{ "verseID": "Psalms.40.1", "source": "לַ֝מְנַצֵּ֗חַ לְדָוִ֥ד מִזְמֽוֹר", "text": "To the *mənaṣṣēaḥ*, to *Dāwid* *mizmōr*", "grammar": { "*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "singular, masculine noun with preposition lamed - 'to/for the director/choirmaster'", "*Dāwid*": "proper name with preposition lamed - 'to/for/of David'", "*mizmōr*": "singular, masculine noun - 'psalm/song'" }, "variants": { "*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "director/choirmaster/conductor/chief musician", "*mizmōr*": "psalm/melody/song with instrumental accompaniment" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.40.2", "source": "קַוֺּ֣ה קִוִּ֣יתִי יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֥ט אֵ֝לַ֗י וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע שַׁוְעָתִֽי", "text": "*Qawwōh qiwwîtî* *YHWH*, *wayyēṭ* unto me *wayyišmaʿ* my *šawʿātî*", "grammar": { "*Qawwōh qiwwîtî*": "infinitive absolute + Piel perfect, 1st person singular - 'waiting I waited/earnestly waited'", "*YHWH*": "proper divine name, tetragrammaton", "*wayyēṭ*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he inclined/turned'", "*wayyišmaʿ*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he heard'", "*šawʿātî*": "feminine noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my cry'" }, "variants": { "*Qawwōh qiwwîtî*": "I waited patiently/I waited intensely/I eagerly waited", "*wayyēṭ*": "he inclined/he bent down/he turned", "*šawʿātî*": "my cry/my cry for help/my plea" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.40.3", "source": "וַיַּעֲלֵ֤נִי ׀ מִבּ֥וֹר שָׁאוֹן֮ מִטִּ֢יט הַיָּ֫וֵ֥ן וַיָּ֖קֶם עַל־סֶ֥לַע רַגְלַ֗י כּוֹנֵ֥ן אֲשֻׁרָֽי", "text": "*Wayyaʿălēnî* from *bôr šāʾôn*, from *ṭîṭ hayyāwēn*, *wayyāqem* upon *selaʿ* my *raḡlay*, *kônēn* my *ʾăšurāy*", "grammar": { "*Wayyaʿălēnî*": "Hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular object suffix - 'and he brought me up'", "*bôr šāʾôn*": "masculine noun + masculine noun in construct - 'pit of noise/destruction'", "*ṭîṭ hayyāwēn*": "masculine noun + definite article + masculine noun - 'miry clay/mud of mire'", "*wayyāqem*": "Hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he set/established'", "*selaʿ*": "masculine noun - 'rock'", "*raḡlay*": "dual noun with 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my feet'", "*kônēn*": "Polel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he established/made firm'", "*ʾăšurāy*": "plural noun with 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my steps'" }, "variants": { "*bôr šāʾôn*": "pit of destruction/pit of noise/pit of tumult/horrible pit", "*ṭîṭ hayyāwēn*": "miry clay/clay of mire/slimy mud/muddy clay", "*selaʿ*": "rock/cliff/crag", "*kônēn*": "established/made firm/secured/stabilized", "*ʾăšurāy*": "my steps/my goings/my path" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.40.4", "source": "וַיִּתֵּ֬ן בְּפִ֨י ׀ שִׁ֥יר חָדָשׁ֮ תְּהִלָּ֢ה לֵֽאלֹ֫הֵ֥ינוּ יִרְא֣וּ רַבִּ֣ים וְיִירָ֑אוּ וְ֝יִבְטְח֗וּ בַּיהוָֽה", "text": "*Wayyittēn* in my *pî* *šîr ḥādāš*, *təhillâ* to our *ʾĕlōhênû*. *Yirʾû rabbîm wəyîrāʾû*, *wəyibṭəḥû* in *YHWH*", "grammar": { "*Wayyittēn*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he put/placed'", "*pî*": "masculine noun with 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my mouth'", "*šîr ḥādāš*": "masculine noun + masculine adjective - 'new song'", "*təhillâ*": "feminine noun - 'praise'", "*ʾĕlōhênû*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person plural possessive suffix - 'our God'", "*Yirʾû rabbîm*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + masculine adjective - 'many will see'", "*wəyîrāʾû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with conjunction - 'and will fear'", "*wəyibṭəḥû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with conjunction - 'and will trust'", "*YHWH*": "proper divine name with preposition bet - 'in the LORD'" }, "variants": { "*šîr ḥādāš*": "new song/fresh song", "*təhillâ*": "praise/song of