{ "verseID": "Psalms.53.1", "source": "לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ עַֽל־מָחֲלַ֗ת מַשְׂכִּ֥יל לְדָוִֽד׃", "text": "To the *mənaṣṣēaḥ* upon-*māḥălat* *maśkîl* to *dāwid*", "grammar": { "*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "preposition 'to' + participle, masculine singular - director/chief musician", "*māḥălat*": "preposition 'upon' + noun, feminine singular - possibly a musical term or instrument", "*maśkîl*": "noun, masculine singular - contemplative poem/skillful psalm", "*dāwid*": "preposition 'to' + proper noun - David" }, "variants": { "*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "chief musician/director/conductor", "*māḥălat*": "musical term/illness/affliction/musical instrument", "*maśkîl*": "contemplative poem/skillful composition/instructive psalm", "*dāwid*": "David (personal name)" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.53.2", "source": "אָ֘מַ֤ר נָבָ֣ל בְּ֭לִבּוֹ אֵ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֑ים הִֽ֝שְׁחִ֗יתוּ וְהִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ עָ֝֗וֶל אֵ֣ין עֹֽשֵׂה־טֽוֹב׃", "text": "*ʾāmar* *nābāl* in-*lēb* of-him *ʾēn* *ʾĕlōhîm* *hišḥîtû* *wə-hitʿîbû* *ʿāwel* *ʾēn* *ʿōśēh*-*ṭôb*", "grammar": { "*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said/spoke", "*nābāl*": "noun, masculine singular - fool", "*lēb*": "preposition 'in' + noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - heart/mind of him", "*ʾēn*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God/gods", "*hišḥîtû*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd plural - they have corrupted/destroyed", "*wə-hitʿîbû*": "conjunction 'and' + verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd plural - they have made abominable", "*ʿāwel*": "noun, masculine singular - injustice/iniquity", "*ʿōśēh*": "participle, qal active, masculine singular construct with - doer of", "*ṭôb*": "noun/adjective, masculine singular - good" }, "variants": { "*nābāl*": "fool/senseless person", "*lēb*": "heart/mind/inner being", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods (grammatically plural form)", "*ʿāwel*": "injustice/iniquity/wrongdoing", "*ṭôb*": "good/goodness/benefit" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.53.3", "source": "אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים מִשָּׁמַיִם֮ הִשְׁקִ֢יף עַֽל־בְּנֵ֫י אָדָ֥ם לִ֭רְאוֹת הֲיֵ֣שׁ מַשְׂכִּ֑יל דֹּ֝רֵ֗שׁ אֶת־אֱלֹהִֽים׃", "text": "*ʾĕlōhîm* from-*šāmayim* *hišqîp* upon-*bənê* *ʾādām* to-*rəʾôt* is-there *maśkîl* *dōrēš* *ʾēt*-*ʾĕlōhîm*", "grammar": { "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God/gods", "*šāmayim*": "preposition 'from' + noun, masculine plural - heavens", "*hišqîp*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - looked down/observed", "*bənê*": "preposition 'upon' + noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - mankind/humanity", "*rəʾôt*": "preposition 'to' + verb, qal infinitive construct - to see", "*maśkîl*": "participle, hiphil, masculine singular - one who understands/acts wisely", "*dōrēš*": "participle, qal active, masculine singular - one who seeks", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God/gods" }, "variants": { "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky", "*hišqîp*": "looked down/observed/surveyed", "*ʾādām*": "mankind/humanity/man", "*maśkîl*": "one who understands/wise person/insightful one", "*dōrēš*": "one who seeks/searches for/inquires about" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.53.4", "source": "כֻּלּ֥וֹ סָג֮ יַחְדָּ֢ו נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּ אֵ֤ין עֹֽשֵׂה־ט֑וֹב אֵ֝֗ין גַּם־אֶחָֽד׃", "text": "All-of-him *sāg* *yaḥdāw* *neʾĕlāḥû* *ʾēn* *ʿōśēh*-*ṭôb* *ʾēn* also-*ʾeḥād*", "grammar": { "*kūllô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - all of him/it/them", "*sāg*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - turned aside/departed", "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together", "*neʾĕlāḥû*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd plural - they have become corrupt/tainted", "*ʾēn*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*ʿōśēh*": "participle, qal active, masculine singular construct - doer of", "*ṭôb*": "noun/adjective, masculine singular - good", "*ʾēn*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*ʾeḥād*": "adverb 'also' + adjective, masculine singular - one" }, "variants": { "*sāg*": "turned aside/departed/gone astray", "*neʾĕlāḥû*": "become corrupt/tainted/spoiled/worthless", "*ʾeḥād*": "one/single one/not even one" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.53.5", "source": "הֲלֹ֥א יָדְעוּ֮ פֹּ֤עֲלֵ֫י אָ֥וֶן אֹכְלֵ֣י עַ֭מִּי אָ֣כְלוּ לֶ֑חֶם אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לֹ֣א קָרָֽאוּ׃", "text": "Do-not *yādəʿû* *pōʿălê* *ʾāwen* *ʾōkəlê* *ʿammî* *ʾākəlû* *leḥem* *ʾĕlōhîm* not *qārāʾû*", "grammar": { "*hălōʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - do not?