Psalms 101:1
{ "verseID": "Psalms.101.1", "source": "לְדָוִ֗ד מִ֫זְמ֥וֹר חֶֽסֶד־וּמִשְׁפָּ֥ט אָשִׁ֑ירָה לְךָ֖ יְהוָ֣ה אֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃", "text": "Of *Dāwid* *mizmōr*. *Ḥesed*-and-*mishpāṭ* I will *āshīrāh*; to-you *YHWH* I will *ʾazammērāh*.", "grammar": { "*Dāwid*": "proper noun, prepositional prefix lə- (to/of/for) - indicates attribution/authorship", "*mizmōr*": "masculine singular noun - psalm/song", "*Ḥesed*": "masculine singular noun - covenant faithfulness/lovingkindness/mercy", "*mishpāṭ*": "masculine singular noun - judgment/justice, connected to previous noun with maqqef", "*āshīrāh*": "Qal imperfect 1st person singular with cohortative suffix - I will sing/celebrate", "*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton", "*ʾazammērāh*": "Piel imperfect 1st person singular with cohortative suffix - I will praise/sing/make music" }, "variants": { "*mizmōr*": "psalm/musical composition/song", "*Ḥesed*": "lovingkindness/covenant faithfulness/mercy/steadfast love", "*mishpāṭ*": "justice/judgment/ordinance/legal decision", "*āshīrāh*": "I will sing/I shall sing/let me sing", "*ʾazammērāh*": "I will praise/I will make music/I will sing psalms to" } }