Ps 115:1-9 : 1 {
"verseID": "Psalms.115.1",
"source": "לֹ֤א לָ֥נוּ יְהוָ֗ה לֹ֫א לָ֥נוּ כִּֽי־לְ֭שִׁמְךָ תֵּ֣ן כָּב֑וֹד עַל־חַ֝סְדְּךָ֗ עַל־אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃",
"text": "Not to-us *YHWH*, not to-us, *kî*-to-*šīm*-yours *tēn* *kāḇôḏ*, upon-*ḥesed*-yours, upon-*ʾămiṯeḵā*.",
"grammar": {
"לֹא": "negative particle, 'not'",
"לָנוּ": "preposition with 1st person plural suffix, 'to us'",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name",
"*kî*": "conjunction, 'because/for'",
"*šīm*": "noun construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix, 'name-your'",
"*tēn*": "imperative verb, 2nd person masculine singular, 'give'",
"*kāḇôḏ*": "noun, masculine singular, 'glory/honor'",
"עַל": "preposition, 'upon/concerning'",
"*ḥesed*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix, 'lovingkindness-your'",
"*ʾămiṯeḵā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix, 'truth-your'"
},
"variants": {
"*kî*": "because/for/that",
"*tēn*": "give/grant/bestow",
"*kāḇôḏ*": "glory/honor/weight",
"*ḥesed*": "lovingkindness/steadfast love/mercy/covenant faithfulness",
"*ʾămiṯeḵā*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Psalms.115.2",
"source": "לָ֭מָּה יֹאמְר֣וּ הַגּוֹיִ֑ם אַיֵּה־נָ֝֗א אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃",
"text": "*lāmmā* *yōʾmĕrû* the-*gôyim* *ʾayyēh*-*nāʾ* *ʾĕlōhêhem*.",
"grammar": {
"*lāmmā*": "interrogative adverb, 'why'",
"*yōʾmĕrû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, 'they say/will say'",
"הַגּוֹיִם": "definite article + noun, masculine plural, 'the nations'",
"*ʾayyēh*": "interrogative adverb, 'where'",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty, 'please/now'",
"*ʾĕlōhêhem*": "noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'God-their/their god'"
},
"variants": {
"*lāmmā*": "why/for what reason",
"*yōʾmĕrû*": "say/speak/tell",
"*gôyim*": "nations/gentiles/peoples",
"*ʾayyēh*": "where/where is",
"*nāʾ*": "please/now/I pray",
"*ʾĕlōhêhem*": "their God/their god/their deity"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Psalms.115.3",
"source": "וֵֽאלֹהֵ֥ינוּ בַשָּׁמָ֑יִם כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁר־חָפֵ֣ץ עָשָֽׂה׃",
"text": "*wê*-*ʾĕlōhênû* in-the-*šāmayim*, all *ʾăšer*-*ḥāp̄ēṣ* *ʿāśāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*wê*": "conjunction, 'and/but'",
"*ʾĕlōhênû*": "noun with 1st person plural suffix, 'God-our'",
"בַשָּׁמָיִם": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural, 'in the heavens'",
"כֹּל": "noun, masculine singular construct, 'all/everything'",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle, 'that/which'",
"*ḥāp̄ēṣ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular, 'he desired/pleased'",
"*ʿāśāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular, 'he did/made'"
},
"variants": {
"*wê*": "and/but/yet",
"*ʾĕlōhênû*": "our God/our deity",
"*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky",
"*ʾăšer*": "that/which/who",
"*ḥāp̄ēṣ*": "desired/pleased/delighted in",
"*ʿāśāh*": "did/made/accomplished"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Psalms.115.4",
"source": "עֲֽ֭צַבֵּיהֶם כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֑ב מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗ה יְדֵ֣י אָדָֽם׃",
"text": "*ʿăṣabbêhem* *kesep̄* *wĕ*-*zāhāḇ*, *maʿăśēh* *yĕḏê* *ʾāḏām*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʿăṣabbêhem*": "noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'idols-their'",
