Psalms 36:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀ לְעֶֽבֶד־יְהוָ֬ה לְדָוִֽד׃

Transliteration

To the mənāṣṣēaḥ to the ʿebed-YHWH to dāwīd

Grammar Details

• *mənāṣṣēaḥ*: definite, masculine, singular - with prefixed preposition לְ (to/for)
• *ʿebed*: masculine, singular construct - servant of
• *YHWH*: divine name
• *dāwīd*: proper name with prefixed preposition לְ (to/for)

Word Meanings

• *mənāṣṣēaḥ*: choirmaster/chief musician/director/overseer
• *ʿebed*: servant/slave

Referenced Verses

• Rom 3:18 : 18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.
• Ps 18:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah, who spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: and he said, I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
• Ps 90:1 : 1 A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place In all generations.
• Ps 112:1 : 1 Praise ye Jehovah. Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, That delighteth greatly in his commandments.
• Ps 143:12 : 12 And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant.
• Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.
• Prov 16:6 : 6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
• Prov 20:11 : 11 Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
• Eccl 12:13 : 13 This is the end of the matter; all hath been heard: fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
• Matt 7:16-20 : 16 By their fruits ye shall know them. Do [men] gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
• Matt 12:33-34 : 33 Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit. 34 Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
• 2 Tim 2:24 : 24 And the Lord's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,
• Titus 1:1 : 1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
• Titus 1:16 : 16 They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
• Gen 20:11 : 11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
• Deut 34:5 : 5 So Moses the servant of Jehovah died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of Jehovah.
• 1 Sam 15:13-14 : 13 And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of Jehovah: I have performed the commandment of Jehovah. 14 And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
• 2 Pet 1:1 : 1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and [the] Saviour Jesus Christ:
• Jude 1:1 : 1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:
• Rev 1:1 : 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, [even] the things which must shortly {G1722} come to pass: and he sent and signified [it] by his angel unto his servant John;
• Jas 1:1 : 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting.