Psalms 84:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, My King, and my God.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

נִכְסְפָ֬ה וְגַם־כָּלְתָ֨ה ׀ נַפְשִׁי֮ לְחַצְר֢וֹת יְהוָ֫ה לִבִּ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֑י יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ אֶ֣ל אֵֽל־חָֽי׃

Transliteration

niksəpāh wəgam-kāltāh napšî for ḥaṣrôt YHWH libbî and bəśārî yərannənû unto ʾēl-ḥāy

Grammar Details

*niksəpāh*: Niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - 'has longed'
*wəgam*: conjunction wə- + particle - 'and also'
*kāltāh*: Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - 'has fainted/yearned'
*napšî*: feminine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my soul'
*ḥaṣrôt*: feminine plural noun construct - 'courts of'
*YHWH*: divine name - 'LORD'
*libbî*: masculine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my heart'
*bəśārî*: masculine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my flesh'
*yərannənû*: Piel imperfect, 3rd plural - 'they cry out/sing joyfully'
*ʾēl*: masculine singular noun - 'God'
*ḥāy*: adjective, masculine singular - 'living'

Word Meanings

*niksəpāh*: longed for/desired/yearned
*kāltāh*: fainted/languished/consumed with longing
*napšî*: soul/life/being
*ḥaṣrôt*: courts/yards/enclosures
*libbî*: heart/mind/inner being
*bəśārî*: flesh/body/physical being
*yərannənû*: cry out joyfully/sing/shout

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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 90:1 : 1 A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place In all generations.
Ps 5:2 : 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For unto thee do I pray.
Ps 43:4 : 4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, Unto God my exceeding joy; And upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God.
Ps 91:1 : 1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Ps 116:7 : 7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.
Matt 8:20 : 20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Matt 23:37 : 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

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