praise/hymn", "*Yirʾû*": "they will see/they will perceive/they will observe", "*wəyîrāʾû*": "and they will fear/and they will be in awe/and they will reverence", "*wəyibṭəḥû*": "and they will trust/and they will rely on/and they will place confidence in" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.40.5", "source": "אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי הַגֶּ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֣ם יְ֭הֹוָה מִבְטַח֑וֹ וְֽלֹא־פָנָ֥ה אֶל־רְ֝הָבִ֗ים וְשָׂטֵ֥י כָזָֽב", "text": "*ʾAšrê* the *geber* who *sām* *YHWH* his *mibṭaḥô*, *wəlōʾ-pānâ* to *rəhābîm* *wəśāṭê kāzāb*", "grammar": { "*ʾAšrê*": "masculine plural construct noun - 'blessed/happy is'", "*geber*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - 'the man/strong man'", "*sām*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'has made/placed'", "*YHWH*": "proper divine name", "*mibṭaḥô*": "masculine noun with 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - 'his trust'", "*wəlōʾ-pānâ*": "negation with conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and has not turned'", "*rəhābîm*": "masculine plural noun - 'proud/arrogant ones'", "*wəśāṭê kāzāb*": "masculine plural construct participle with conjunction + masculine singular noun - 'and those turning aside to falsehood'" }, "variants": { "*ʾAšrê*": "blessed/happy/fortunate", "*geber*": "man/strong man/warrior/mighty one", "*mibṭaḥô*": "his trust/his confidence/his security", "*rəhābîm*": "proud ones/arrogant ones/the boastful/Rahab (as type of pride)", "*wəśāṭê kāzāb*": "those turning aside to falsehood/those who turn to lies/apostates of falsehood" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.40.6", "source": "רַבּ֤וֹת עָשִׂ֨יתָ ׀ אַתָּ֤ה ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהַי֮ נִֽפְלְאֹתֶ֥יךָ וּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶ֗יךָ אֵ֫לֵ֥ינוּ אֵ֤ין ׀ עֲרֹ֬ךְ אֵלֶ֗יךָ אַגִּ֥ידָה וַאֲדַבֵּ֑רָה עָ֝צְמ֗וּ מִסַּפֵּֽר", "text": "*Rabbôt ʿāśîtā* you *YHWH* my *ʾĕlōhay* your *nipləʾōteykā* and your *maḥšəbōteykā* toward us; *ʾên ʿărōḵ* to you. *ʾAggîdâ waʾădabbērâ*, they *ʿāṣəmû missappēr*", "grammar": { "*Rabbôt ʿāśîtā*": "feminine plural adjective + Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'many things you have done'", "*YHWH*": "proper divine name", "*ʾĕlōhay*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my God'", "*nipləʾōteykā*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - 'your wonders/wonderful works'", "*maḥšəbōteykā*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - 'your thoughts/plans'", "*ʾên ʿărōḵ*": "particle of negation + infinitive construct - 'there is no comparing/arrangement'", "*ʾAggîdâ*": "Hiphil imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - 'I will declare'", "*waʾădabbērâ*": "Piel imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular with conjunction - 'and I will speak'", "*ʿāṣəmû missappēr*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural + preposition min + Piel infinitive construct - 'they are more numerous than telling'" }, "variants": { "*Rabbôt*": "many/numerous/abundant", "*nipləʾōteykā*": "your wonders/your wonderful works/your marvelous deeds", "*maḥšəbōteykā*": "your thoughts/your plans/your intentions/your designs", "*ʾên ʿărōḵ*": "there is no comparing/nothing can be compared/none can be arranged alongside", "*ʿāṣəmû missappēr*": "they are too numerous to be counted/they are more than can be told/they are mightier than can be recounted" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.40.7", "source": "זֶ֤בַח וּמִנְחָ֨ה ׀ לֹֽא־חָפַ֗צְתָּ אָ֭זְנַיִם כָּרִ֣יתָ לִּ֑י עוֹלָ֥ה וַ֝חֲטָאָ֗ה לֹ֣א שָׁאָֽלְתָּ", "text": "*Zebaḥ ûminḥâ lōʾ-ḥāpaṣtā*, *ʾoznayim kārîtā* for me; *ʿôlâ waḥăṭāʾâ lōʾ šāʾāltā*", "grammar": { "*Zebaḥ ûminḥâ*": "masculine singular noun + conjunction + feminine singular noun - 'sacrifice and offering'", "*lōʾ-ḥāpaṣtā*": "negation + Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you have not desired'", "*ʾoznayim kārîtā*": "dual noun + Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'ears you have dug/pierced'", "*ʿôlâ waḥăṭāʾâ*": "feminine singular noun + conjunction + feminine singular noun - 'burnt offering and sin offering'", "*lōʾ šāʾāltā*": "negation + Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you have not requested/required'" }, "variants": { "*Zebaḥ*": "sacrifice/slaughtered offering", "*minḥâ*": "grain offering/gift/tribute offering", "*ḥāpaṣtā*": "you desired/you delighted in/you were pleased with", "*kārîtā*": "you dug/you excavated/you pierced/you opened", "*ʿôlâ*": "burnt offering/whole burnt offering/ascending offering", "*ḥăṭāʾâ*": "sin offering/purification offering", "*šāʾāltā*": "you asked for/you required/you demanded" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.40.8", "source": "אָ֣ז אָ֭מַרְתִּי הִנֵּה־בָ֑אתִי בִּמְגִלַּת־סֵ֝֗פֶר כָּת֥וּב עָלָֽי", "text": "*ʾāz ʾāmartî hinnēh-bāʾtî* in *məḡillat-sēper kātûb ʿālay*", "grammar": { "*ʾāz*": "adverb of time - 'then'", "*ʾāmartî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - 'I said'", "*hinnēh-bāʾtî*": "interjection + Qal perfect, 1st person singular - 'behold, I have come'", "*məḡillat-sēper*": "feminine singular construct noun + masculine singular noun - 'scroll of book/written document'", "*kātûb*": "Qal passive participle, masculine singular - 'it is written'", "*ʿālay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - 'concerning me/upon me'" }, "variants": { "*ʾāz*": "then/at that time", "*hinnēh*": "behold/lo/see", "*məḡillat-sēper*": "scroll of book/book scroll/written document/roll of writing", "*kātûb ʿālay*": "written concerning me/prescribed for me/written about me" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.40.9", "source": "לַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת־רְצוֹנְךָ֣ אֱלֹהַ֣י חָפָ֑צְתִּי וְ֝ת֥וֹרָתְךָ֗ בְּת֣וֹךְ מֵעָֽי", "text": "*Laʿăśôt-rəṣônəḵā* my *ʾĕlōhay ḥāpāṣtî*, and your *tôrātəḵā* in the midst of my *mēʿāy*", "grammar": { "*Laʿăśôt-rəṣônəḵā*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'to do your will/pleasure'", "*ʾĕlōhay*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my God'", "*ḥāpāṣtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - 'I delight/desire/take pleasure'", "*tôrātəḵā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your law/instruction'", "*mēʿāy*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my inward parts/bowels'" }, "variants": { "*Laʿăśôt*": "to do/to perform/to accomplish", "*rəṣônəḵā*": "your will/your pleasure/your delight/what pleases you", "*ḥāpāṣtî*": "I delight/I desire/I take pleasure/I am pleased", "*tôrātəḵā*": "your law/your instruction/your teaching/your direction", "*mēʿāy*": "my inward parts/my bowels/my innermost being/my heart" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.40.10", "source": "בִּשַּׂ֤רְתִּי צֶ֨דֶק ׀ בְּקָ֘הָ֤ל רָ֗ב הִנֵּ֣ה שְׂ֭פָתַי לֹ֣א אֶכְלָ֑א יְ֝הוָ֗ה אַתָּ֥ה יָדָֽעְתָּ", "text": "*Biśśartî ṣedeq* in *qāhāl rāb*; *hinnēh śəpātay lōʾ ʾeḵlāʾ*; *YHWH*, you *yādāʿtā*", "grammar": { "*Biśśartî*": "Piel perfect, 1st person singular - 'I have proclaimed/announced good news'", "*ṣedeq*": "masculine singular noun - 'righteousness/justice'", "*qāhāl rāb*": "masculine singular noun + masculine singular adjective - 'great assembly/congregation'", "*hinnēh*": "interjection - 'behold/look'", "*śəpātay*": "dual noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my lips'", "*lōʾ ʾeḵlāʾ*": "negation + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I will not restrain/hold back'", "*YHWH*": "proper divine name", "*yādāʿtā*": "Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you know/have known'" }, "variants": { "*Biśśartî*": "I have proclaimed/I have announced good news/I have preached", "*ṣedeq*": "righteousness/justice/rightness", "*qāhāl*": "assembly/congregation/gathering", "*rāb*": "great/large/numerous", "*ʾeḵlāʾ*": "I will restrain/I will hold back/I will shut" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.40.11", "source": "צִדְקָתְךָ֬ לֹא־כִסִּ֨יתִי ׀ בְּת֬וֹךְ לִבִּ֗י אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ וּתְשׁוּעָתְךָ֣ אָמָ֑רְתִּי לֹא־כִחַ֥דְתִּי חַסְדְּךָ֥ וַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ לְקָהָ֥ל רָֽב", "text": "Your *ṣidqātəḵā lōʾ-ḵissîtî* within my *libbî*, your *ʾĕmûnātəḵā ûtəšûʿātəḵā ʾāmārtî*; *lōʾ-ḵiḥadtî* your *ḥasdəḵā waʾămittəḵā* to *qāhāl rāb*", "grammar": { "*ṣidqātəḵā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your righteousness'", "*lōʾ-ḵissîtî*": "negation + Piel perfect, 1st person singular - 'I have not concealed'", "*libbî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my heart'", "*ʾĕmûnātəḵā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your faithfulness'", "*ûtəšûʿātəḵā*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'and your salvation'", "*ʾāmārtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - 'I have spoken/declared'", "*lōʾ-ḵiḥadtî*": "negation + Piel perfect, 1st person singular - 'I have not hidden'", "*ḥasdəḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your lovingkindness'", "*waʾămittəḵā*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'and your truth'", "*qāhāl rāb*": "masculine singular noun + masculine singular adjective - 'great assembly/congregation'" }, "variants": { "*ṣidqātəḵā*": "your righteousness/your justice/your righteous acts", "*ḵissîtî*": "I concealed/I covered/I hid", "*ʾĕmûnātəḵā*": "your faithfulness/your reliability/your steadfastness", "*təšûʿātəḵā*": "your salvation/your deliverance/your help", "*ḵiḥadtî*": "I hid/I concealed/I kept back", "*ḥasdəḵā*": "your lovingkindness/your steadfast love/your mercy/your covenant loyalty", "*ʾămittəḵā*": "your truth/your faithfulness/your reliability" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.40.12", "source": "אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה לֹא־תִכְלָ֣א רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּ֑נִּי חַסְדְּךָ֥ וַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ תָּמִ֥יד יִצְּרֽוּנִי", "text": "You, *YHWH*, *lōʾ-tiḵlāʾ* your *raḥămeykā* from me; your *ḥasdəḵā waʾămittəḵā tāmîd yiṣṣərûnî*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "proper divine name", "*lōʾ-tiḵlāʾ*": "negation + Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you will not withhold'", "*raḥămeykā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your compassion/mercy'", "*ḥasdəḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your lovingkindness'", "*waʾămittəḵā*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'and your truth'", "*tāmîd*": "adverb - 'continually/always'", "*yiṣṣərûnî*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 1st person singular object suffix - 'they will preserve/keep me'" }, "variants": { "*tiḵlāʾ*": "you will withhold/you will restrain/you will hold back", "*raḥămeykā*": "your compassion/your mercy/your tender mercies", "*ḥasdəḵā*": "your lovingkindness/your steadfast love/your mercy/your covenant loyalty", "*ʾămittəḵā*": "your truth/your faithfulness/your reliability", "*yiṣṣərûnî*": "they will preserve me/they will keep me/they will guard me/they will protect me" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.40.13", "source": "כִּ֤י אָפְפ֥וּ־עָלַ֨י ׀ רָע֡וֹת עַד־אֵ֬ין מִסְפָּ֗ר הִשִּׂיג֣וּנִי עֲ֭וֺנֹתַי וְלֹא־יָכֹ֣לְתִּי לִרְא֑וֹת עָצְמ֥וּ מִשַּֽׂעֲר֥וֹת רֹ֝אשִׁ֗י וְלִבִּ֥י עֲזָבָֽנִי", "text": "For *ʾāpəpû-ʿālay rāʿôt* until *ʾên mispār*; *hiśśîḡûnî ʿăwōnōtay wəlōʾ-yāḵōltî lirʾôt*; they *ʿāṣəmû* more than the *śaʿărôt* of my *rōʾšî*, and my *libbî ʿăzābānî*", "grammar": { "*ʾāpəpû-ʿālay*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural + preposition with 1st person singular suffix - 'they have encompassed me'", "*rāʿôt*": "feminine plural noun - 'evils/calamities'", "*ʾên mispār*": "particle of negation + masculine singular noun - 'there is no number/uncountable'", "*hiśśîḡûnî*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural with 1st person singular object suffix - 'they have overtaken