Ps 77:1-9 : 1 {
"verseID": "Psalms.77.1",
"source": "לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ עַֽל־ידיתון יְדוּת֗וּן לְאָסָ֥ף מִזְמֽוֹר",
"text": "To-the-*mənaṣṣēaḥ* upon-*yədûtûn* to-*ʾāsāp̄* *mizmôr*",
"grammar": {
"*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "prefixed with lamed ('to/for') + participle, masculine singular - director/chief musician",
"*yədûtûn*": "proper name with locative preposition 'ʿal' - Jeduthun",
"*ʾāsāp̄*": "proper name with prefixed lamed ('to/for') - Asaph",
"*mizmôr*": "masculine singular noun - psalm/song/melody"
},
"variants": {
"*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "choirmaster/chief musician/conductor",
"*yədûtûn*": "Jeduthun (proper name, possibly a musical term or guild)",
"*ʾāsāp̄*": "Asaph (proper name of psalmist/musician)",
"*mizmôr*": "psalm/melody/song accompanied by stringed instrument"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Psalms.77.2",
"source": "קוֹלִ֣י אֶל־אֱלֹהִ֣ים וְאֶצְעָ֑קָה קוֹלִ֥י אֶל־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים וְהַאֲזִ֥ין אֵלָֽי",
"text": "*qôlî* to-*ʾĕlōhîm* and-*ʾeṣʿāqāh* *qôlî* to-*ʾĕlōhîm* and-*haʾăzîn* to-me",
"grammar": {
"*qôlî*": "noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my voice",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun with singular meaning - God",
"*ʾeṣʿāqāh*": "1st person singular imperfect/cohortative with waw-consecutive - and I cry out/will cry out",
"*haʾăzîn*": "3rd person masculine singular perfect with waw-consecutive - and he gives ear/listens"
},
"variants": {
"*qôlî*": "my voice/my sound/my cry",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being",
"*ʾeṣʿāqāh*": "I cry out/I call aloud/I scream",
"*haʾăzîn*": "he gives ear/he listens attentively/he inclines (his ear)"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Psalms.77.3",
"source": "בְּי֥וֹם צָרָתִי֮ אֲדֹנָ֢י דָּ֫רָ֥שְׁתִּי יָדִ֤י ׀ לַ֣יְלָה נִ֭גְּרָה וְלֹ֣א תָפ֑וּג מֵאֲנָ֖ה הִנָּחֵ֣ם נַפְשִֽׁי",
"text": "In-*yôm* *ṣārātî* *ʾădōnāy* *dārāštî* *yādî* *laylāh* *niggərāh* and-not *tāp̄ûg* *mēʾănāh* *hinnāḥēm* *nap̄šî*",
"grammar": {
"*yôm*": "masculine singular noun with prefix preposition 'bə' - in day",
"*ṣārātî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my distress",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "noun, divine title - Lord/my Lord",
"*dārāštî*": "1st person singular perfect - I sought",
"*yādî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my hand",
"*laylāh*": "masculine singular noun with lamed prefix - at night",
"*niggərāh*": "3rd person feminine singular perfect niphal (passive) - was stretched out/poured out",
"*tāp̄ûg*": "3rd person feminine singular imperfect - grow numb/cease",
"*mēʾănāh*": "3rd person feminine singular perfect - refused",
"*hinnāḥēm*": "niphal infinitive construct - to be comforted",
"*nap̄šî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my soul"
},
"variants": {
"*yôm*": "day/time/period",
"*ṣārātî*": "my distress/my trouble/my affliction",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "my Lord/Lord/Master",
"*dārāštî*": "I sought/I inquired/I searched for",
"*yādî*": "my hand/my power",
"*laylāh*": "night/darkness",
"*niggərāh*": "was stretched out/was poured out/flowed",
"*tāp̄ûg*": "grow numb/cease/relax",
"*mēʾănāh*": "refused/declined/was unwilling",
"*hinnāḥēm*": "to be comforted/to be consoled",
"*nap̄šî*": "my soul/my life/myself"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Psalms.77.4",
"source": "אֶזְכְּרָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֣ים וְאֶֽהֱמָיָ֑ה אָשִׂ֓יחָה ׀ וְתִתְעַטֵּ֖ף רוּחִ֣י סֶֽלָה",
"text": "*ʾezkərāh* *ʾĕlōhîm* and-*ʾehĕmāyāh* *ʾāśîḥāh* and-*tiṯʿaṭṭēp̄* *rûḥî* *selāh*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾezkərāh*": "1st person singular imperfect/cohortative - I remember/will remember",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun with singular meaning - God",
"*ʾehĕmāyāh*": "1st person singular imperfect/cohortative with waw-consecutive - and I moan/groan",
"*ʾāśîḥāh*": "1st person singular imperfect/cohortative - I meditate/complain",
"*tiṯʿaṭṭēp̄*": "3rd person feminine singular hitpael imperfect with waw-consecutive - and grows faint/overwhelmed",
"*rûḥî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my spirit",
"*selāh*": "musical or liturgical notation"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾezkərāh*": "I remember/I call to mind/I mention",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being",
"*ʾehĕmāyāh*": "I moan/I groan/I am troubled",
"*ʾāśîḥāh*": "I meditate/I complain/I muse",
"*tiṯʿaṭṭēp̄*": "grows faint/is overwhelmed/is wrapped (in darkness)",
"*rûḥî*": "my spirit/my breath/my mind",
"*selāh*": "musical pause/lift up/interlude"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Psalms.77.5",
"source": "אָ֭חַזְתָּ שְׁמֻר֣וֹת עֵינָ֑י נִ֝פְעַ֗מְתִּי וְלֹ֣א אֲדַבֵּֽר",
