Psalms 108:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Through God we shall do valiantly; it is He who will trample our enemies.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בֵּֽאלֹהִ֥ים נַעֲשֶׂה־חָ֑יִל וְ֝ה֗וּא יָב֥וּס צָרֵֽינוּ

Transliteration

bēʾlōhîm naʿăśeh-ḥāyil wᵊhûʾ yāḇûs ṣārênû

Grammar Details

• *bēʾlōhîm*: preposition + noun, masculine, plural construct - with/through God
• *naʿăśeh-ḥāyil*: verb, qal imperfect, 1st person plural + noun, masculine, singular - we will do valiantly/strength
• *wᵊhûʾ*: conjunction + pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - and he
• *yāḇûs*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will trample
• *ṣārênû*: noun, masculine, plural + 1st person plural suffix - our adversaries

Word Meanings

• *bēʾlōhîm*: with/through/by God
• *naʿăśeh-ḥāyil*: we will do valiantly/perform mighty acts/gain strength
• *yāḇûs*: he will trample/tread down/crush
• *ṣārênû*: our adversaries/enemies/foes/oppressors