Ps 116:4-8 : 4 {
"verseID": "Psalms.116.4",
"source": "וּבְשֵֽׁם־יְהוָ֥ה אֶקְרָ֑א אָנָּ֥ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה מַלְּטָ֥ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃",
"text": "And in *šēm*-*YHWH* I *ʾeqrāʾ* *ʾānnâ* *YHWH* *malleṭâ* *napšî*",
"grammar": {
"*û-ve-šēm*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - and on/in name of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ʾeqrāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will call/I call",
"*ʾānnâ*": "interjection - oh now/please/I beseech",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*malleṭâ*": "verb, piel imperative, masculine singular - deliver/rescue",
"*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life"
},
"variants": {
"*šēm*": "name/reputation/character",
"*ʾeqrāʾ*": "I call/I will call/I invoke",
"*ʾānnâ*": "please/I beseech you/oh now",
"*malleṭâ*": "deliver/rescue/save",
"*napšî*": "my soul/my life/myself"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Psalms.116.5",
"source": "חַנּ֣וּן יְהֹוָ֣ה וְצַדִּ֑יק וֵ֖אלֹהֵ֣ינוּ מְרַחֵֽם׃",
"text": "*ḥannûn* *YHWH* and *ṣaddîq* and *ʾĕlōhênû* *meraḥēm*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥannûn*": "adjective, masculine singular - gracious",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ve-ṣaddîq*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - and righteous",
"*ve-ʾĕlōhênû*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person plural suffix - and our God",
"*meraḥēm*": "verb, piel participle, masculine singular - showing mercy/compassionate"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥannûn*": "gracious/merciful/compassionate",
"*ṣaddîq*": "righteous/just/in the right",
"*ʾĕlōhênû*": "our God/our deity",
"*meraḥēm*": "compassionate/merciful/showing mercy"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Psalms.116.6",
"source": "שֹׁמֵ֣ר פְּתָאיִ֣ם יְהֹוָ֑ה דַּ֝לּוֹתִ֗י וְלִ֣י יְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃",
"text": "*šōmēr* *petāʾîm* *YHWH* *dallōtî* and to me *yehôšîaʿ*",
"grammar": {
"*šōmēr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - guarding/preserving",
"*petāʾîm*": "noun, masculine plural - simple ones/naive",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*dallōtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I was brought low",
"*ve-lî*": "conjunction + preposition with 1st person singular suffix - and to me",
"*yehôšîaʿ*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he saves/will save"
},
"variants": {
"*šōmēr*": "guarding/keeping/preserving/protecting",
"*petāʾîm*": "simple ones/naive/inexperienced/foolish",
"*dallōtî*": "I was brought low/I was weak/I was impoverished",
"*yehôšîaʿ*": "he saves/he rescues/he delivers"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Psalms.116.7",
"source": "שׁוּבִ֣י נַ֭פְשִׁי לִמְנוּחָ֑יְכִי כִּֽי־יְ֝הוָ֗ה גָּמַ֥ל עָלָֽיְכִי׃",
"text": "*šûvî* *napšî* to *limnûḥāyeḵî* because *YHWH* *gāmal* *ʿālāyeḵî*",
"grammar": {
"*šûvî*": "verb, qal imperative, feminine singular - return",
"*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul",
"*limnûḥāyeḵî*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - to your rest",
"*kî*": "conjunction - because/for",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*gāmal*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has dealt bountifully",
"*ʿālāyeḵî*": "preposition with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - upon you"
},
"variants": {
"*šûvî*": "return/turn back/rest",
"*napšî*": "my soul/my life/myself",
"*limnûḥāyeḵî*": "to your rest/to your resting place",
"*gāmal*": "dealt bountifully/rewarded/bestowed good"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Psalms.116.8",
"source": "כִּ֤י חִלַּ֥צְתָּ נַפְשִׁ֗י מִ֫מָּ֥וֶת אֶת־עֵינִ֥י מִן־דִּמְעָ֑ה אֶת־רַגְלִ֥י מִדֶּֽחִי׃",
"text": "For *ḥillaṣtā* *napšî* from *māvet* *ʾet*-*ʿênî* from *dimʿâ* *ʾet*-*raglî* from *deḥî*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ḥillaṣtā*": "verb, piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have delivered",
"*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul",
"*mi-māvet*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from death",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʿênî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my eye",
"*min-dimʿâ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - from tear/weeping",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*raglî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my foot",
"*mi-deḥî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from stumbling"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥillaṣtā*": "you delivered/you rescued/you saved",
"*napšî*": "my soul/my life/myself",
"*ʿênî*": "my eye/my sight",
"*dimʿâ*": "tear/tears/weeping",
"*raglî*": "my foot/my feet",
"*deḥî*": "stumbling/falling/slipping"
}
}