Psalms 72:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel, Who only doeth wondrous things:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בָּר֤וּךְ ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עֹשֵׂ֖ה נִפְלָא֣וֹת לְבַדּֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

bārûk ׀ YHWH ʾĕlōhîm ʾĕlōhê Yiśrāʾēl ʿōśēh niplāʾôt to-baddô

Grammar Details

*bārûk*: passive participle, masculine singular - blessed
*YHWH*: divine name - YHWH/LORD
*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine, plural [divine name] - God
*ʾĕlōhê*: noun, masculine, plural construct - God of
*Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*ʿōśēh*: verb, qal participle, masculine singular - doing/maker of
*niplāʾôt*: noun, feminine, plural - wonders/marvelous deeds
*lə-baddô*: preposition + noun, masculine, singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to his alone/by himself

Word Meanings

*bārûk*: blessed/praised
*YHWH*: LORD/Yahweh/Jehovah
*ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine being
*ʾĕlōhê Yiśrāʾēl*: God of Israel
*ʿōśēh*: maker/doer/performer
*niplāʾôt*: wonders/marvelous deeds/miracles
*lə-baddô*: alone/by himself/only him

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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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.
Exod 15:11 : 11 Who is like unto thee, O Jehovah, among the gods? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
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.
Ps 77:14 : 14 Thou art the God that doest wonders: Thou hast made known thy strength among the peoples.
Ps 86:10 : 10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: Thou art God alone.
Ps 106:48 : 48 Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye Jehovah.
Ps 136:4 : 4 To him who alone doeth great wonders; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
Job 5:9 : 9 Who doeth great things and unsearchable, Marvellous things without number:
Job 9:10 : 10 That doeth great things past finding out, Yea, marvellous things without number.
1 Chr 29:20 : 20 And David said to all the assembly, Now bless Jehovah your God. And all the assembly blessed Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped Jehovah, and the king.
Dan 4:2-3 : 2 It hath seemed good unto me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God hath wrought toward me. 3 How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
Ps 68:35 : 35 O God, [thou art] terrible out of thy holy places: The God of Israel, he giveth strength and power unto [his] people. Blessed be God.

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