Verse 8

{ "verseID": "Psalms.61.8", "source": "יֵשֵׁ֣ב ע֖וֹלָם לִפְנֵ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים חֶ֥סֶד וֶ֝אֱמֶ֗ת מַ֣ן יִנְצְרֻֽהוּ׃", "text": "*yēšēb ʿôlām* before-*ʾĕlōhîm ḥesed we-ʾĕmet man yinṣərûhû*", "grammar": { "*yēšēb*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will sit/dwell/remain", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine, singular - forever/eternity", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine, plural (used as singular) with prefixed preposition lamed and pəne - before God", "*ḥesed*": "noun, masculine, singular - lovingkindness/covenant loyalty", "*we-ʾĕmet*": "noun, feminine, singular with prefixed conjunction waw - and truth/faithfulness", "*man*": "interrogative particle used as command - appoint/prepare", "*yinṣərûhû*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd person plural with 3rd person masculine singular object suffix - they will preserve him" }, "variants": { "*yēšēb*": "he will sit/dwell/abide/remain/be enthroned", "*ḥesed*": "lovingkindness/steadfast love/mercy/covenant loyalty", "*ʾĕmet*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability", "*man*": "appoint/command/prepare (uncertain meaning)" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 65:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Psalms.65.1", "source": "לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָוִ֥ד שִֽׁיר", "text": "To-the-*mənaṣṣēaḥ* *mizmôr* to-*dāwid* *šîr*", "grammar": { "*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition lamed (to/for) - director/chief musician", "*mizmôr*": "noun, masculine singular - psalm/song", "*dāwid*": "proper noun with prefixed preposition lamed (to/for) - David", "*šîr*": "noun, masculine singular - song" }, "variants": { "*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "chief musician/choir director/overseer", "*mizmôr*": "psalm/melody/musical composition", "*šîr*": "song/hymn/musical piece" } }
  • Ps 66:13-16 : 13 { "verseID": "Psalms.66.13", "source": "אָב֣וֹא בֵיתְךָ֣ בְעוֹל֑וֹת אֲשַׁלֵּ֖ם לְךָ֣ נְדָרָֽי׃", "text": "*ʾābôʾ* *bêtəkā* with *ʿôlôt* *ʾăšallēm* to you *nədārāy*", "grammar": { "*ʾābôʾ*": "verb qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will come/enter", "*bêtəkā*": "noun masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your house", "*ʿôlôt*": "noun feminine plural - burnt offerings", "*ʾăšallēm*": "verb piel imperfect 1st person singular - I will fulfill/complete", "*nədārāy*": "noun masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my vows" }, "variants": { "*ʾābôʾ*": "I will come/enter/go into", "*bêtəkā*": "your house/home/temple", "*ʿôlôt*": "burnt offerings/whole burnt sacrifices", "*ʾăšallēm*": "I will fulfill/pay/complete", "*nədārāy*": "my vows/promises" } } 14 { "verseID": "Psalms.66.14", "source": "אֲשֶׁר־פָּצ֥וּ שְׂפָתָ֑י וְדִבֶּר־פִּ֝֗י בַּצַּר־לִֽי׃", "text": "Which-*pāṣû* *śəpātāy* and *dibber*-*pî* in the *ṣar*-to me", "grammar": { "*pāṣû*": "verb qal perfect 3rd person plural - opened/uttered", "*śəpātāy*": "noun feminine dual + 1st person singular suffix - my lips", "*dibber*": "verb piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular - spoke", "*pî*": "noun masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my mouth", "*ṣar*": "noun masculine singular - trouble/distress" }, "variants": { "*pāṣû*": "opened/uttered/declared", "*śəpātāy*": "my lips", "*dibber*": "spoke/uttered/said", "*pî*": "my mouth", "*ṣar*": "trouble/distress/adversity/tribulation" } } 