{ "verseID": "Psalms.63.1", "source": "מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִ֑ד בִּ֝הְיוֹת֗וֹ בְּמִדְבַּ֥ר יְהוּדָֽה׃", "text": "*Mizmōr* to *Dāwid* in *bihyōtō* in *midbar Yəhūdāh*", "grammar": { "*Mizmōr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - psalm/song", "*leDāwid*": "preposition + proper noun - to/for/of David", "*bihyōtō*": "preposition + infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his being/when he was", "*bemidbar*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in wilderness of", "*Yəhūdāh*": "proper noun - Judah" }, "variants": { "*Mizmōr*": "psalm/melody/song", "*bihyōtō*": "when he was/during his stay", "*midbar*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.63.2", "source": "אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ אֵלִ֥י אַתָּ֗ה אֲ‍ֽשַׁחֲ֫רֶ֥ךָּ צָמְאָ֬ה לְךָ֨ ׀ נַפְשִׁ֗י כָּמַ֣הּ לְךָ֣ בְשָׂרִ֑י בְּאֶֽרֶץ־צִיָּ֖ה וְעָיֵ֣ף בְּלִי־מָֽיִם׃", "text": "*ʾĔlōhim* *ʾēlî* *ʾattāh* *ʾăšaḥărekkā* *ṣāmʾāh* to you *napšî* *kāmahh* to you *bəśārî* in *ʾereṣ-ṣiyyāh* *wəʿāyēp* without *māyim*", "grammar": { "*ʾĔlōhim*": "noun, masculine plural - God (intensive plural)", "*ʾēlî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my God", "*ʾattāh*": "personal pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you", "*ʾăšaḥărekkā*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 1st singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - I seek you earnestly", "*ṣāmʾāh*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - thirsts", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*kāmahh*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - longs/yearns", "*bəśārî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my flesh", "*ʾereṣ-ṣiyyāh*": "construct phrase - land of drought/dry land", "*wəʿāyēp*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - and weary/faint", "*bəlî-māyim*": "preposition + negative particle + noun - without water" }, "variants": { "*ʾăšaḥărekkā*": "seek you earnestly/look for you early/diligently search for you", "*ṣāmʾāh*": "thirsts/is parched", "*kāmahh*": "yearns/longs/pines", "*napšî*": "my soul/life/being/self", "*ʾereṣ-ṣiyyāh*": "dry land/parched land/desert" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.63.3", "source": "כֵּ֭ן בַּקֹּ֣דֶשׁ חֲזִיתִ֑יךָ לִרְא֥וֹת עֻ֝זְּךָ֗ וּכְבוֹדֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*Kēn* in *haqqōdeš* *ḥăzîtîkā* to *lirʾōt* *ʿuzzəkā* and *kəbōdekā*", "grammar": { "*Kēn*": "adverb - thus/so", "*baqqōdeš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the sanctuary/holy place", "*ḥăzîtîkā*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - I have seen you", "*lirʾōt*": "preposition + verb, Qal infinitive construct - to see", "*ʿuzzəkā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your strength/power", "*ukəbōdekā*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and your glory" }, "variants": { "*Kēn*": "thus/so/in this manner", "*baqqōdeš*": "in the sanctuary/in holiness/in the holy place", "*ḥăzîtîkā*": "I have seen you/I have beheld you/I have gazed upon you", "*ʿuzzəkā*": "your strength/your might/your power" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.63.4", "source": "כִּי־ט֣וֹב חַ֭סְדְּךָ מֵֽחַיִּ֗ים שְׂפָתַ֥י יְשַׁבְּחֽוּנְךָ׃", "text": "For *ṭōb* *ḥasdəkā* from *ḥayyîm* *śəpātay* *yəšabbəḥūnkā*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ṭōb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*ḥasdəkā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your lovingkindness", "*mēḥayyîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - than life", "*śəpātay*": "noun, feminine dual with 1st person singular suffix - my lips", "*yəšabbəḥūnkā*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 3rd plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - they shall praise you" }, "variants": { "*ṭōb*": "good/pleasant/agreeable", "*ḥasdəkā*": "your lovingkindness/your steadfast love/your mercy", "*ḥayyîm*": "life/lives/lifetime" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.63.5", "source": "כֵּ֣ן