me'", "*ʿăwōnōtay*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my iniquities'", "*wəlōʾ-yāḵōltî*": "conjunction + negation + Qal perfect, 1st person singular - 'and I am not able'", "*lirʾôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - 'to see'", "*ʿāṣəmû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - 'they are more numerous'", "*śaʿărôt*": "feminine plural noun - 'hairs'", "*rōʾšî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my head'", "*libbî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my heart'", "*ʿăzābānî*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular object suffix - 'it has forsaken me'" }, "variants": { "*ʾāpəpû*": "they have encompassed/they have surrounded/they have hemmed in", "*rāʿôt*": "evils/calamities/troubles/distresses", "*hiśśîḡûnî*": "they have overtaken me/they have caught up with me/they have seized me", "*ʿăwōnōtay*": "my iniquities/my guilt/my sins", "*ʿāṣəmû*": "they are more numerous/they are mightier/they are stronger", "*ʿăzābānî*": "it has forsaken me/it has abandoned me/it has failed me" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.40.14", "source": "רְצֵ֣ה יְ֭הוָה לְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי יְ֝הוָ֗ה לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי חֽוּשָׁה", "text": "*Rəṣēh YHWH ləhaṣṣîlēnî*; *YHWH ləʿezrātî* *ḥûšâ*", "grammar": { "*Rəṣēh*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - 'be pleased/willing'", "*YHWH*": "proper divine name", "*ləhaṣṣîlēnî*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct with 1st person singular object suffix - 'to deliver me'", "*ləʿezrātî*": "preposition + feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'to my help'", "*ḥûšâ*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - 'hasten/hurry'" }, "variants": { "*Rəṣēh*": "be pleased/be willing/take delight", "*ləhaṣṣîlēnî*": "to deliver me/to rescue me/to save me", "*ləʿezrātî*": "to my help/for my assistance", "*ḥûšâ*": "hasten/hurry/make haste" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.40.15", "source": "יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ ׀ יַחַד֮ מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י נַפְשִׁ֗י לִסְפּ֫וֹתָ֥הּ יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָ֭חוֹר וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י רָעָתִֽי", "text": "*Yēbōšû wəyaḥpərû yaḥad məbaqšê napšî* to *lispôtāh*; *yissōḡû ʾāḥôr wəyikkālmû ḥăpēṣê rāʿātî*", "grammar": { "*Yēbōšû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will be ashamed'", "*wəyaḥpərû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'and they will be confounded'", "*yaḥad*": "adverb - 'together'", "*məbaqšê*": "Piel participle, masculine plural construct - 'those who seek'", "*napšî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my soul/life'", "*lispôtāh*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct with 3rd person feminine singular object suffix - 'to sweep it away'", "*yissōḡû*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will be turned back'", "*ʾāḥôr*": "adverb - 'backward'", "*wəyikkālmû*": "conjunction + Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'and they will be dishonored'", "*ḥăpēṣê*": "adjective, masculine plural construct - 'those who delight in'", "*rāʿātî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my harm/evil'" }, "variants": { "*Yēbōšû*": "they will be ashamed/they will be disappointed/they will be put to shame", "*yaḥpərû*": "they will be confounded/they will be disgraced/they will be put to shame", "*məbaqšê*": "those who seek/those who pursue/those searching for", "*lispôtāh*": "to sweep it away/to destroy it/to snatch it away", "*yissōḡû*": "they will be turned back/they will retreat/they will be driven backward", "*wəyikkālmû*": "and they will be dishonored/and they will be humiliated/and they will be disgraced", "*ḥăpēṣê*": "those who delight in/those who take pleasure in/those who desire", "*rāʿātî*": "my harm/my evil/my injury/my