Ps 71:17-72:2 : 17 {
"verseID": "Psalms.71.17",
"source": "אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים לִמַּדְתַּ֥נִי מִנְּעוּרָ֑י וְעַד־הֵ֝֗נָּה אַגִּ֥יד נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃",
"text": "*ʾĕlōhîm* *limmaḏtanî* from *nəʿûrāy* and until-*hēnnāh* *ʾaggîd* *nipləʾôtêkā*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'God'",
"*limmaḏtanî*": "piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'you have taught me'",
"*nəʿûrāy*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my youth'",
"*hēnnāh*": "adverb - 'here/thus far'",
"*ʾaggîd*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I will declare'",
"*nipləʾôtêkā*": "niphal participle, feminine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your wondrous works'"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings",
"*limmaḏtanî*": "you have taught me/you have instructed me/you have trained me",
"*nəʿûrāy*": "my youth/my early life/my childhood",
"*hēnnāh*": "here/thus far/to this point",
"*ʾaggîd*": "I will declare/I will announce/I will proclaim",
"*nipləʾôtêkā*": "your wondrous works/your marvelous deeds/your miracles"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Psalms.71.18",
"source": "וְגַ֤ם עַד־זִקְנָ֨ה ׀ וְשֵׂיבָה֮ אֱלֹהִ֢ים אַֽל־תַּעַ֫זְבֵ֥נִי עַד־אַגִּ֣יד זְרוֹעֲךָ֣ לְד֑וֹר לְכָל־יָ֝ב֗וֹא גְּבוּרָתֶֽךָ׃",
"text": "And also until-*ziqnāh* and *śêbāh* *ʾĕlōhîm* not-*taʿazbēnî* until-*ʾaggîd* *zərôʿăkā* to *dôr* to all-*yābôʾ* *gəbûrātekā*",
"grammar": {
"*ziqnāh*": "noun, feminine singular - 'old age'",
"*śêbāh*": "noun, feminine singular - 'gray hair/old age'",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'God'",
"*taʿazbēnî*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'forsake me'",
"*ʾaggîd*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I will declare'",
"*zərôʿăkā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your arm'",
"*dôr*": "noun, masculine singular - 'generation'",
"*yābôʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'will come'",
"*gəbûrātekā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your might'"
},
"variants": {
"*ziqnāh*": "old age/advanced years",
"*śêbāh*": "gray hair/old age/advanced years",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings",
"*taʿazbēnî*": "forsake me/abandon me/leave me",
"*ʾaggîd*": "I will declare/I will announce/I will proclaim",
"*zərôʿăkā*": "your arm/your strength/your power",
"*dôr*": "generation/age/period",
"*yābôʾ*": "will come/will enter/will arrive",
"*gəbûrātekā*": "your might/your power/your strength"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Psalms.71.19",
"source": "וְצִדְקָתְךָ֥ אֱלֹהִ֗ים עַד־מָ֫ר֥וֹם אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂ֥יתָ גְדֹל֑וֹת אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים מִ֣י כָמֽוֹךָ׃",
"text": "And *ṣidqātəkā* *ʾĕlōhîm* unto-*mārôm* which-*ʿāśîtā* *gəḏōlôt* *ʾĕlōhîm* who like *kāmôkā*",
"grammar": {
"*ṣidqātəkā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your righteousness'",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'God'",
"*mārôm*": "noun, masculine singular - 'height/heaven'",
"*ʿāśîtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you have done'",
"*gəḏōlôt*": "adjective, feminine plural - 'great things'",
"*kāmôkā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'like you'"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣidqātəkā*": "your righteousness/your justice/your righteous acts",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings",
"*mārôm*": "height/heaven/high place",
"*ʿāśîtā*": "you have done/you have made/you have performed",
"*gəḏōlôt*": "great things/mighty deeds/significant acts",
"*kāmôkā*": "like you/comparable to you/equal to you"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Psalms.71.20",
"source": "אֲשֶׁ֤ר *הראיתנו **הִרְאִיתַ֨נִי ׀ צָר֥וֹת רַבּ֗וֹת וְרָ֫ע֥וֹת תָּשׁ֥וּב *תחיינו **תְּחַיֵּ֑ינִי וּֽמִתְּהֹמ֥וֹת הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ תָּשׁ֥וּב תַּעֲלֵֽנִי׃",
"text": "Who *hirʾîtanî* *ṣārôt* *rabbôt* *wərāʿôt* *tāšûb* *təḥayyēnî* and from *təhōmôt* the *ʾāreṣ* *tāšûb* *taʿălēnî*",