אֲבָרֶכְךָ֣ בְחַיָּ֑י בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ אֶשָּׂ֥א כַפָּֽי׃", "text": "*Kēn* *ʾăbārekəkā* in *ḥayyāy* in *šimkā* *ʾeśśāʾ* *kappāy*", "grammar": { "*Kēn*": "adverb - thus/so", "*ʾăbārekəkā*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 1st singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - I will bless you", "*bəḥayyāy*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - in my life", "*bəšimkā*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - in your name", "*ʾeśśāʾ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will lift up", "*kappāy*": "noun, feminine dual with 1st person singular suffix - my palms/hands" }, "variants": { "*ʾăbārekəkā*": "I will bless you/I will praise you", "*ḥayyāy*": "my life/my lifetime", "*ʾeśśāʾ*": "I will lift up/I will raise" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.63.6", "source": "כְּמ֤וֹ חֵ֣לֶב וָ֭דֶשֶׁן תִּשְׂבַּ֣ע נַפְשִׁ֑י וְשִׂפְתֵ֥י רְ֝נָנ֗וֹת יְהַלֶּל־פִּֽי׃", "text": "Like *ḥēleb* and *dešen* *tiśbaʿ* *napšî* and *śiptê* *rənānōt* *yəhallel-pî*", "grammar": { "*kəmō*": "preposition - like/as", "*ḥēleb*": "noun, masculine singular - fat", "*wādešen*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and marrow/abundance", "*tiśbaʿ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - will be satisfied", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*wəśiptê*": "conjunction + noun, feminine dual construct - and lips of", "*rənānōt*": "noun, feminine plural - joyful songs/rejoicing", "*yəhallel-pî*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + noun with 1st person singular suffix - will praise my mouth" }, "variants": { "*ḥēleb*": "fat/richest part", "*dešen*": "fatness/abundance/richness", "*tiśbaʿ*": "will be satisfied/will be filled", "*rənānōt*": "joyful songs/shouts of joy/jubilant lips" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.63.7", "source": "אִם־זְכַרְתִּ֥יךָ עַל־יְצוּעָ֑י בְּ֝אַשְׁמֻר֗וֹת אֶהְגֶּה־בָּֽךְ׃", "text": "If *zəkartîkā* upon *yəṣūʿāy* in *ʾašmurōt* *ʾehgeh-bāk*", "grammar": { "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if/when", "*zəkartîkā*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - I remember you", "*ʿal-yəṣūʿāy*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - upon my bed", "*bəʾašmurōt*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural - in watches/night watches", "*ʾehgeh-bāk*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st singular + preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - I meditate on you" }, "variants": { "*zəkartîkā*": "I remember you/I reflect on you", "*yəṣūʿāy*": "my bed/my couch", "*ʾašmurōt*": "watches/night watches/divisions of the night", "*ʾehgeh*": "I meditate/I muse/I reflect" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.63.8", "source": "כִּֽי־הָיִ֣יתָ עֶזְרָ֣תָה לִּ֑י וּבְצֵ֖ל כְּנָפֶ֣יךָ אֲרַנֵּֽן׃", "text": "For *hāyîtā* *ʿezrātāh* to me and in *ṣēl* *kənāpekā* *ʾărannēn*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*hāyîtā*": "verb, Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have been", "*ʿezrātāh*": "noun, feminine singular - help", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me", "*ubəṣēl*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - and in shadow of", "*kənāpekā*": "noun, feminine dual with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your wings", "*ʾărannēn*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 1st singular - I will sing for joy" }, "variants": { "*ʿezrātāh*": "help/assistance/support", "*ṣēl*": "shadow/shade/protection", "*kənāpekā*": "your wings/your protective covering", "*ʾărannēn*": "I will sing for joy/I will shout with joy/I will rejoice" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.63.9", "source": "דָּבְקָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֣י אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ בִּ֝֗י תָּמְכָ֥ה יְמִינֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*Dābəqāh* *napšî* *ʾaḥărekā* on