Psalms 67:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יוֹד֖וּךָ עַמִּ֥ים ׀ אֱלֹהִ֑ים י֝וֹד֗וּךָ עַמִּ֥ים כֻּלָּֽם

Transliteration

yôdûḵā ʿammîm ʾĕlōhîm yôdûḵā ʿammîm kullām

Grammar Details

• *yôdûḵā*: hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - they will praise you
• *ʿammîm*: masculine plural noun - peoples
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun (divine reference) - God
• *kullām*: masculine plural adjective with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them

Word Meanings

• *yôdûḵā*: praise you/thank you/acknowledge you
• *ʿammîm*: peoples/nations/tribes
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine being
• *kullām*: all of them/every one of them

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for You shall judge the people righteously, and govern the nations on earth. Selah.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Oh let the nations{H3816} be glad{H8055} and sing for joy;{H7442} For thou wilt judge{H8199} the peoples{H5971} with equity,{H4334} And govern{H5148} the nations{H5971} upon earth.{H776} {H5542}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  O let the nations{H3816} be glad{H8055}{H8799)} and sing for joy{H7442}{H8762)}: for thou shalt judge{H8199}{H8799)} the people{H5971} righteously{H4334}, and govern{H5148}{H8686)} the nations{H3816} upon earth{H776}. Selah{H5542}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  O let the people reioyse and be glad, that thou iudgest the folke rightuously, and gouernest the nacions vpo earth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Let the people be glad and reioyce: for thou shalt iudge the people righteously, and gouerne the nations vpon the earth. Selah.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The Gentiles will reioyce & triumph: for thou wylt iudge the people, and gouerne the gentiles vpon the earth, according to equitie. Selah.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy, For you will judge the peoples with equity, And govern the nations on earth. Selah.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Rejoice and sing do nations, For Thou judgest peoples uprightly, And peoples on earth comfortest. Selah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy; For thou wilt judge the peoples with equity, And govern the nations upon earth. Selah

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy; For thou wilt judge the peoples with equity, And govern the nations upon earth. {{Selah

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  O let the nations be glad, and make song of joy; for you will be the judge of the peoples in righteousness, guiding the nations of the earth. (Selah.)

• World English Bible (2000)

  Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you will judge the peoples with equity, and govern the nations on earth. Selah.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Let foreigners rejoice and celebrate! For you execute justice among the nations, and govern the people living on earth.(Selah)

Referenced Verses

• Ps 98:9 : 9 Before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
• Acts 17:31 : 31 For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.
• Rom 2:5 : 5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
• Rom 15:10-11 : 10 And again it says: 'Rejoice, you Gentiles, with His people.' 11 And again: 'Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; let all the peoples extol Him.'
• Gal 4:27 : 27 For it is written: 'Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than those of the one who has a husband.'
• Rev 11:15-17 : 15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever." 16 The twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying, "We give thanks to You, Lord God Almighty, the One who is, and who was, and who is to come, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign."
• Ps 138:4-5 : 4 All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Lord, for they have heard the words of your mouth. 5 They will sing of the ways of the Lord, for great is the glory of the Lord.
• Isa 24:14-16 : 14 They raise their voices, they sing for joy; from the west they shout over the majesty of the Lord. 15 Therefore, glorify the Lord in the east, and in the coastlands of the sea glorify the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 16 From the ends of the earth, we hear songs: 'Glory to the Righteous One.' But I said, 'I perish, I perish, woe to me! The treacherous betray, with treachery the treacherous betray.'
• Isa 42:10-12 : 10 Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth— you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you coastlands, and their inhabitants. 11 Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voices, along with the villages where Kedar lives. Let the inhabitants of the rock sing for joy; let them shout from the top of the mountains. 12 Let them give glory to the LORD and declare His praise in the islands.
• Isa 54:1 : 1 Sing, O barren woman who has not given birth! Break forth into song and shout with joy, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate woman are more than the children of the married woman, says the Lord.
• Isa 55:4 : 4 See, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.
• Gen 18:25 : 25 'Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?'
• Deut 32:43 : 43 Rejoice, you nations, with His people, for He will avenge the blood of His servants; He will take vengeance on His enemies and make atonement for His land and people.
• Ps 2:8 : 8 Ask of Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance and the ends of the earth Your possession.
• Ps 9:8 : 8 But the LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment.
• Ps 82:6 : 6 I said, 'You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.'
• Ps 96:10-97:1 : 10 Say among the nations, 'The LORD reigns.' The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved. He will judge the peoples with fairness. 11 Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad; let the sea roar and all that is in it. 12 Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy. 13 Let all this happen before the LORD, for he is coming—he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness. 1 The Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice! Let the many coastlands be glad!