15 { "verseID": "Psalms.66.15", "source": "עֹ֘ל֤וֹת מֵחִ֣ים אַעֲלֶה־לָּ֭ךְ עִם־קְטֹ֣רֶת אֵילִ֑ים אֶ֥עֱשֶֽׂה בָקָ֖ר עִם־עַתּוּדִ֣ים סֶֽלָה׃", "text": "*ʿōlôt* *mēḥîm* *ʾaʿăleh*-to you with-*qəṭōret* *ʾêlîm* *ʾeʿĕśeh* *bāqār* with-*ʿattûdîm* *selāh*", "grammar": { "*ʿōlôt*": "noun feminine plural - burnt offerings", "*mēḥîm*": "noun masculine plural - fat animals", "*ʾaʿăleh*": "verb hiphil imperfect 1st person singular - I will offer up", "*qəṭōret*": "noun feminine singular - incense/smoke", "*ʾêlîm*": "noun masculine plural - rams", "*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "verb qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will make/prepare", "*bāqār*": "noun masculine singular - cattle/oxen", "*ʿattûdîm*": "noun masculine plural - male goats", "*selāh*": "musical notation/interlude/pause - uncertain meaning" }, "variants": { "*ʿōlôt*": "burnt offerings/whole burnt sacrifices", "*mēḥîm*": "fat animals/fatlings", "*ʾaʿăleh*": "I will offer up/bring up/sacrifice", "*qəṭōret*": "incense/smoke of sacrifice", "*ʾêlîm*": "rams", "*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "I will make/do/prepare/offer", "*bāqār*": "cattle/oxen/bulls", "*ʿattûdîm*": "male goats/he-goats", "*selāh*": "musical interlude/pause/lift up/forever (exact meaning uncertain)" } } 16 { "verseID": "Psalms.66.16", "source": "לְכֽוּ־שִׁמְע֣וּ וַ֭אֲסַפְּרָה כָּל־יִרְאֵ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר עָשָׂ֣ה לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃", "text": "*ləkû*-*šimʿû* and *ʾăsappərāh* all-*yirʾê* *ʾĕlōhîm* which *ʿāśāh* to *napšî*", "grammar": { "*ləkû*": "verb qal imperative masculine plural - come/go", "*šimʿû*": "verb qal imperative masculine plural - hear/listen", "*ʾăsappərāh*": "verb piel imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - I will tell/declare", "*yirʾê*": "verb qal participle masculine plural construct - fearers of/those who fear", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun masculine plural - God (despite plural form, treated as singular)", "*ʿāśāh*": "verb qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he did/made", "*napšî*": "noun feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul" }, "variants": { "*ləkû*": "come/go/walk/proceed", "*šimʿû*": "hear/listen/pay attention", "*ʾăsappərāh*": "I will tell/declare/recount/relate", "*yirʾê*": "those who fear/the fearers of/those who revere", "*ʿāśāh*": "did/made/accomplished/performed", "*napšî*": "my soul/life/self/being" } }
  • Ps 71:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Psalms.71.22", "source": "גַּם־אֲנִ֤י ׀ אוֹדְךָ֣ בִכְלִי־נֶבֶל֮ אֲמִתְּךָ֢ אֱלֹ֫הָ֥י אֲזַמְּרָ֣ה לְךָ֣ בְכִנּ֑וֹר קְ֝ד֗וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃", "text": "Also-*ʾănî* *ʾôḏəkā* with *kəlî*-*nebel* *ʾămittəkā* *ʾĕlōhāy* *ʾăzammərāh* to you with *kinnôr* *qəḏôš* *yiśrāʾēl*", "grammar": { "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - 'I'", "*ʾôḏəkā*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'I will praise you'", "*kəlî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'instrument of'", "*nebel*": "noun, masculine singular - 'harp/lute'", "*ʾămittəkā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your faithfulness'", "*ʾĕlōhāy*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my God'", "*ʾăzammərāh*": "piel imperfect, 1st person singular cohortative - 'let me sing praise'", "*kinnôr*": "noun, masculine singular - 'lyre'", "*qəḏôš*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - 'holy one of'", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - 'Israel'" }, "variants": { "*ʾôḏəkā*": "I will praise you/I will thank you/I will acknowledge you", "*kəlî*": "instrument/vessel/implement", "*nebel*": "harp/lute/string instrument", "*ʾămittəkā*": "your faithfulness/your truth/your reliability", "*ʾĕlōhāy*": "my God/my deity", "*ʾăzammərāh*": "let me sing praise/I will make music/I will play", "*kinnôr*": "lyre/harp/stringed instrument", "*qəḏôš*": "holy one of/sacred one of/set-apart one of" } }
