Psalms 79:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture Will give thee thanks for ever: We will show forth thy praise to all generations.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּ עַמְּךָ֨ ׀ וְצֹ֥אן מַרְעִיתֶךָ֮ נ֤וֹדֶ֥ה לְּךָ֗ לְע֫וֹלָ֥ם לְדֹ֥ר וָדֹ֑ר נְ֝סַפֵּ֗ר תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

wa-ʾănaḥnû ʿamməḵā wə-ṣōʾn marʿîṯeḵā nôḏeh to-you to-ʿôlām to-dōr wā-dōr nəsappēr təhillāṯeḵā

Grammar Details

*wa*: conjunction - and
*ʾănaḥnû*: 1st person plural personal pronoun - we
*ʿamməḵā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your people
*wə*: conjunction - and
*ṣōʾn*: feminine singular construct - flock/sheep of
*marʿîṯeḵā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your pasture
*nôḏeh*: hiphil imperfect 1st person plural - we will give thanks
*lləḵā*: preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you
*lĕ*: preposition - to/for
*ʿôlām*: masculine singular noun - forever/eternity
*dōr*: masculine singular noun - generation
*wā*: conjunction - and
*nəsappēr*: piel imperfect 1st person plural - we will recount/tell
*təhillāṯeḵā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your praise

Word Meanings

*ʾănaḥnû*: we
*ʿamməḵā*: your people/your nation
*ṣōʾn*: sheep/flock
*marʿîṯeḵā*: your pasture/your shepherding
*nôḏeh*: we will give thanks/we will praise/we will acknowledge
*ʿôlām*: forever/eternity/perpetuity
*dōr wā-dōr*: generation to generation/forever
*nəsappēr*: we will recount/we will declare/we will tell
*təhillāṯeḵā*: your praise/your glory/what is praiseworthy about you

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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.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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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 74:1 : 1 Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast [us] off for ever? Why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
Ps 95:7 : 7 For he is our God, And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To-day, oh that ye would hear his voice!
Isa 43:21 : 21 the people which I formed for myself, that they might set forth my praise.
Ps 100:3 : 3 Know ye that Jehovah, he is God: It is he that hath made us, and we are his; We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Ps 145:4 : 4 One generation shall laud thy works to another, And shall declare thy mighty acts.
Ps 74:18 : 18 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Jehovah, And that a foolish people hath blasphemed thy name.
Ps 74:22 : 22 Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: Remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee all the day.
Ps 44:8 : 8 In God have we made our boast all the day long, And we will give thanks unto thy name for ever. {H5542}
Ps 45:17 : 17 I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: Therefore shall the peoples give thee thanks for ever and ever.

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