"text": "*ʾāḥaztā* *šəmurôṯ* *ʿênāy* *nip̄ʿamtî* and-not *ʾădabbēr*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāḥaztā*": "2nd person masculine singular perfect - you have held",
"*šəmurôṯ*": "feminine plural noun - watches/eyelids",
"*ʿênāy*": "dual noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my eyes",
"*nip̄ʿamtî*": "1st person singular niphal perfect - I was troubled/disturbed",
"*ʾădabbēr*": "1st person singular piel imperfect - I speak"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāḥaztā*": "you have held/you have seized/you have kept",
"*šəmurôṯ*": "watches/eyelids/guards of the night",
"*ʿênāy*": "my eyes/my sight",
"*nip̄ʿamtî*": "I was troubled/I was disturbed/I was agitated",
"*ʾădabbēr*": "I speak/I talk/I utter"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Psalms.77.6",
"source": "חִשַּׁ֣בְתִּי יָמִ֣ים מִקֶּ֑דֶם שְׁ֝נ֗וֹת עוֹלָמִֽים",
"text": "*ḥiššaḇtî* *yāmîm* from-*qeḏem* *šənôṯ* *ʿôlāmîm*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥiššaḇtî*": "1st person singular piel perfect - I considered/calculated",
"*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days",
"*qeḏem*": "noun with prefixed min ('from') - ancient times/east",
"*šənôṯ*": "feminine plural construct noun - years of",
"*ʿôlāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - ages/eternities"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥiššaḇtî*": "I considered/I calculated/I thought about",
"*yāmîm*": "days/times",
"*qeḏem*": "ancient times/former times/the east",
"*šənôṯ*": "years of/periods of",
"*ʿôlāmîm*": "eternities/ancient times/long ago"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Psalms.77.7",
"source": "אֶֽזְכְּרָ֥ה נְגִינָתִ֗י בַּ֫לָּ֥יְלָה עִם־לְבָבִ֥י אָשִׂ֑יחָה וַיְחַפֵּ֥שׂ רוּחִֽי",
"text": "*ʾezkərāh* *nəḡînāṯî* in-the-*laylāh* with-*ləḇāḇî* *ʾāśîḥāh* and-*yəḥappēś* *rûḥî*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾezkərāh*": "1st person singular imperfect/cohortative - I remember/will remember",
"*nəḡînāṯî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my music/song",
"*laylāh*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed 'bə' and definite article - in the night",
"*ləḇāḇî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my heart",
"*ʾāśîḥāh*": "1st person singular imperfect/cohortative - I meditate/complain",
"*yəḥappēś*": "3rd person masculine singular piel imperfect with waw-consecutive - and it searches",
"*rûḥî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my spirit"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾezkərāh*": "I remember/I call to mind/I mention",
"*nəḡînāṯî*": "my song/my music/my stringed instrument",
"*laylāh*": "night/darkness",
"*ləḇāḇî*": "my heart/my mind/my inner self",
"*ʾāśîḥāh*": "I meditate/I complain/I muse",
"*yəḥappēś*": "it searches/it examines/it seeks diligently",
"*rûḥî*": "my spirit/my breath/my mind"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Psalms.77.8",
"source": "הַֽ֭לְעוֹלָמִים יִזְנַ֥ח ׀ אֲדֹנָ֑י וְלֹֽא־יֹסִ֖יף לִרְצ֣וֹת עֽוֹד",
"text": "?-for-*ʿôlāmîm* *yiznaḥ* *ʾăḏōnāy* and-not-*yōsîp̄* *lirṣôṯ* *ʿôḏ*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿôlāmîm*": "masculine plural noun with prefixed lamed ('for') and interrogative he - forever?",
"*yiznaḥ*": "3rd person masculine singular qal imperfect - he rejects",
"*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, divine title - Lord/my Lord",
"*yōsîp̄*": "3rd person masculine singular hiphil imperfect - he will add",
"*lirṣôṯ*": "qal infinitive construct with prefixed lamed - to favor",
"*ʿôḏ*": "adverb - again/still/yet"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿôlāmîm*": "forever/eternities/perpetuities",
"*yiznaḥ*": "he rejects/he casts off/he spurns",
"*ʾăḏōnāy*": "Lord/my Lord/Master",
"*yōsîp̄*": "he will add/he will continue/he will do again",
"*lirṣôṯ*": "to favor/to be pleased with/to accept",
"*ʿôḏ*": "again/still/yet/anymore"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Psalms.77.9",
"source": "הֶאָפֵ֣ס לָנֶ֣צַח חַסְדּ֑וֹ גָּ֥מַר אֹ֝֗מֶר לְדֹ֣ר וָדֹֽר",
"text": "?-*ʾāp̄ēs* to-*neṣaḥ* *ḥasdô* *gāmar* *ʾōmer* to-*dōr* and-*dōr*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāp̄ēs*": "qal perfect with interrogative he - has it ceased?",
"*neṣaḥ*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed lamed - forever",
"*ḥasdô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his lovingkindness",
"*gāmar*": "3rd person masculine singular qal perfect - he has finished",
"*ʾōmer*": "masculine singular noun - word/speech/promise",
"*dōr*": "masculine singular noun - generation"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāp̄ēs*": "has ceased/has ended/is gone",
"*neṣaḥ*": "forever/perpetuity/completely",
"*ḥasdô*": "his lovingkindness/his mercy/his covenant loyalty",
"*gāmar*": "has finished/has completed/has ended",
"*ʾōmer*": "word/speech/promise/saying",
"*dōr*": "generation/age/period"
}
}