"*kesep̄*": "noun, masculine singular, 'silver'",
"*wĕ*": "conjunction, 'and'",
"*zāhāḇ*": "noun, masculine singular, 'gold'",
"*maʿăśēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct, 'work of'",
"*yĕḏê*": "noun, feminine plural construct, 'hands of'",
"*ʾāḏām*": "noun, masculine singular, 'man/mankind'"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿăṣabbêhem*": "their idols/their images",
"*kesep̄*": "silver/money",
"*zāhāḇ*": "gold",
"*maʿăśēh*": "work/deed/product",
"*yĕḏê*": "hands of/handiwork of",
"*ʾāḏām*": "man/humankind/mankind"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Psalms.115.5",
"source": "פֶּֽה־לָ֭הֶם וְלֹ֣א יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ עֵינַ֥יִם לָ֝הֶ֗ם וְלֹ֣א יִרְאֽוּ׃",
"text": "*peh*-to-them *wĕ*-not *yĕḏabbērû*, *ʿênayim* to-them *wĕ*-not *yirʾû*.",
"grammar": {
"*peh*": "noun, masculine singular, 'mouth'",
"לָהֶם": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'to them'",
"*wĕ*": "conjunction, 'and'",
"לֹא": "negative particle, 'not'",
"*yĕḏabbērû*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, 'they speak'",
"*ʿênayim*": "noun, feminine dual, 'eyes'",
"*yirʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, 'they see'"
},
"variants": {
"*peh*": "mouth/opening",
"*yĕḏabbērû*": "speak/talk/utter",
"*ʿênayim*": "eyes",
"*yirʾû*": "see/perceive/observe"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Psalms.115.6",
"source": "אָזְנַ֣יִם לָ֭הֶם וְלֹ֣א יִשְׁמָ֑עוּ אַ֥ף לָ֝הֶ֗ם וְלֹ֣א יְרִיחֽוּן׃",
"text": "*ʾoznayim* to-them *wĕ*-not *yišmāʿû*, *ʾap̄* to-them *wĕ*-not *yĕrîḥûn*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾoznayim*": "noun, feminine dual, 'ears'",
"לָהֶם": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'to them'",
"*wĕ*": "conjunction, 'and'",
"לֹא": "negative particle, 'not'",
"*yišmāʿû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, 'they hear'",
"*ʾap̄*": "noun, masculine singular, 'nose'",
"*yĕrîḥûn*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, 'they smell'"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾoznayim*": "ears",
"*yišmāʿû*": "hear/listen/obey",
"*ʾap̄*": "nose/nostril/face",
"*yĕrîḥûn*": "smell/perceive odor"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Psalms.115.7",
"source": "יְדֵיהֶ֤ם ׀ וְלֹ֬א יְמִישׁ֗וּן רַ֭גְלֵיהֶם וְלֹ֣א יְהַלֵּ֑כוּ לֹֽא־יֶ֝הְגּ֗וּ בִּגְרוֹנָֽם׃",
"text": "*yĕḏêhem* *wĕ*-not *yĕmîšûn*, *raḡlêhem* *wĕ*-not *yĕhallēḵû*, not-*yehgû* in-*ḡĕrônām*.",
"grammar": {
"*yĕḏêhem*": "noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'hands-their'",
"*wĕ*": "conjunction, 'and'",
"לֹא": "negative particle, 'not'",
"*yĕmîšûn*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, 'they feel/touch'",
"*raḡlêhem*": "noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'feet-their'",
"*yĕhallēḵû*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, 'they walk'",
"*yehgû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, 'they utter/mutter'",
"בִּגְרוֹנָם": "preposition + noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'in throat-their'"
},
"variants": {
"*yĕḏêhem*": "their hands",
"*yĕmîšûn*": "feel/touch/handle",
"*raḡlêhem*": "their feet",
"*yĕhallēḵû*": "walk/go/proceed",
"*yehgû*": "utter/mutter/speak",
"*ḡĕrônām*": "their throat/their neck"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Psalms.115.8",
"source": "כְּ֭מוֹהֶם יִהְי֣וּ עֹשֵׂיהֶ֑ם כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁר־בֹּטֵ֣חַ בָּהֶֽם׃",
"text": "Like-them *yihyû* *ʿōśêhem*, all *ʾăšer*-*bōṭēaḥ* in-them.",
