Psalms 106:48

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye Jehovah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בָּ֤רֽוּךְ־יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֵ֪י יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל מִן־הָ֤עוֹלָ֨ם ׀ וְעַ֬ד הָעוֹלָ֗ם וְאָמַ֖ר כָּל־הָעָ֥ם אָמֵ֗ן הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃

Transliteration

bārūk-YHWH 'ĕlōhê Yiśrā'ēl from-hā'ōlām and-until hā'ōlām and-'āmar all-hā'ām 'āmēn haləlū-Yāh

Grammar Details

*bārūk*: qal passive participle, masculine, singular - blessed
*YHWH*: divine name
*'ĕlōhê*: noun, masculine, plural construct - God of
*Yiśrā'ēl*: proper noun - Israel
*hā'ōlām*: article + noun, masculine, singular - the eternity
*'āmar*: qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - said
*hā'ām*: article + noun, masculine, singular - the people
*'āmēn*: interjection - amen/truly
*haləlū*: piel imperative, masculine plural - praise
*Yāh*: divine name - YAH

Word Meanings

*bārūk*: blessed/praised/adored
*'ĕlōhê*: God of/deity of
*hā'ōlām*: the eternity/everlasting/forever
*'āmar*: said/declared/affirmed
*hā'ām*: the people/nation/folk
*'āmēn*: amen/truly/so be it
*haləlū*: praise/commend/extol
*Yāh*: YAH/shortened form of YHWH

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 41:13 : 13 Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
Ps 89:52 : 52 Blessed be Jehovah for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
Ps 105:45-106:1 : 45 That they might keep his statutes, And observe his laws. Praise ye Jehovah. 1 Praise ye Jehovah. Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
1 Cor 14:16 : 16 Else if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he that filleth the place of the unlearned say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he knoweth not what thou sayest?
Ps 72:18-19 : 18 Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel, Who only doeth wondrous things: 19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever; And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen.
1 Chr 29:10 : 10 Wherefore David blessed Jehovah before all the assembly; and David said, Blessed be thou, O Jehovah, the God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.

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