/have not?", "*yādəʿû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they knew/have known", "*pōʿălê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - workers of", "*ʾāwen*": "noun, masculine singular - iniquity/evil", "*ʾōkəlê*": "participle, qal active, masculine plural construct - eaters of", "*ʿammî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my people", "*ʾākəlû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they ate/devoured", "*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread/food", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God/gods", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*qārāʾû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they called/invoked" }, "variants": { "*pōʿălê*": "workers/doers/practitioners", "*ʾāwen*": "iniquity/evil/wickedness/trouble", "*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance", "*qārāʾû*": "called/invoked/summoned" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.53.6", "source": "שָׁ֤ם ׀ פָּ֥חֲדוּ פַחַד֮ לֹא־הָ֢יָ֫‪[t]‬ה פָ֥חַד כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִ֗ים פִּ֭זַּר עַצְמ֣וֹת חֹנָ֑ךְ הֱ֝בִשֹׁ֗תָה כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִ֥ים מְאָסָֽם׃", "text": "There *pāḥădû* *paḥad* not-*hāyāh* *pāḥad* for-*ʾĕlōhîm* *pizzar* *ʿaṣəmôt* *ḥōnāk* *hĕbišōtāh* for-*ʾĕlōhîm* *məʾāsām*", "grammar": { "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*pāḥădû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they feared/were in dread", "*paḥad*": "noun, masculine singular - fear/dread", "*lōʾ-hāyāh*": "negative particle + verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was not", "*pāḥad*": "noun, masculine singular - fear/dread", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God/gods", "*pizzar*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - scattered", "*ʿaṣəmôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - bones of", "*ḥōnāk*": "participle, qal active, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your encamper/besiegers", "*hĕbišōtāh*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have put to shame", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God/gods", "*məʾāsām*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - he has rejected them" }, "variants": { "*pāḥad*": "fear/dread/terror", "*pizzar*": "scattered/dispersed/spread", "*ḥōnāk*": "one who encamps against you/your besieger/one who attacks you", "*hĕbišōtāh*": "you have put to shame/humiliated/disgraced", "*məʾāsām*": "rejected them/refused them/despised them" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.53.7", "source": "מִ֥י יִתֵּ֣ן מִצִיּוֹן֮ יְשֻׁע֢וֹת יִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥ל בְּשׁ֣וּב אֱ֭לֹהִים שְׁב֣וּת עַמּ֑וֹ יָגֵ֥ל יַ֝עֲקֹ֗ב יִשְׂמַ֥ח יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃", "text": "Who *yittēn* from-*ṣiyyôn* *yəšuʿôt* *yiśrāʾēl* when-*šûb* *ʾĕlōhîm* *šəbût* *ʿammô* *yāgēl* *yaʿăqōb* *yiśmaḥ* *yiśrāʾēl*", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative - who", "*yittēn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will give", "*ṣiyyôn*": "preposition 'from' + proper noun - Zion", "*yəšuʿôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - salvations of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*bəšûb*": "preposition 'in/when' + verb, qal infinitive construct - in returning/when returns", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God/gods", "*šəbût*": "noun, feminine singular construct - captivity of", "*ʿammô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his people", "*yāgēl*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will rejoice", "*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun - Jacob", "*yiśmaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be glad", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel" }, "variants": { "*yittēn*": "will give/grant/provide", "*yəšuʿôt*": "salvations/deliverances/victories", "*šəbût*": "captivity/fortunes/former state", "*yāgēl*": "will rejoice/be joyful/exult", "*yiśmaḥ*": "will be glad/rejoice/be happy" } }