"grammar": {
"*hirʾîtanî*": "hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'you have shown me'",
"*ṣārôt*": "noun, feminine plural - 'troubles/distresses'",
"*rabbôt*": "adjective, feminine plural - 'many'",
"*wərāʿôt*": "adjective, feminine plural with conjunction - 'and evil'",
"*tāšûb*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you will return'",
"*təḥayyēnî*": "piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'revive me'",
"*təhōmôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - 'depths of'",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - 'earth/land'",
"*taʿălēnî*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'bring me up'"
},
"variants": {
"*hirʾîtanî*": "you have shown me/you have caused me to see/you have made me experience",
"*ṣārôt*": "troubles/distresses/adversities",
"*rabbôt*": "many/numerous/great",
"*rāʿôt*": "evil/bad/harmful",
"*tāšûb*": "you will return/you will turn/you will restore",
"*təḥayyēnî*": "revive me/give me life/restore me to life",
"*təhōmôt*": "depths/deep places/abysses",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground",
"*taʿălēnî*": "bring me up/lift me up/raise me up"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Psalms.71.21",
"source": "תֶּ֤רֶב ׀ גְּֽדֻלָּתִ֗י וְתִסֹּ֥ב תְּֽנַחֲמֵֽנִי׃",
"text": "*tereb* *gəḏullātî* *wətissōb* *tənaḥămēnî*",
"grammar": {
"*tereb*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you will increase'",
"*gəḏullātî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my greatness'",
"*wətissōb*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with conjunction - 'and you will turn'",
"*tənaḥămēnî*": "piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'comfort me'"
},
"variants": {
"*tereb*": "you will increase/you will multiply/you will add to",
"*gəḏullātî*": "my greatness/my honor/my dignity",
"*tissōb*": "you will turn/you will surround/you will encircle",
"*tənaḥămēnî*": "comfort me/console me/bring me solace"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Psalms.71.22",
"source": "גַּם־אֲנִ֤י ׀ אוֹדְךָ֣ בִכְלִי־נֶבֶל֮ אֲמִתְּךָ֢ אֱלֹ֫הָ֥י אֲזַמְּרָ֣ה לְךָ֣ בְכִנּ֑וֹר קְ֝ד֗וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "Also-*ʾănî* *ʾôḏəkā* with *kəlî*-*nebel* *ʾămittəkā* *ʾĕlōhāy* *ʾăzammərāh* to you with *kinnôr* *qəḏôš* *yiśrāʾēl*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾănî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - 'I'",
"*ʾôḏəkā*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'I will praise you'",
"*kəlî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'instrument of'",
"*nebel*": "noun, masculine singular - 'harp/lute'",
"*ʾămittəkā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your faithfulness'",
"*ʾĕlōhāy*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my God'",
"*ʾăzammərāh*": "piel imperfect, 1st person singular cohortative - 'let me sing praise'",
"*kinnôr*": "noun, masculine singular - 'lyre'",
"*qəḏôš*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - 'holy one of'",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - 'Israel'"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾôḏəkā*": "I will praise you/I will thank you/I will acknowledge you",
"*kəlî*": "instrument/vessel/implement",
"*nebel*": "harp/lute/string instrument",
"*ʾămittəkā*": "your faithfulness/your truth/your reliability",
"*ʾĕlōhāy*": "my God/my deity",
"*ʾăzammərāh*": "let me sing praise/I will make music/I will play",
"*kinnôr*": "lyre/harp/stringed instrument",
"*qəḏôš*": "holy one of/sacred one of/set-apart one of"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Psalms.71.23",
"source": "תְּרַנֵּ֣נָּ֣ה שְׂ֭פָתַי כִּ֣י אֲזַמְּרָה־לָּ֑ךְ וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י אֲשֶׁ֣ר פָּדִֽיתָ׃",
"text": "*tərannēnāh* *śəpātay* when *ʾăzammərāh*-to you and *napšî* which *pāḏîtā*",
"grammar": {
"*tərannēnāh*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - 'they will sing for joy'",
"*śəpātay*": "noun, feminine dual with 1st person singular suffix - 'my lips'",