"grammar": {
"כְּמוֹהֶם": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'like them'",
"*yihyû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, 'they will be'",
"*ʿōśêhem*": "participle with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'makers-their'",
"כֹּל": "noun, masculine singular construct, 'all/everyone'",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle, 'who/that'",
"*bōṭēaḥ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular, 'trusting'",
"בָּהֶם": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'in them'"
},
"variants": {
"*yihyû*": "will be/become",
"*ʿōśêhem*": "their makers/their creators",
"*ʾăšer*": "who/that/which",
"*bōṭēaḥ*": "trusts/relies on/has confidence in"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Psalms.115.9",
"source": "יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל בְּטַ֣ח בַּיהוָ֑ה עֶזְרָ֖ם וּמָגִנָּ֣ם הֽוּא׃",
"text": "*Yiśrāʾēl* *bĕṭaḥ* in-*YHWH*, *ʿezrām* *û*-*māḡinnām* *hûʾ*.",
"grammar": {
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, 'Israel'",
"*bĕṭaḥ*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular, 'trust'",
"בַּיהוָה": "preposition + divine name, 'in YHWH'",
"*ʿezrām*": "noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'help-their'",
"*û*": "conjunction, 'and'",
"*māḡinnām*": "noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'shield-their'",
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular, 'he/it'"
},
"variants": {
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "Israel (proper name)",
"*bĕṭaḥ*": "trust/rely/have confidence",
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"*ʿezrām*": "their help/their helper",
"*māḡinnām*": "their shield/their protection",
"*hûʾ*": "he/it"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Psalms.115.10",
"source": "בֵּ֣ית אַ֭הֲרֹן בִּטְח֣וּ בַיהוָ֑ה עֶזְרָ֖ם וּמָגִנָּ֣ם הֽוּא׃",
"text": "House-of *ʾAhărōn* *biṭḥû* in-*YHWH*, *ʿezrām* *û*-*māḡinnām* *hûʾ*.",
"grammar": {
"בֵּית": "noun, masculine singular construct, 'house of'",
"*ʾAhărōn*": "proper noun, 'Aaron'",
"*biṭḥû*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine plural, 'trust'",
"בַיהוָה": "preposition + divine name, 'in YHWH'",
"*ʿezrām*": "noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'help-their'",
"*û*": "conjunction, 'and'",
"*māḡinnām*": "noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'shield-their'",
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular, 'he/it'"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾAhărōn*": "Aaron (proper name)",
"*biṭḥû*": "trust/rely/have confidence",
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"*ʿezrām*": "their help/their helper",
"*māḡinnām*": "their shield/their protection",
"*hûʾ*": "he/it"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Psalms.115.11",
"source": "יִרְאֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה בִּטְח֣וּ בַיהוָ֑ה עֶזְרָ֖ם וּמָגִנָּ֣ם הֽוּא׃",
"text": "*Yirʾê* *YHWH* *biṭḥû* in-*YHWH*, *ʿezrām* *û*-*māḡinnām* *hûʾ*.",
"grammar": {
"*Yirʾê*": "adjective, masculine plural construct, 'fearers of'",
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"*biṭḥû*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine plural, 'trust'",
"בַיהוָה": "preposition + divine name, 'in YHWH'",
"*ʿezrām*": "noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'help-their'",
"*û*": "conjunction, 'and'",
"*māḡinnām*": "noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'shield-their'",
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular, 'he/it'"