  • Ps 79:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Psalms.79.13", "source": "וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּ עַמְּךָ֨ ׀ וְצֹ֥אן מַרְעִיתֶךָ֮ נ֤וֹדֶ֥ה לְּךָ֗ לְע֫וֹלָ֥ם לְדֹ֥ר וָדֹ֑ר נְ֝סַפֵּ֗ר תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*wa*-*ʾănaḥnû* *ʿamməḵā* *wə*-*ṣōʾn* *marʿîṯeḵā* *nôḏeh* to-you to-*ʿôlām* to-*dōr* *wā*-*dōr* *nəsappēr* *təhillāṯeḵā*", "grammar": { "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾănaḥnû*": "1st person plural personal pronoun - we", "*ʿamməḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your people", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ṣōʾn*": "feminine singular construct - flock/sheep of", "*marʿîṯeḵā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your pasture", "*nôḏeh*": "hiphil imperfect 1st person plural - we will give thanks", "*lləḵā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*lĕ*": "preposition - to/for", "*ʿôlām*": "masculine singular noun - forever/eternity", "*lĕ*": "preposition - to/for", "*dōr*": "masculine singular noun - generation", "*wā*": "conjunction - and", "*dōr*": "masculine singular noun - generation", "*nəsappēr*": "piel imperfect 1st person plural - we will recount/tell", "*təhillāṯeḵā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your praise" }, "variants": { "*ʾănaḥnû*": "we", "*ʿamməḵā*": "your people/your nation", "*ṣōʾn*": "sheep/flock", "*marʿîṯeḵā*": "your pasture/your shepherding", "*nôḏeh*": "we will give thanks/we will praise/we will acknowledge", "*ʿôlām*": "forever/eternity/perpetuity", "*dōr wā-dōr*": "generation to generation/forever", "*nəsappēr*": "we will recount/we will declare/we will tell", "*təhillāṯeḵā*": "your praise/your glory/what is praiseworthy about you" } }
  • Ps 145:1-2 : 1 { "verseID": "Psalms.145.1", "source": "תְּהִלָּ֗ה לְדָ֫וִ֥ד אֲרוֹמִמְךָ֣ אֱלוֹהַ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַאֲבָרֲכָ֥ה שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ לְעוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד", "text": "*Tᵊhillâ* for *Dāwid* I will *ʾărômimḵā* my *ʾĕlôhay* the *hammelėḵ*, and I will *waʾăbārăḵâ* your *šimḵā* for *lᵊʿôlām wāʿėd*", "grammar": { "*Tᵊhillâ*": "feminine singular noun construct - praise/psalm", "*lᵊdāwid*": "preposition + proper name - for/of David", "*ʾărômimḵā*": "Polel imperfect 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I will exalt/extol you", "*ʾĕlôhay*": "noun masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my God", "*hammelėḵ*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the king", "*waʾăbārăḵâ*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - and I will bless", "*šimḵā*": "noun masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your name", "*lᵊʿôlām wāʿėd*": "preposition + noun masculine singular + conjunction + noun masculine singular - forever and ever" }, "variants": { "*Tᵊhillâ*": "praise/psalm/hymn", "*ʾărômimḵā*": "exalt you/lift you high/extol you", "*ʾĕlôhay*": "my God/my