular Qal imperfect - it will find", "*yādəkā*": "feminine singular noun 'hand' with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand", "*ʾōyəbêkā*": "masculine plural participle 'enemies' with 2nd person masculine singular suffix + preposition lamed + noun kol - to all your enemies", "*yəmînəkā*": "feminine singular noun 'right hand' with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your right hand", "*timṣāʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular Qal imperfect - it will find", "*śōnəʾêkā*": "masculine plural Qal participle 'haters' with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - those who hate you" }, "variants": { "*timṣāʾ*": "find/discover/reach", "*yādəkā*": "your hand/power/strength", "*ʾōyəbêkā*": "your enemies/adversaries/foes", "*yəmînəkā*": "your right hand/strength/power", "*śōnəʾêkā*": "those who hate you/your haters/those hostile to you" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.21.10", "source": "‫תְּשִׁיתֵ֤מוֹ ׀ כְּתַנּ֥וּר אֵשׁ֮ לְעֵ֢ת פָּ֫נֶ֥יךָ יְ֭הוָה בְּאַפּ֣וֹ יְבַלְּעֵ֑ם וְֽתֹאכְלֵ֥ם אֵֽשׁ׃‬", "text": "*təšîtēmô* like-*tannûr* *ʾēš* at-time *pānêkā* *YHWH* in-*ʾappô* *yəballəʿēm* and-*tōʾkəlēm* *ʾēš*", "grammar": { "*təšîtēmô*": "2nd person masculine singular Qal imperfect with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - you will make them", "*tannûr*": "masculine singular noun with preposition kaf - like a furnace", "*ʾēš*": "feminine singular noun - fire", "*pānêkā*": "masculine plural noun 'face' with 2nd person masculine singular suffix + preposition lamed + noun ʿet - at the time of your presence", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾappô*": "masculine singular noun 'anger/nose' with 3rd person masculine singular suffix + preposition bet - in his anger", "*yəballəʿēm*": "3rd person masculine singular Piel imperfect with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - he will swallow them", "*tōʾkəlēm*": "3rd person feminine singular Qal imperfect with 3rd person masculine plural suffix + conjunction waw - and it will consume them", "*ʾēš*": "feminine singular noun - fire" }, "variants": { "*təšîtēmô*": "make them/set them/place them", "*tannûr*": "furnace/oven/fiery furnace", "*ʾēš*": "fire/flame", "*pānêkā*": "your face/presence/appearance", "*ʾappô*": "his anger/wrath/nostrils", "*yəballəʿēm*": "swallow them/consume them/destroy them", "*tōʾkəlēm*": "consume them/devour them/destroy them" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.21.11", "source": "‫פִּ֭רְיָמוֹ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ תְּאַבֵּ֑ד וְ֝זַרְעָ֗ם מִבְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃‬", "text": "*piryāmô* from-*ʾereṣ* *təʾabbēd* and-*zarʿām* from-*bənê* *ʾādām*", "grammar": { "*piryāmô*": "masculine singular noun 'fruit' with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their fruit/offspring", "*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun with preposition min - from the earth", "*təʾabbēd*": "2nd person masculine singular Piel imperfect - you will destroy", "*zarʿām*": "masculine singular noun 'seed' with 3rd person masculine plural suffix + conjunction waw - and their descendants", "*bənê*": "masculine plural construct noun 'sons' with preposition min - from sons of", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun - man/mankind" }, "variants": { "*piryāmô*": "their fruit/their offspring/their posterity", "*ʾereṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*təʾabbēd*": "destroy/remove/eliminate", "*zarʿām*": "their seed/their offspring/their descendants", "*bənê ʾādām*": "sons of man/human beings/mankind" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.21.12", "source": "‫כִּי־נָט֣וּ עָלֶ֣יךָ רָעָ֑ה חָֽשְׁב֥וּ מְ֝זִמָּ֗ה בַּל־יוּכָֽלוּ׃‬", "text": "For *nāṭû* against-you *rāʿāh* *ḥāšəbû* *məzimmāh* *bal*-*yûkālû*", "grammar": { "*nāṭû*": "3rd person common plural Qal perfect + conjunction ki - for they stretched out/extended", "against-you": "preposition ʿal + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - against you", "*rāʿāh*": "feminine singular noun - evil", "*ḥāšəbû*": "3rd person common plural Qal perfect - they planned/devised", "*məzimmāh*": "feminine singular noun - plot/scheme", "*bal*": "negative particle - not", "*yûkālû*": "3rd person masculine plural Qal imperfect - they will prevail/succeed" }, "variants": { "*nāṭû*": "stretched out/extended/inclined", "*rāʿāh*": "evil/harm/calamity", "*ḥāšəbû*": "planned/devised/schemed", "*məzimmāh*": "plot/scheme/device", "*yûkālû*": "prevail/succeed/be able" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.21.13", "source": "‫כִּ֭י תְּשִׁיתֵ֣מוֹ שֶׁ֑כֶם בְּ֝מֵֽיתָרֶ֗יךָ תְּכוֹנֵ֥ן עַל־פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃‬", "text": "For *təšîtēmô* *šekem* with-*mêtārêkā* *təkônēn* against-*pənêhem*", "grammar": { "*təšîtēmô*": "2nd person masculine singular Qal imperfect with 3rd person masculine plural suffix + conjunction ki - for you will make them", "*šekem*": "masculine singular noun - shoulder/back", "*mêtārêkā*": "masculine plural noun 'bowstrings' with 2nd person masculine singular suffix + preposition bet - with your bow cords", "*təkônēn*": "2nd person masculine singular Polel imperfect - you will aim/direct", "*pənêhem*": "masculine plural noun 'face' with 3rd person masculine plural suffix + preposition ʿal - against their faces" }, "variants": { "*təšîtēmô*": "make them/set them/turn them", "*šekem*": "shoulder/back/portion", "*mêtārêkā*": "your bowstrings/your cords/your bow", "*təkônēn*": "aim/direct/prepare", "*pənêhem*": "their faces/their presence/against them" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.21.14", "source": "‫ר֣וּמָה יְהוָ֣ה בְּעֻזֶּ֑ךָ נָשִׁ֥ירָה וּֽ֝נְזַמְּרָה גְּבוּרָתֶֽךָ׃‬", "text": "*rûmāh* *YHWH* in-*ʿuzzekā* *nāšîrāh* and-*nəzammərāh* *gəbûrātekā*", "grammar": { "*rûmāh*": "2nd person masculine singular Qal imperative - be exalted", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʿuzzekā*": "masculine singular noun 'strength' with 2nd person masculine singular suffix + preposition bet - in your strength", "*nāšîrāh*": "1st person common plural cohortative - let us sing", "*nəzammərāh*": "1st person common plural Piel cohortative + conjunction waw - and let us praise", "*gəbûrātekā*": "feminine singular noun 'might' with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your might" }, "variants": { "*rûmāh*": "be exalted/rise up/be lifted up", "*ʿuzzekā*": "your strength/your power/your might", "*nāšîrāh*": "let us sing/we will sing/may we sing", "*nəzammərāh*": "let us praise/we will sing praises/may we celebrate", "*gəbûrātekā*": "your might/your power/your strength" } }