"*ʾăzammərāh*": "piel imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I will sing praise'",
"*napšî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my soul'",
"*pāḏîtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you have redeemed'"
},
"variants": {
"*tərannēnāh*": "they will sing for joy/they will shout/they will cry out",
"*śəpātay*": "my lips/my mouth",
"*ʾăzammərāh*": "I will sing praise/I will make music/I will celebrate",
"*napšî*": "my soul/my life/myself",
"*pāḏîtā*": "you have redeemed/you have ransomed/you have rescued"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Psalms.71.24",
"source": "גַּם־לְשׁוֹנִ֗י כָּל־הַ֭יּוֹם תֶּהְגֶּ֣ה צִדְקָתֶ֑ךָ כִּי־בֹ֥שׁוּ כִֽי־חָ֝פְר֗וּ מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י רָעָתִֽי׃",
"text": "Also-*ləšônî* all-the *yôm* *tehgeh* *ṣidqātekā* for-*bōšû* for-*ḥāpərû* *məbaqšê* *rāʿātî*",
"grammar": {
"*ləšônî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my tongue'",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - 'day'",
"*tehgeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - 'it will utter'",
"*ṣidqātekā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your righteousness'",
"*bōšû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - 'they are ashamed'",
"*ḥāpərû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - 'they are disgraced'",
"*məbaqšê*": "piel participle, masculine plural construct - 'seekers of'",
"*rāʿātî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my harm'"
},
"variants": {
"*ləšônî*": "my tongue/my speech",
"*tehgeh*": "it will utter/it will murmur/it will meditate",
"*ṣidqātekā*": "your righteousness/your justice/your righteous acts",
"*bōšû*": "they are ashamed/they are disgraced/they are disappointed",
"*ḥāpərû*": "they are disgraced/they are confused/they are humiliated",
"*məbaqšê*": "seekers of/those who search for/those who pursue",
"*rāʿātî*": "my harm/my evil/my injury"
}
}
1 {
"verseID": "Psalms.72.1",
"source": "לִשְׁלֹמֹ֨ה ׀ אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶיךָ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ תֵּ֑ן וְצִדְקָתְךָ֥ לְבֶן־מֶֽלֶךְ׃",
"text": "For *Shəlōmōh* ׀ *ʾĕlōhîm* *mishpāṭeykā* to-*melek* *tēn* and-*ṣidqātəkā* to-*ben*-*melek*",
"grammar": {
"*lī-Shəlōmōh*": "preposition + proper noun - for/of Solomon",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine, plural [divine name] - God",
"*mishpāṭeykā*": "noun, masculine, plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your judgments",
"*lə-melek*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - to/for a king",
"*tēn*": "verb, imperative, masculine singular - give",
"*wə-ṣidqātəkā*": "conjunction + noun, feminine, singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and your righteousness",
"*lə-ben-melek*": "preposition + noun construct phrase - to/for a son of a king"
},
"variants": {
"*Shəlōmōh*": "Solomon/of Solomon/for Solomon",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being",
"*mishpāṭeykā*": "your judgments/justice/legal decisions",
"*tēn*": "give/grant/bestow",
"*ṣidqātəkā*": "your righteousness/justice/righteous acts",
"*ben-melek*": "king's son/royal heir/prince"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Psalms.72.2",
"source": "יָדִ֣ין עַמְּךָ֣ בְצֶ֑דֶק וַעֲנִיֶּ֥יךָ בְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃",
"text": "*yādîn* *ʿamməkā* in-*ṣedeq* and-*ʿănîyeykā* in-*mishpāṭ*",
"grammar": {
"*yādîn*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will judge",
"*ʿamməkā*": "noun, masculine, singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your people",
"*bə-ṣedeq*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - with/in righteousness",
"*wa-ʿănîyeykā*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and your poor/afflicted",
"*bə-mishpāṭ*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - with/in judgment/justice"
},
"variants": {
"*yādîn*": "he will judge/govern/rule",
"*ʿamməkā*": "your people/nation/folk",
"*ṣedeq*": "righteousness/justice/equity",
"*ʿănîyeykā*": "your poor/afflicted/oppressed ones",
"*mishpāṭ*": "judgment/justice/legal decision"
}
}