deity", "*hammelėḵ*": "the king/the sovereign", "*waʾăbārăḵâ*": "and I will bless/praise/adore", "*lᵊʿôlām wāʿėd*": "forever and ever/for eternity and beyond" } } 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.145.2", "source": "בְּכָל־י֥וֹם אֲבָרֲכֶ֑ךָּ וַאֲהַלְלָ֥ה שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ לְעוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד", "text": "In *bᵊḵāl-yôm* I will *ʾăbārăḵekkā* and I will *waʾăhalᵊlâ* your *šimḵā* for *lᵊʿôlām wāʿėd*", "grammar": { "*bᵊḵāl-yôm*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct + noun masculine singular - in every day", "*ʾăbārăḵekkā*": "Piel imperfect 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I will bless you", "*waʾăhalᵊlâ*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - and I will praise", "*šimḵā*": "noun masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your name", "*lᵊʿôlām wāʿėd*": "preposition + noun masculine singular + conjunction + noun masculine singular - forever and ever" }, "variants": { "*bᵊḵāl-yôm*": "in every day/daily/all day", "*ʾăbārăḵekkā*": "I will bless you/praise you/adore you", "*waʾăhalᵊlâ*": "and I will praise/glorify/celebrate", "*lᵊʿôlām wāʿėd*": "forever and ever/for eternity and beyond" } }
  • Ps 146:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.146.2", "source": "אֲהַלְלָ֣ה יְהוָ֣ה בְּחַיָּ֑י אֲזַמְּרָ֖ה לֵֽאלֹהַ֣י בְּעוֹדִֽי׃", "text": "*ʾahallelah* *YHWH* *be-ḥayyay* *ʾazammerah* *le-ʾelohay* *be-ʿodi*", "grammar": { "*ʾahallelah*": "piel imperfect, 1st person singular, cohortative - I will praise", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh", "*be-ḥayyay*": "preposition + noun, masculine, plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - in my life", "*ʾazammerah*": "piel imperfect, 1st person singular, cohortative - I will sing praises", "*le-ʾelohay*": "preposition + noun, masculine, plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - to my God", "*be-ʿodi*": "preposition + adverb + 1st person singular suffix - while I [still] exist/while I have being" }, "variants": { "*ʾahallelah*": "I will praise/let me praise", "*ʾazammerah*": "I will sing/let me sing praises", "*be-ʿodi*": "while I exist/as long as I live/while I still have being" } }
  • Ps 30:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Psalms.30.12", "source": "הָפַ֣כְתָּ מִסְפְּדִי֮ לְמָח֢וֹל לִ֥י פִּתַּ֥חְתָּ שַׂקִּ֑י וַֽתְּאַזְּרֵ֥נִי שִׂמְחָֽה׃", "text": "*Hāpaḵtā* *misppədî* to-*māḥôl* for-me *pittaḥtā* *śaqqî* *wa-təʾazzərēnî* *śimḥâ*", "grammar": { "*Hāpaḵtā*": "Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have turned", "*misppədî*": "masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my mourning/wailing", "*māḥôl*": "masculine singular with prefixed preposition lamed - to dancing", "*pittaḥtā*": "Piel perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have loosed/opened", "*śaqqî*": "masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my sackcloth", "*wa-təʾazzərēnî*": "Piel imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with waw consecutive and 1st person singular suffix - and you have girded me", "*śimḥâ*": "feminine singular - joy/gladness" }, "variants": { "*Hāpaḵtā*": "turned/transformed/changed", "*misppədî*": "my mourning/my wailing/my lamentation", "*māḥôl*": "dancing/dance", "*pittaḥtā*": "loosed/opened/untied/removed", "*śaqqî*": "my sackcloth/my mourning clothes", "*təʾazzərēnî*": "girded me/clothed me/equipped me/surrounded me", "*śimḥâ*": "joy/gladness/rejoicing" } }