Psalms 97:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Be glad in Jehovah, ye righteous; And give thanks to his holy memorial [name].

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שִׂמְח֣וּ צַ֭דִּיקִים בַּֽיהוָ֑ה וְ֝הוֹד֗וּ לְזֵ֣כֶר קָדְשֽׁוֹ

Transliteration

śimḥû ṣaddîqîm ba-YHWH wə-hôḏû lə-zēḵer qoḏšô

Grammar Details

• *śimḥû*: qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - rejoice!
• *ṣaddîqîm*: adjective, masculine plural - righteous ones
• *ba-YHWH*: preposition bet + proper divine name - in YHWH
• *wə-hôḏû*: conjunction waw + hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - and give thanks!
• *lə-zēḵer*: preposition lamed + noun, masculine singular construct - to memorial of
• *qoḏšô*: noun, masculine singular + suffix, 3rd person masculine singular - his holiness

Word Meanings

• *śimḥû*: rejoice!/be glad!/celebrate!
• *ṣaddîqîm*: righteous ones/just ones/innocent ones
• *hôḏû*: give thanks!/praise!/acknowledge!
• *zēḵer*: memorial/remembrance/mention
• *qoḏšô*: his holiness/his sanctity/his holy name

Referenced Verses

• Ps 30:4 : 4 Sing praise unto Jehovah, O ye saints of his, And give thanks to his holy memorial [name].
• Ps 32:11-33:1 : 11 Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, ye righteous; And shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. 1 Rejoice in Jehovah, O ye righteous: Praise is comely for the upright.
• Hab 3:17-18 : 17 For though the fig-tree shall not flourish, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls: 18 Yet I will rejoice in Jehovah, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
• Phil 4:4 : 4 Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice.
• Heb 12:10 : 10 For they indeed for a few days chastened [us] as seemed good to them; but he for [our] profit, that [we] may be partakers of his holiness.
• Zeph 3:14-17 : 14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. 15 Jehovah hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the King of Israel, even Jehovah, is in the midst of thee; thou shalt not fear evil any more. 16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not; O Zion, let not thy hands be slack. 17 Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.
• Ps 60:6 : 6 God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult; I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
• Hab 1:12-13 : 12 Art not thou from everlasting, O Jehovah my God, my Holy One? we shall not die. O Jehovah, thou hast ordained him for judgment; and thou, O Rock, hast established him for correction. 13 Thou that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on perverseness, wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he;