me *tāməkāh* *yəmînekā*", "grammar": { "*Dābəqāh*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - clings/cleaves", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*ʾaḥărekā*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - after you", "*bî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - on me/in me", "*tāməkāh*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - upholds/sustains", "*yəmînekā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your right hand" }, "variants": { "*Dābəqāh*": "clings/cleaves/follows closely", "*napšî*": "my soul/my being/myself", "*tāməkāh*": "upholds/sustains/supports", "*yəmînekā*": "your right hand/your power" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.63.10", "source": "וְהֵ֗מָּה לְ֭שׁוֹאָה יְבַקְשׁ֣וּ נַפְשִׁ֑י יָ֝בֹ֗אוּ בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "And *hēmmāh* to *šōʾāh* *yəbaqšū* *napšî* *yābōʾū* into *taḥtiyyōt* *hāʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*wəhēmmāh*": "conjunction + personal pronoun, 3rd masculine plural - and they", "*ləšōʾāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - to destruction", "*yəbaqšū*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they seek", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*yābōʾū*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will enter/go", "*bətaḥtiyyōt*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural construct - into lowest parts of", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth" }, "variants": { "*šōʾāh*": "destruction/ruin/desolation", "*yəbaqšū*": "they seek/they search for/they try to destroy", "*napšî*": "my soul/my life/myself", "*taḥtiyyōt*": "lowest parts/depths/nether regions" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.63.11", "source": "יַגִּירֻ֥הוּ עַל־יְדֵי־חָ֑רֶב מְנָ֖ת שֻׁעָלִ֣ים יִהְיֽוּ׃", "text": "*Yaggîruhū* upon *yədê-ḥāreb* *mənāt* *šūʿālîm* *yihyū*", "grammar": { "*Yaggîruhū*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - they will deliver him over", "*ʿal-yədê-ḥāreb*": "prepositional phrase - to the hands/power of the sword", "*mənāt*": "noun, feminine singular construct - portion of", "*šūʿālîm*": "noun, masculine plural - jackals/foxes", "*yihyū*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will be" }, "variants": { "*Yaggîruhū*": "they will deliver him over/they will pour him out/they will spill his blood", "*yədê-ḥāreb*": "hands of the sword/power of the sword", "*mənāt*": "portion/prey/food", "*šūʿālîm*": "jackals/foxes" } }

{ "verseID": "Psalms.63.12", "source": "וְהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ יִשְׂמַ֢ח בֵּאלֹ֫הִ֥ים יִ֭תְהַלֵּל כָּל־הַנִּשְׁבָּ֣ע בּ֑וֹ כִּ֥י יִ֝סָּכֵ֗ר פִּ֣י דֽוֹבְרֵי־שָֽׁקֶר׃", "text": "And *hammelek* *yiśmaḥ* in *ʾĔlōhîm* *yithallēl* all *hannišbāʿ* in him for *yissākēr* *pî* *dōbrê-šāqer*", "grammar": { "*wəhammelek*": "conjunction + definite article + noun, masculine singular - and the king", "*yiśmaḥ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will rejoice", "*bēʾlōhîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - in God", "*yithallēl*": "verb, Hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will glory/boast", "*kol-hannišbāʿ*": "noun + definite article + verb, Niphal participle, masculine singular - everyone who swears", "*bō*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - by him", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*yissākēr*": "verb, Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be stopped/shut", "*pî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - mouth of", "*dōbrê-šāqer*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine plural construct + noun - speakers of falsehood" }, "variants": { "*yiśmaḥ*": "will rejoice/will be glad", "*yithallēl*": "will glory/will boast/will exult", "*hannišbāʿ*": "who swears/who takes an oath", "*yissākēr*": "will be stopped/will be shut/will be silenced", "*dōbrê-šāqer*": "speakers of falsehood/those who speak lies/liars" } }