Psalms 79:13

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.79.13", "source": "וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּ עַמְּךָ֨ ׀ וְצֹ֥אן מַרְעִיתֶךָ֮ נ֤וֹדֶ֥ה לְּךָ֗ לְע֫וֹלָ֥ם לְדֹ֥ר וָדֹ֑ר נְ֝סַפֵּ֗ר תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*wa*-*ʾănaḥnû* *ʿamməḵā* *wə*-*ṣōʾn* *marʿîṯeḵā* *nôḏeh* to-you to-*ʿôlām* to-*dōr* *wā*-*dōr* *nəsappēr* *təhillāṯeḵā*", "grammar": { "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾănaḥnû*": "1st person plural personal pronoun - we", "*ʿamməḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your people", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ṣōʾn*": "feminine singular construct - flock/sheep of", "*marʿîṯeḵā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your pasture", "*nôḏeh*": "hiphil imperfect 1st person plural - we will give thanks", "*lləḵā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*lĕ*": "preposition - to/for", "*ʿôlām*": "masculine singular noun - forever/eternity", "*lĕ*": "preposition - to/for", "*dōr*": "masculine singular noun - generation", "*wā*": "conjunction - and", "*dōr*": "masculine singular noun - generation", "*nəsappēr*": "piel imperfect 1st person plural - we will recount/tell", "*təhillāṯeḵā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your praise" }, "variants": { "*ʾănaḥnû*": "we", "*ʿamməḵā*": "your people/your nation", "*ṣōʾn*": "sheep/flock", "*marʿîṯeḵā*": "your pasture/your shepherding", "*nôḏeh*": "we will give thanks/we will praise/we will acknowledge", "*ʿôlām*": "forever/eternity/perpetuity", "*dōr wā-dōr*": "generation to generation/forever", "*nəsappēr*": "we will recount/we will declare/we will tell", "*təhillāṯeḵā*": "your praise/your glory/what is praiseworthy about you" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּ עַמְּךָ֨ ׀ וְצֹ֥אן מַרְעִיתֶךָ֮ נ֤וֹדֶ֥ה לְּךָ֗ לְע֫וֹלָ֥ם לְדֹ֥ר וָדֹ֑ר נְ֝סַפֵּ֗ר תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

wa-ʾănaḥnû ʿamməḵā wə-ṣōʾn marʿîṯeḵā nôḏeh to-you to-ʿôlām to-dōr wā-dōr nəsappēr təhillāṯeḵā

Grammar Details

• *wa*: conjunction - and
• *ʾănaḥnû*: 1st person plural personal pronoun - we
• *ʿamməḵā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your people
• *wə*: conjunction - and
• *ṣōʾn*: feminine singular construct - flock/sheep of
• *marʿîṯeḵā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your pasture
• *nôḏeh*: hiphil imperfect 1st person plural - we will give thanks
• *lləḵā*: preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you
• *lĕ*: preposition - to/for
• *ʿôlām*: masculine singular noun - forever/eternity
• *dōr*: masculine singular noun - generation
• *wā*: conjunction - and
• *nəsappēr*: piel imperfect 1st person plural - we will recount/tell
• *təhillāṯeḵā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your praise

Word Meanings

• *ʾănaḥnû*: we
• *ʿamməḵā*: your people/your nation
• *ṣōʾn*: sheep/flock
• *marʿîṯeḵā*: your pasture/your shepherding
• *nôḏeh*: we will give thanks/we will praise/we will acknowledge
• *ʿôlām*: forever/eternity/perpetuity
• *dōr wā-dōr*: generation to generation/forever
• *nəsappēr*: we will recount/we will declare/we will tell
• *təhillāṯeḵā*: your praise/your glory/what is praiseworthy about you

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then we, Your people and the sheep of Your pasture, will give thanks to You forever; from generation to generation, we will proclaim Your praise.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  So we, Your people and the sheep of Your pasture, will thank You forever; we will show forth Your praise to all generations.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture Will give thee thanks for ever: We will show forth thy praise to all generations.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks{H8686)} for ever: we will shew forth{H8762)} thy praise to all generations.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And for the blasphemy wher wt or neghbours haue blasphemed ye, rewarde the (o LORDE) seuefolde in to their bosome. So we yt be yi people & shepe of thy pasture, shal geue the thankes for euer, & wil allwaye be shewinge forth thy prayse more & more.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So wee thy people, and sheepe of thy pasture shall praise thee for euer: and from generation to generation we will set foorth thy praise.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  So we who be thy people and sheepe of thy pasture wyll confesse thee for euer: and we wyll alway set foorth in wordes thy prayse, from generation to generation.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So we, your people and sheep of your pasture, Will give you thanks forever. We will praise you forever, to all generations.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And we, Thy people, and the flock of Thy pasture, We give thanks to Thee to the age, To all generations we recount Thy praise!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture Will give thee thanks for ever: We will show forth thy praise to all generations. Psalm 80 For the Chief Musician, set to Shoshanim Eduth.. A Psalm of Asaph.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture Will give thee thanks for ever: We will show forth thy praise to all generations.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So we your people, and the sheep of your flock, will give you glory for ever: we will go on praising you through all generations.

