Verse 17

{ "verseID": "Psalms.9.17", "source": "נ֤וֹדַ֨ע ׀ יְהוָה֮ מִשְׁפָּ֢ט עָ֫שָׂ֥ה בְּפֹ֣עַל כַּ֭פָּיו נוֹקֵ֣שׁ רָשָׁ֑ע הִגָּי֥וֹן סֶֽלָה׃", "text": "*Yāda'* *YHWH*, *mišpāṭ* he has *'āśâ*; in the *pō'al* of his *kap* is *nāqaš* the *rāšā'*. *Higgāyôn* *selâ*", "grammar": { "*yāda'*": "niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he is known/has made himself known'", "*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'", "*mišpāṭ*": "masculine singular noun - 'judgment'", "*'āśâ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he has executed/done'", "*pō'al*": "masculine singular construct - 'work of'", "*kap*": "feminine dual noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his hands'", "*nāqaš*": "qal participle masculine singular - 'is snared/trapped'", "*rāšā'*": "masculine singular adjective as substantive - 'the wicked'", "*higgāyôn*": "masculine singular noun - 'meditation/resounding music'", "*selâ*": "musical or liturgical notation - 'selah'" }, "variants": { "*yāda'*": "is known/has made himself known/has revealed himself", "*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/justice/legal decision", "*'āśâ*": "executed/performed/accomplished", "*pō'al*": "work/deed/action", "*kap*": "palm/hand/power", "*nāqaš*": "snared/trapped/ensnared", "*rāšā'*": "wicked person/evildoer/criminal", "*higgāyôn*": "meditation/resounding music/solemn sound", "*selâ*": "musical notation possibly indicating pause/interlude/crescendo" } }