calamity" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.40.16", "source": "יָ֭שֹׁמּוּ עַל־עֵ֣קֶב בָּשְׁתָּ֑ם הָאֹמְרִ֥ים לִ֝֗י הֶ֘אָ֥ח ׀ הֶאָֽח", "text": "*Yāšōmmû ʿal-ʿēqeb bāštām*, those *hāʾōmərîm* to me, '*heʾāḥ heʾāḥ*'", "grammar": { "*Yāšōmmû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will be desolate/appalled'", "*ʿal-ʿēqeb*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - 'on account of/as a consequence of'", "*bāštām*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'their shame'", "*hāʾōmərîm*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine plural - 'those who say'", "*heʾāḥ heʾāḥ*": "interjection, repeated - 'Aha! Aha!'" }, "variants": { "*Yāšōmmû*": "they will be desolate/they will be appalled/they will be devastated", "*ʿal-ʿēqeb*": "on account of/as a consequence of/in return for/on the heel of", "*bāštām*": "their shame/their disgrace/their humiliation", "*heʾāḥ*": "Aha!/Ha!/Well done!/There!" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.40.17", "source": "יָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּ וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ ׀ בְּךָ֗ כָּֽל־מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָ יֹאמְר֣וּ תָ֭מִיד יִגְדַּ֣ל יְהוָ֑ה אֹֽ֝הֲבֵ֗י תְּשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ", "text": "*Yāśîśû wəyiśməḥû* in you, all those *məbaqšeykā*; they will *yōʾmərû tāmîd*, '*Yiḡdal YHWH*', those *ʾōhăbê təšûʿāteḵā*", "grammar": { "*Yāśîśû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will rejoice'", "*wəyiśməḥû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'and they will be glad'", "*məbaqšeykā*": "Piel participle, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'those who seek you'", "*yōʾmərû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will say'", "*tāmîd*": "adverb - 'continually/always'", "*Yiḡdal*": "Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'may he be magnified'", "*YHWH*": "proper divine name", "*ʾōhăbê*": "Qal participle, masculine plural construct - 'those who love'", "*təšûʿāteḵā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your salvation'" }, "variants": { "*Yāśîśû*": "they will rejoice/they will be joyful/they will exult", "*wəyiśməḥû*": "and they will be glad/and they will rejoice/and they will be happy", "*məbaqšeykā*": "those who seek you/those who inquire of you/those searching for you", "*tāmîd*": "continually/always/perpetually", "*Yiḡdal*": "may he be magnified/may he be great/let him be exalted", "*ʾōhăbê*": "those who love/those devoted to", "*təšûʿāteḵā*": "your salvation/your deliverance/your help/your victory" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.40.18", "source": "וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְיוֹן֮ אֲדֹנָ֢י יַחֲשָׁ֫ב לִ֥י עֶזְרָתִ֣י וּמְפַלְטִ֣י אַ֑תָּה אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אַל־תְּאַחַֽר", "text": "And I am *ʿānî wəʾebyôn*; *ʾădōnāy yaḥăšāb* for me; my *ʿezrātî ûməpalṭî* are you; my *ʾĕlōhay*, *ʾal-təʾaḥar*", "grammar": { "*ʿānî*": "adjective, masculine singular - 'poor/afflicted'", "*wəʾebyôn*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - 'and needy'", "*ʾădōnāy*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix (divine title) - 'my Lord'", "*yaḥăšāb*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he will think/regard'", "*ʿezrātî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my help'", "*ûməpalṭî*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'and my deliverer'", "*ʾĕlōhay*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my God'", "*ʾal-təʾaḥar*": "negative particle + Piel imperfect jussive, 2nd person masculine singular - 'do not delay'" }, "variants": { "*ʿānî*": "poor/afflicted/humble/lowly", "*wəʾebyôn*": "and needy/and destitute/and in want", "*yaḥăšāb*": "he will think/he will regard/he will consider/he will plan", "*ʿezrātî*": "my help/my aid/my assistance", "*məpalṭî*": "my deliverer/my rescuer/my means of escape", "*ʾal-təʾaḥar*": "do not delay/do not tarry/do not be late" } }