• World English Bible (2000)

  So we, your people and sheep of your pasture, will give you thanks forever. We will praise you forever, to all generations. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "The Lilies of the Covenant." A Psalm by Asaph.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then we, your people, the sheep of your pasture, will continually thank you. We will tell coming generations of your praiseworthy acts.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 74:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Psalms.74.1", "source": "מַשְׂכִּ֗יל לְאָ֫סָ֥ף לָמָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים זָנַ֣חְתָּ לָנֶ֑צַח יֶעְשַׁ֥ן אַ֝פְּךָ֗ בְּצֹ֣אן מַרְעִיתֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*Maskil* to *Asaph*. Why, *Elohim*, have you *zanachta* forever? Why *ye'shan* your *af* against *tson* of your *mar'itecha*?", "grammar": { "*Maskil*": "masculine singular construct - instructive psalm/contemplation", "*Asaph*": "proper name with preposition lamed - 'to/for Asaph'", "*Elohim*": "masculine plural noun used as singular divine name - God", "*zanachta*": "qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - 'you have rejected/cast off'", "*lanetsach*": "preposition + noun - 'forever/completely'", "*ye'shan*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'smokes/will smoke'", "*af*": "masculine singular construct with 2nd person suffix - 'your anger/nostril'", "*tson*": "collective noun - 'sheep/flock'", "*mar'itecha*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your pasture'" }, "variants": { "*Maskil*": "contemplative poem/skillful psalm/instructive psalm", "*zanachta*": "rejected/cast off/abandoned", "*lanetsach*": "forever/completely/perpetually", "*ye'shan*": "smokes/burns/fumes", "*af*": "anger/nostril/face" } }
• Ps 95:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.95.7", "source": "כִּ֘י ה֤וּא אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּ עַ֣ם מַ֭רְעִיתוֹ וְצֹ֣אן יָד֑וֹ הַ֝יּ֗וֹם אִֽם־בְּקֹל֥וֹ תִשְׁמָֽעוּ", "text": "For he *ʾĕlōhênû* and-*ʾănaḥnû* *ʿam* *marʿîtô* and-*ṣōʾn* his-*yād* the-*yôm* if-in-his-*qōl* *tišmāʿû*", "grammar": { "*ʾĕlōhênû*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person plural suffix - our God", "*ʾănaḥnû*": "1st person plural independent pronoun - we", "*ʿam*": "masculine singular noun - people", "*marʿîtô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his pasture", "*ṣōʾn*": "collective noun - sheep/flock", "*yād*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*yôm*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the day", "*qōl*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed preposition bet - in his voice", "*tišmāʿû*": "imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural, qal - you will hear/listen" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕlōhênû*": "our God/our deity", "*ʾănaḥnû*": "we", "*ʿam*": "people/nation", "*marʿîtô*": "his pasture/his grazing place", "*ṣōʾn*": "sheep/flock", "*yād*": "hand/power/care", "*yôm*": "day/time", "*qōl*": "voice/sound", "*tišmāʿû*": "hear/listen/obey" } }
• Isa 43:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Isaiah.43.21", "source": "עַם־זוּ֙ יָצַ֣רְתִּי לִ֔י תְּהִלָּתִ֖י יְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃", "text": "*ʿam*-this I *yāṣartî* for me, my *təhillātî* they *yəsappērû*.", "grammar": { "*ʿam*": "noun, masculine singular construct - people of", "*yāṣartî*": "perfect, 1st person singular - I formed", "*təhillātî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my praise", "*yəsappērû*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, Piel - they will declare" }, "variants": { "*ʿam*": "people/nation/folk", "*yāṣartî*": "I formed/I shaped/I fashioned", "*təhillātî*": "my praise/my glory/my renown", "*yəsappērû*": "will declare/will recount/will tell" } }
