Psalms 18:51

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He gives victory to His king and shows steadfast love to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

*מגדל **מַגְדִּיל֮ יְשׁוּע֢וֹת מַ֫לְכּ֥וֹ וְעֹ֤שֶׂה חֶ֨סֶד ׀ לִמְשִׁיח֗וֹ לְדָוִ֥ד וּלְזַרְע֗וֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

Transliteration

magdil yeshu'ot malko and oseh chesed to meshicho to David and to zar'o until-olam.

Grammar Details

• *magdil*: hifil participle, masculine singular - magnifying
• *yeshu'ot*: construct state, feminine plural - salvations of
• *malko*: masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his king
• *oseh*: qal participle, masculine singular - doing
• *chesed*: masculine singular noun - lovingkindness
• *meshicho*: masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his anointed
• *zar'o*: masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his seed
• *olam*: masculine singular noun - forever

Word Meanings

• *magdil*: magnifying/increasing/making great
• *yeshu'ot*: salvations of/deliverances of/victories of
• *malko*: his king/his monarch/his ruler
• *oseh*: doing/performing/working
• *chesed*: lovingkindness/steadfast love/mercy/covenant faithfulness
• *meshicho*: his anointed/his anointed one/his messiah
• *zar'o*: his seed/his offspring/his descendants
• *olam*: forever/eternity/perpetuity