},
"variants": {
"*Yirʾê*": "fearers of/those who fear",
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"*biṭḥû*": "trust/rely/have confidence",
"*ʿezrām*": "their help/their helper",
"*māḡinnām*": "their shield/their protection",
"*hûʾ*": "he/it"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Psalms.115.12",
"source": "יְהוָה֮ זְכָרָ֢נוּ יְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְ יְ֭בָרֵךְ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יְ֝בָרֵ֗ךְ אֶת־בֵּ֥ית אַהֲרֹֽן׃",
"text": "*YHWH* *zĕḵārānû* *yĕḇārēḵ*, *yĕḇārēḵ* *ʾeṯ*-house-of *Yiśrāʾēl*, *yĕḇārēḵ* *ʾeṯ*-house-of *ʾAhărōn*.",
"grammar": {
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"*zĕḵārānû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix, 'he remembered us'",
"*yĕḇārēḵ*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, 'he will bless'",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"בֵּית": "noun, masculine singular construct, 'house of'",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, 'Israel'",
"*ʾAhărōn*": "proper noun, 'Aaron'"
},
"variants": {
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"*zĕḵārānû*": "remembered us/has been mindful of us",
"*yĕḇārēḵ*": "will bless/will cause to prosper",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "Israel (proper name)",
"*ʾAhărōn*": "Aaron (proper name)"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Psalms.115.13",
"source": "יְ֭בָרֵךְ יִרְאֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הַ֝קְּטַנִּ֗ים עִם־הַגְּדֹלִֽים׃",
"text": "*Yĕḇārēḵ* *yirʾê* *YHWH*, the-*qĕṭannim* with-the-*gĕḏōlîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*Yĕḇārēḵ*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, 'he will bless'",
"*yirʾê*": "adjective, masculine plural construct, 'fearers of'",
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"הַקְּטַנִּים": "definite article + adjective, masculine plural, 'the small ones'",
"עִם": "preposition, 'with'",
"הַגְּדֹלִים": "definite article + adjective, masculine plural, 'the great ones'"
},
"variants": {
"*Yĕḇārēḵ*": "will bless/will cause to prosper",
"*yirʾê*": "fearers of/those who fear",
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"*qĕṭannim*": "small ones/little ones/young",
"*gĕḏōlîm*": "great ones/important ones/elders"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Psalms.115.14",
"source": "יֹסֵ֣ף יְהוָ֣ה עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם וְעַל־בְּנֵיכֶֽם׃",
"text": "*Yōsēp̄* *YHWH* upon-you, upon-you *wĕ*-upon-*bĕnêḵem*.",
"grammar": {
"*Yōsēp̄*": "verb, hiphil imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular, 'may he add'",
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"עֲלֵיכֶם": "preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix, 'upon you'",
"*wĕ*": "conjunction, 'and'",
"עַל": "preposition, 'upon'",
"*bĕnêḵem*": "noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix, 'sons-your'"
},
"variants": {
"*Yōsēp̄*": "may add/increase/multiply",
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"*bĕnêḵem*": "your sons/your children"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Psalms.115.15",
"source": "בְּרוּכִ֣ים אַ֭תֶּם לַיהוָ֑ה עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "*Bĕrûḵîm* you to-*YHWH*, *ʿōśēh* *šāmayim* *wā*-*ʾāreṣ*.",
"grammar": {
"*Bĕrûḵîm*": "adjective, masculine plural, 'blessed'",
"אַתֶּם": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine plural, 'you'",
"לַיהוָה": "preposition + divine name, 'to/by YHWH'",
