1 {
"verseID": "Psalms.17.1",
"source": "תְּפִלָּ֗ה לְדָ֫וִ֥ד שִׁמְעָ֤ה יְהוָ֨ה ׀ צֶ֗דֶק הַקְשִׁ֥יבָה רִנָּתִ֗י הַאֲזִ֥ינָה תְפִלָּתִ֑י בְּ֝לֹ֗א שִׂפְתֵ֥י מִרְמָֽה׃",
"text": "*Təfillāh* to-*Dāvid* *šim'āh* *YHWH* *ṣedeq* *haqšîbāh* *rinnātî* *ha'ăzînāh* *təfillātî* *bəlō'* *śiftê* *mirmāh*",
"grammar": {
"*Təfillāh*": "noun, feminine singular construct - prayer",
"to-*Dāvid*": "preposition + proper noun - to/for/by David",
"*šim'āh*": "verb, imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - hear/listen",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ṣedeq*": "noun, masculine singular - righteousness/justice",
"*haqšîbāh*": "verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - pay attention to",
"*rinnātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my cry/shout",
"*ha'ăzînāh*": "verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - give ear to",
"*təfillātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my prayer",
"*bəlō'*": "preposition + negative particle - with/in not",
"*śiftê*": "noun, feminine plural construct - lips of",
"*mirmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - deceit/treachery"
},
"variants": {
"*Təfillāh*": "prayer/supplication",
"*ṣedeq*": "righteousness/justice/rightness/what is right",
"*rinnātî*": "my cry/shout/ringing cry/song"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Psalms.17.2",
"source": "מִ֭לְּפָנֶיךָ מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י יֵצֵ֑א עֵ֝ינֶ֗יךָ תֶּחֱזֶ֥ינָה מֵישָׁרִֽים׃",
"text": "*Millǝfāneykā* *mišpāṭî* *yēṣē'* *'êneykā* *teḥězeynāh* *mêšārîm*",
"grammar": {
"*Millǝfāneykā*": "preposition + preposition + noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - from before you",
"*mišpāṭî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my judgment",
"*yēṣē'*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - may go forth/let go forth",
"*'êneykā*": "noun, feminine dual + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your eyes",
"*teḥězeynāh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they see/behold/observe",
"*mêšārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - uprightness/equity/straightness"
},
"variants": {
"*mišpāṭî*": "my judgment/justice/legal case/verdict",
"*mêšārîm*": "uprightness/equity/fairness/straight things"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Psalms.17.3",
"source": "בָּ֘חַ֤נְתָּ לִבִּ֨י ׀ פָּ֘קַ֤דְתָּ לַּ֗יְלָה צְרַפְתַּ֥נִי בַל־תִּמְצָ֑א זַ֝מֹּתִ֗י בַּל־יַעֲבָר־פִּֽי׃",
"text": "*Bāḥantā* *libbî* *pāqadtā* *laylāh* *ṣǝraftanî* *bal-timṣā'* *zammōtî* *bal-ya'ăbār-pî*",
"grammar": {
"*Bāḥantā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have examined/tested",
"*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my heart",
"*pāqadtā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have visited/inspected",
"*laylāh*": "noun, masculine singular - night",
"*ṣǝraftanî*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you have refined/tested me",
"*bal-timṣā'*": "negative particle + verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will not find",
"*zammōtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have purposed/planned/thought",
"*bal-ya'ăbār-pî*": "negative particle + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + noun + 1st person singular suffix - will not transgress my mouth"
},
"variants": {
"*pāqadtā*": "you have visited/inspected/attended to",
"*ṣǝraftanî*": "you have refined/tested/tried me (as metal)",
"*zammōtî*": "I have purposed/devised/planned/thought"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Psalms.17.4",
"source": "לִפְעֻלּ֣וֹת אָ֭דָם בִּדְבַ֣ר שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָ אֲנִ֥י שָׁ֝מַ֗רְתִּי אָרְח֥וֹת פָּרִֽיץ׃",
"text": "*Lifǝ'ullôt* *'ādām* *bidbar* *śǝfāteykā* *'ănî* *šāmartî* *'ārḥôt* *pārîṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*Lifǝ'ullôt*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural construct - as for the deeds/actions of",
"*'ādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind/humanity",
"*bidbar*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - by/in the word of",
"*śǝfāteykā*": "noun, feminine dual + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your lips",
"*'ănî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I",
"*šāmartî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have kept/guarded/observed",
"*'ārḥôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - paths/ways of",
"*pārîṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - violent one/robber/breaker"
},
"variants": {
"*pārîṣ*": "violent one/robber/breaker/outlaw"
}
}