1 { "verseID": "Psalms.113.1", "source": "הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ ׀ הַ֭לְלוּ עַבְדֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הֽ͏ַ֝לְלוּ אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*Halǝlû* *yāh* ׀ *halǝlû* *'abdê* *YHWH* *halǝlû* *'et*-*šēm* *YHWH*", "grammar": { "*Halǝlû*": "Piel imperative, masculine plural - praise/glorify", "*yāh*": "shortened form of divine name", "*'abdê*": "construct state, masculine plural of *'ebed* - servants of", "*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton", "*'et*": "direct object marker", "*šēm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - name of" }, "variants": { "*Halǝlû*": "praise/glorify/celebrate", "*yāh*": "shortened form of YHWH/JAH", "*'abdê*": "servants/slaves/workers" } }

2 { "verseID": "Psalms.113.2", "source": "יְהִ֤י שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֣ה מְבֹרָ֑ךְ מֵֽ֝עַתָּ֗ה וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם׃", "text": "*Yǝhî* *šēm* *YHWH* *mǝbōrāk* *mē'attāh* *wǝ'ad*-*'ôlām*", "grammar": { "*Yǝhî*": "Qal jussive, 3rd person masculine singular from *hāyāh* - may be/let be", "*šēm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - name of", "*mǝbōrāk*": "Pual participle, masculine singular - blessed/being blessed", "*mē'attāh*": "preposition *min* + adverb *'attāh* - from now", "*wǝ'ad*": "conjunction *wǝ* + preposition *'ad* - and until", "*'ôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - eternity/forever" }, "variants": { "*Yǝhî*": "may be/let be/become", "*mǝbōrāk*": "blessed/praised/adored", "*'ôlām*": "forever/eternity/perpetuity" } }

3 { "verseID": "Psalms.113.3", "source": "מִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ עַד־מְבוֹא֑וֹ מְ֝הֻלָּ֗ל שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*Mimmizraḥ*-*šemeš* *'ad*-*mǝbô'ô* *mǝhullāl* *šēm* *YHWH*", "grammar": { "*Mimmizraḥ*": "preposition *min* + noun, masculine singular - from rising of", "*šemeš*": "noun, feminine singular - sun", "*'ad*": "preposition - until", "*mǝbô'ô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its setting/going down", "*mǝhullāl*": "Pual participle, masculine singular - praised/being praised", "*šēm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - name of" }, "variants": { "*mizraḥ*": "rising/east/dawn", "*mǝbô'ô*": "its setting/going down/entrance", "*mǝhullāl*": "praised/celebrated/glorified" } }

4 { "verseID": "Psalms.113.4", "source": "רָ֖ם עַל־כָּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם ׀ יְהוָ֑ה עַ֖ל הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃", "text": "*Rām* *'al*-*kol*-*gôyim* ׀ *YHWH* *'al* *haššāmayim* *kǝbôdô*", "grammar": { "*Rām*": "adjective, masculine singular - high/exalted", "*'al*": "preposition - over/above", "*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural - nations/peoples", "*haššāmayim*": "definite article *ha* + noun, masculine plural - the heavens", "*kǝbôdô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his glory" }, "variants": { "*Rām*": "high/exalted/lofty", "*gôyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles", "*kǝbôdô*": "his glory/honor/majesty" } }

5 { "verseID": "Psalms.113.5", "source": "מִ֭י כַּיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ הַֽמַּגְבִּיהִ֥י לָשָֽׁבֶת׃", "text": "*Mî* *kaYHWH* *'ĕlōhênû* *hammagbîhî* *lāšābet*", "grammar": { "*Mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*ka*": "preposition *kə* - like/as", "*'ĕlōhênû*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix - our God", "*hammagbîhî*": "definite article *ha* + Hiphil participle, masculine singular - the one who makes high", "*lāšābet*": "preposition *lə* + Qal infinitive construct - to sit/dwell" }, "variants": { "*'ĕlōhênû*": "our God/deity/divine one", "*hammagbîhî*": "the one who makes high/raises/exalts", "*lāšābet*": "to sit/dwell/be enthroned" } }