"*ʿōśēh*": "participle, masculine singular, 'maker/maker of'",
"*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine plural, 'heavens'",
"*wā*": "conjunction, 'and'",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular, 'earth'"
},
"variants": {
"*Bĕrûḵîm*": "blessed/favored",
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"*ʿōśēh*": "maker of/creator of",
"*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Psalms.115.16",
"source": "הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם שָׁ֭מַיִם לַיהוָ֑ה וְ֝הָאָ֗רֶץ נָתַ֥ן לִבְנֵי־אָדָֽם׃",
"text": "The-*šāmayim* *šāmayim* to-*YHWH*, *wĕ*-the-*ʾāreṣ* *nāṯan* to-*bĕnê*-*ʾāḏām*.",
"grammar": {
"הַשָּׁמַיִם": "definite article + noun, masculine plural, 'the heavens'",
"שָׁמַיִם": "noun, masculine plural, 'heavens'",
"לַיהוָה": "preposition + divine name, 'to/for YHWH'",
"*wĕ*": "conjunction, 'and'",
"הָאָרֶץ": "definite article + noun, feminine singular, 'the earth'",
"*nāṯan*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular, 'he gave'",
"לִבְנֵי": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct, 'to sons of'",
"*ʾāḏām*": "noun, masculine singular, 'man/mankind'"
},
"variants": {
"*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky",
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground",
"*nāṯan*": "gave/placed/established",
"*bĕnê*": "sons of/children of",
"*ʾāḏām*": "man/humankind/mankind"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Psalms.115.17",
"source": "לֹ֣א הַ֭מֵּתִים יְהַֽלְלוּ־יָ֑הּ וְ֝לֹ֗א כָּל־יֹרְדֵ֥י דוּמָֽה׃",
"text": "Not the-*mēṯîm* *yĕhallĕlû*-*Yāh*, *wĕ*-not all-*yōrĕḏê* *ḏûmāh*.",
"grammar": {
"לֹא": "negative particle, 'not'",
"הַמֵּתִים": "definite article + adjective, masculine plural, 'the dead'",
"*yĕhallĕlû*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, 'they praise'",
"*Yāh*": "divine name, shortened form of YHWH",
"*wĕ*": "conjunction, 'and'",
"כָּל": "noun, masculine singular construct, 'all/all of'",
"*yōrĕḏê*": "participle, masculine plural construct, 'those going down to'",
"*ḏûmāh*": "noun, feminine singular, 'silence/the place of silence'"
},
"variants": {
"*mēṯîm*": "dead/deceased",
"*yĕhallĕlû*": "praise/glorify/commend",
"*Yāh*": "divine name (shortened form)",
"*yōrĕḏê*": "those who go down to/those descending to",
"*ḏûmāh*": "silence/the grave/realm of the dead"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Psalms.115.18",
"source": "וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּ ׀ נְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְ יָ֗הּ מֵֽעַתָּ֥ה וְעַד־עוֹלָ֗ם הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃",
"text": "*Wa*-*ʾănaḥnû* *nĕḇārēḵ* *Yāh* from-*ʿattāh* *wĕ*-until-*ʿôlām*. *halĕlû*-*Yāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*Wa*": "conjunction, 'and/but'",
"*ʾănaḥnû*": "pronoun, 1st person plural, 'we'",
"*nĕḇārēḵ*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st person plural, 'we will bless'",
"*Yāh*": "divine name, shortened form of YHWH",
"מֵעַתָּה": "preposition + adverb, 'from now'",
"*wĕ*": "conjunction, 'and'",
"עַד": "preposition, 'until'",
"*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular, 'forever/eternity'",
"*halĕlû*": "verb, piel imperative, masculine plural, 'praise'"
},
"variants": {
"*Wa*": "and/but",
"*ʾănaḥnû*": "we",
"*nĕḇārēḵ*": "will bless/will praise",
"*Yāh*": "divine name (shortened form)",
"*ʿattāh*": "now/at this time",
"*ʿôlām*": "forever/eternity/perpetuity",
"*halĕlû*": "praise/glorify/commend"
}
}