16{
"verseID": "Psalms.66.16",
"source": "לְכֽוּ־שִׁמְע֣וּ וַ֭אֲסַפְּרָה כָּל־יִרְאֵ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר עָשָׂ֣ה לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃",
"text": "*ləkû*-*šimʿû* and *ʾăsappərāh* all-*yirʾê* *ʾĕlōhîm* which *ʿāśāh* to *napšî*",
"grammar": {
"*ləkû*": "verb qal imperative masculine plural - come/go",
"*šimʿû*": "verb qal imperative masculine plural - hear/listen",
"*ʾăsappərāh*": "verb piel imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - I will tell/declare",
"*yirʾê*": "verb qal participle masculine plural construct - fearers of/those who fear",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun masculine plural - God (despite plural form, treated as singular)",
"*ʿāśāh*": "verb qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he did/made",
"*napšî*": "noun feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul"
},
"variants": {
"*ləkû*": "come/go/walk/proceed",
"*šimʿû*": "hear/listen/pay attention",
"*ʾăsappərāh*": "I will tell/declare/recount/relate",
"*yirʾê*": "those who fear/the fearers of/those who revere",
"*ʿāśāh*": "did/made/accomplished/performed",
"*napšî*": "my soul/life/self/being"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Psalms.66.17",
"source": "אֵלָ֥יו פִּֽי־קָרָ֑אתִי וְ֝רוֹמַ֗ם תַּ֣חַת לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃",
"text": "To him *pî*-*qārāʾtî* and *rômam* *taḥat* *ləšônî*",
"grammar": {
"*pî*": "noun masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my mouth",
"*qārāʾtî*": "verb qal perfect 1st person singular - I called",
"*rômam*": "verb polal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - was extolled/was high",
"*taḥat*": "preposition - under/beneath",
"*ləšônî*": "noun feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my tongue"
},
"variants": {
"*pî*": "my mouth",
"*qārāʾtî*": "I called/cried out/summoned",
"*rômam*": "extolling/high praise/exaltation",
"*taḥat*": "under/beneath/below",
"*ləšônî*": "my tongue/language"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Psalms.66.18",
"source": "אָ֭וֶן אִם־רָאִ֣יתִי בְלִבִּ֑י לֹ֖א יִשְׁמַ֣ע ׀ אֲדֹנָֽי׃",
"text": "*ʾāwen* if-*rāʾîtî* in *libbî* not *yišmaʿ* *ʾădōnāy*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāwen*": "noun masculine singular - iniquity/wickedness",
"*rāʾîtî*": "verb qal perfect 1st person singular - I saw/observed",
"*libbî*": "noun masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my heart",
"*yišmaʿ*": "verb qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will hear",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "noun masculine singular - Lord/my Lord"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāwen*": "iniquity/wickedness/evil/trouble",
"*rāʾîtî*": "I saw/observed/regarded/considered",
"*libbî*": "my heart/mind/inner self",
"*yišmaʿ*": "he will hear/listen to/heed",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "Lord/Master/my Lord"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Psalms.66.19",
"source": "אָ֭כֵן שָׁמַ֣ע אֱלֹהִ֑ים הִ֝קְשִׁ֗יב בְּק֣וֹל תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃",
"text": "*ʾākēn* *šāmaʿ* *ʾĕlōhîm* *hiqšîb* to *qôl* *təpillātî*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾākēn*": "adverb - surely/truly/indeed",
"*šāmaʿ*": "verb qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he heard",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun masculine plural - God (despite plural form, treated as singular)",
"*hiqšîb*": "verb hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he attended/listened attentively",
"*qôl*": "noun masculine singular construct - voice of",
"*təpillātî*": "noun feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my prayer"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾākēn*": "surely/truly/indeed/but/nevertheless",
"*šāmaʿ*": "heard/listened/heeded",
"*hiqšîb*": "attended/paid attention/listened attentively",
"*qôl*": "voice/sound/noise",
"*təpillātî*": "my prayer/intercession/supplication"
}
}