6 { "verseID": "Psalms.113.6", "source": "הַֽמַּשְׁפִּילִ֥י לִרְא֑וֹת בַּשָּׁמַ֥יִם וּבָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*Hammašpîlî* *lir'ôt* *baššāmayim* *ûbā'āreṣ*", "grammar": { "*Hammašpîlî*": "definite article *ha* + Hiphil participle, masculine singular - the one who makes low", "*lir'ôt*": "preposition *lə* + Qal infinitive construct - to see/look", "*baššāmayim*": "preposition *bə* + definite article *ha* + noun, masculine plural - in the heavens", "*ûbā'āreṣ*": "conjunction *wə* + preposition *bə* + definite article *ha* + noun, feminine singular - and in the earth" }, "variants": { "*Hammašpîlî*": "the one who makes low/humbles/stoops", "*lir'ôt*": "to see/look/behold", "*'āreṣ*": "earth/land/ground" } }

7 { "verseID": "Psalms.113.7", "source": "מְקִֽימִ֣י מֵעָפָ֣ר דָּ֑ל מֵֽ֝אַשְׁפֹּ֗ת יָרִ֥ים אֶבְיֽוֹן׃", "text": "*Mǝqîmî* *mē'āpār* *dāl* *mē'ašpōt* *yārîm* *'ebyôn*", "grammar": { "*Mǝqîmî*": "Hiphil participle, masculine singular - raising/lifting up", "*mē'āpār*": "preposition *min* + noun, masculine singular - from dust", "*dāl*": "adjective, masculine singular - poor/weak", "*mē'ašpōt*": "preposition *min* + noun, feminine plural - from ash heaps/refuse piles", "*yārîm*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he lifts up/raises", "*'ebyôn*": "adjective, masculine singular - needy/poor" }, "variants": { "*Mǝqîmî*": "raising/lifting up/establishing", "*dāl*": "poor/weak/low/thin", "*'ašpōt*": "ash heaps/refuse piles/dunghill", "*'ebyôn*": "needy/poor/destitute/beggar" } }

8 { "verseID": "Psalms.113.8", "source": "לְהוֹשִׁיבִ֥י עִם־נְדִיבִ֑ים עִ֝֗ם נְדִיבֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*Lǝhôšîbî* *'im*-*nǝdîbîm* *'im* *nǝdîbê* *'ammô*", "grammar": { "*Lǝhôšîbî*": "preposition *lə* + Hiphil infinitive construct - to cause to sit/set", "*'im*": "preposition - with", "*nǝdîbîm*": "noun, masculine plural - nobles/princes", "*nǝdîbê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - nobles of", "*'ammô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his people" }, "variants": { "*Lǝhôšîbî*": "to cause to sit/set/place", "*nǝdîbîm*": "nobles/princes/willing ones", "*'ammô*": "his people/his nation/his folk" } }

9 { "verseID": "Psalms.113.9", "source": "מֽוֹשִׁיבִ֨י ׀ עֲקֶ֬רֶת הַבַּ֗יִת אֵֽם־הַבָּנִ֥ים שְׂמֵחָ֗ה הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃", "text": "*Môšîbî* ׀ *'aqeret* *habbayit* *'ēm*-*habbānîm* *śǝmēḥāh* *halǝlû*-*yāh*", "grammar": { "*Môšîbî*": "Hiphil participle, masculine singular - causing to sit/making dwell", "*'aqeret*": "adjective, feminine singular construct - barren of", "*habbayit*": "definite article *ha* + noun, masculine singular - the house", "*'ēm*": "noun, feminine singular construct - mother of", "*habbānîm*": "definite article *ha* + noun, masculine plural - the children/sons", "*śǝmēḥāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - joyful/glad", "*halǝlû*": "Piel imperative, masculine plural - praise", "*yāh*": "shortened form of divine name" }, "variants": { "*Môšîbî*": "causing to sit/making dwell/setting", "*'aqeret*": "barren woman/childless woman", "*'ēm*": "mother/matriarch", "*bānîm*": "children/sons/descendants", "*śǝmēḥāh*": "joyful/glad/happy" } }