17{
"verseID": "Psalms.9.17",
"source": "נ֤וֹדַ֨ע ׀ יְהוָה֮ מִשְׁפָּ֢ט עָ֫שָׂ֥ה בְּפֹ֣עַל כַּ֭פָּיו נוֹקֵ֣שׁ רָשָׁ֑ע הִגָּי֥וֹן סֶֽלָה׃",
"text": "*Yāda'* *YHWH*, *mišpāṭ* he has *'āśâ*; in the *pō'al* of his *kap* is *nāqaš* the *rāšā'*. *Higgāyôn* *selâ*",
"grammar": {
"*yāda'*": "niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he is known/has made himself known'",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'",
"*mišpāṭ*": "masculine singular noun - 'judgment'",
"*'āśâ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he has executed/done'",
"*pō'al*": "masculine singular construct - 'work of'",
"*kap*": "feminine dual noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his hands'",
"*nāqaš*": "qal participle masculine singular - 'is snared/trapped'",
"*rāšā'*": "masculine singular adjective as substantive - 'the wicked'",
"*higgāyôn*": "masculine singular noun - 'meditation/resounding music'",
"*selâ*": "musical or liturgical notation - 'selah'"
},
"variants": {
"*yāda'*": "is known/has made himself known/has revealed himself",
"*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/justice/legal decision",
"*'āśâ*": "executed/performed/accomplished",
"*pō'al*": "work/deed/action",
"*kap*": "palm/hand/power",
"*nāqaš*": "snared/trapped/ensnared",
"*rāšā'*": "wicked person/evildoer/criminal",
"*higgāyôn*": "meditation/resounding music/solemn sound",
"*selâ*": "musical notation possibly indicating pause/interlude/crescendo"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Psalms.9.18",
"source": "יָשׁ֣וּבוּ רְשָׁעִ֣ים לִשְׁא֑וֹלָה כָּל־גּ֝וֹיִ֗ם שְׁכֵחֵ֥י אֱלֹהִֽים׃",
"text": "They shall *šûb* the *rāšā'* to *šĕ'ôl*, all *gôyim* *šākēaḥ* *'ĕlōhîm*",
"grammar": {
"*šûb*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will return'",
"*rāšā'*": "masculine plural adjective as substantive - 'the wicked'",
"*šĕ'ôl*": "feminine singular noun with locative heh - 'to Sheol'",
"*gôyim*": "masculine plural noun - 'nations'",
"*šākēaḥ*": "qal participle masculine plural construct - 'those who forget'",
"*'ĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - 'God'"
},
"variants": {
"*šûb*": "return/turn back/go back/retreat",
"*rāšā'*": "wicked/ungodly/guilty/criminal",
"*šĕ'ôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld/realm of the dead",
"*gôyim*": "nations/gentiles/peoples/heathen",
"*šākēaḥ*": "forgetting/neglecting/ignoring",
"*'ĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings/judges"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Psalms.9.19",
"source": "כִּ֤י לֹ֣א לָ֭נֶצַח יִשָּׁכַ֣ח אֶבְי֑וֹן תִּקְוַ֥ת עֲ֝נִיִּ֗ים תֹּאבַ֥ד לָעַֽד׃",
"text": "For not to *neṣaḥ* will be *šākaḥ* the *'ebyôn*; the *tiqwâ* of *'ăniyyîm* will *'ābad* forever",
"grammar": {
"*neṣaḥ*": "masculine singular noun with lamed prefix - 'to/for perpetuity'",
"*šākaḥ*": "niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'will be forgotten'",
"*'ebyôn*": "masculine singular adjective as substantive - 'the needy'",
"*tiqwâ*": "feminine singular construct - 'hope of'",
"*'ăniyyîm*": "masculine plural adjective as substantive - 'the afflicted'",
"*'ābad*": "qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'will perish'",
"*'ad*": "masculine singular noun with lamed prefix - 'to/for eternity'"
},
"variants": {
"*neṣaḥ*": "perpetuity/eminence/forever/completely",
"*šākaḥ*": "forgotten/ignored/neglected",
"*'ebyôn*": "needy/poor/destitute/beggar",
"*tiqwâ*": "hope/expectation/ground of hope",
"*'ăniyyîm*": "afflicted/poor/oppressed/humble",
"*'ābad*": "perish/be destroyed/vanish",
"*'ad*": "eternity/forever/continuous existence"
}
}