Psalms 52:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But I am like a flourishing olive tree in the house of God; I trust in God's steadfast love forever and ever.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ כְּזַ֣יִת רַ֭עֲנָן בְּבֵ֣ית אֱלֹהִ֑ים בָּטַ֥חְתִּי בְחֶֽסֶד־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים עוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃

Transliteration

And ʾănî like-zayit raʿănān in-bêt ʾĕlōhîm; bāṭaḥtî in-ḥesed-ʾĕlōhîm ʿôlām wāʿed.

Grammar Details

• *wa-*: conjunction 'and'
• *ʾănî*: personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I
• *kě-*: preposition 'like/as'
• *zayit*: noun, masculine singular - olive tree
• *raʿănān*: adjective, masculine singular - luxuriant/fresh/flourishing
• *bě-*: preposition 'in'
• *bêt*: noun, masculine singular, construct - house of
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural (used as singular) - God
• *bāṭaḥtî*: perfect, 1st person singular, Qal - I trust/have trusted
• *ḥesed*: noun, masculine singular, construct - lovingkindness/steadfast love of
• *ʿôlām*: noun, masculine singular - eternity/forever
• *wā-*: conjunction 'and'
• *ʿed*: noun, masculine singular - perpetuity/forever

Word Meanings

• *ʾănî*: I/myself
• *zayit*: olive tree/olive
• *raʿănān*: flourishing/green/luxuriant/fresh
• *bêt*: house/temple/household of
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods
• *bāṭaḥtî*: I trust/have trusted/rely on
• *ḥesed*: lovingkindness/steadfast love/mercy/covenant loyalty
• *ʿôlām*: forever/eternity/ancient time
• *wāʿed*: and ever/perpetuity/continuing