• Ps 100:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.100.3", "source": "דְּע֗וּ כִּֽי־יְהוָה֮ ה֤וּא אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים הֽוּא־עָ֭שָׂנוּ *ולא **וְל֣וֹ אֲנַ֑חְנוּ עַ֝מּ֗וֹ וְצֹ֣אן מַרְעִיתֽוֹ׃", "text": "*dəʿû* that-*YHWH* *hûʾ* *ʾĕlōhîm*; *hûʾ*-*ʿāśānû* (*welōʾ*) **and-to-*lô* *ʾănaḥnû*; *ʿammô* and-*ṣōʾn* *marʿîtô*", "grammar": { "*dəʿû*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine plural - know", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*ʿāśānû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person common plural suffix - he made us", "*welōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not [textual variant]", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him/belonging to him", "*ʾănaḥnû*": "pronoun, 1st person common plural - we", "*ʿammô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his people", "*ṣōʾn*": "noun, feminine singular construct - sheep/flock", "*marʿîtô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his pasture" }, "variants": { "*dəʿû*": "know/understand/recognize", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being", "*ʿāśānû*": "he made us/he created us/he fashioned us", "(*welōʾ*) **וְל֣וֹ": "textual variant: 'and not we ourselves' vs. 'and we are his'", "*ʿammô*": "his people/his nation/his folk", "*ṣōʾn*": "sheep/flock/small cattle", "*marʿîtô*": "his pasture/his pasturage/his grazing place" } }
• Ps 145:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.145.4", "source": "דּ֣וֹר לְ֭דוֹר יְשַׁבַּ֣ח מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וּגְב֖וּרֹתֶ֣יךָ יַגִּֽידוּ", "text": "*Dôr lᵊdôr yᵊšabbaḥ maʿăśeyḵā* and your *ûgᵊbûrōteyḵā yaggîdû*", "grammar": { "*Dôr lᵊdôr*": "noun masculine singular + preposition + noun masculine singular - generation to generation", "*yᵊšabbaḥ*": "Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - will praise", "*maʿăśeyḵā*": "noun masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your works", "*ûgᵊbûrōteyḵā*": "conjunction + noun feminine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and your mighty acts", "*yaggîdû*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will declare/tell" }, "variants": { "*Dôr lᵊdôr*": "generation to generation/age to age", "*yᵊšabbaḥ*": "will praise/commend/laud", "*maʿăśeyḵā*": "your works/deeds/acts", "*ûgᵊbûrōteyḵā*": "and your mighty acts/powers/strength", "*yaggîdû*": "they will declare/tell/proclaim" } }
• Ps 74:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Psalms.74.18", "source": "זְכָר־זֹ֗את א֖‪[d]‬וֹיֵב חֵרֵ֣ף ׀ יְהוָ֑ה וְעַ֥ם נָ֝בָ֗ל נִֽאֲצ֥וּ שְׁמֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*Zechor-zot oyev cheref YHWH*, and *am naval ni'atsu* your *shemecha*.", "grammar": { "*Zechor-zot*": "qal imperative masculine singular + feminine singular demonstrative pronoun - 'remember this'", "*oyev*": "qal participle masculine singular - 'enemy'", "*cheref*": "piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'has reproached'", "*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'", "*ve'am*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun - 'and people'", "*naval*": "masculine singular adjective - 'foolish'", "*ni'atsu*": "piel perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they have spurned'", "*shemecha*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your name'" }, "variants": { "*cheref*": "reproached/insulted/taunted", "*naval*": "foolish/senseless/impious", "*ni'atsu*": "spurned/despised/blasphemed" } }
• Ps 74:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Psalms.74.22", "source": "קוּמָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים רִיבָ֣ה רִיבֶ֑ךָ זְכֹ֥ר חֶרְפָּתְךָ֥ מִנִּי־נָ֝בָ֗ל כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃", "text": "*Qumah Elohim rivah rivecha*; *zechor cherpatcha minni-naval kol-ha-yom*.", "grammar": { "*Qumah*": "qal imperative masculine singular with cohortative he - 'arise!'", "*Elohim*": "masculine plural noun used as singular divine name - 'God'", "*rivah*": "qal imperative masculine singular - 'contend!/plead!'", "*rivecha*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your cause'", "*zechor*": "qal imperative masculine singular - 'remember!'", "*cherpatcha*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your reproach'", "*minni-naval*": "preposition + adjective masculine singular - 'from the foolish'", "*kol-ha-yom*": "construct phrase - 'all the day'" }, "variants": { "*Qumah*": "arise/stand up/take action", "*rivah*": "contend/plead/defend", "*rivecha*": "your cause/your dispute/your case", "*cherpatcha*": "your reproach/your disgrace/your insult", "*naval*": "foolish/senseless/impious" } }
• Ps 44:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Psalms.44.8", "source": "כִּ֣י ה֭וֹשַׁעְתָּנוּ מִצָּרֵ֑ינוּ וּמְשַׂנְאֵ֥ינוּ הֱבִישֽׁוֹתָ׃", "text": "For *hôšaʿtānû* from *miṣṣārênû* and *mĕśanĕʾênû* *hĕbîšôtā*", "grammar": { "*hôšaʿtānû*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person plural suffix - you saved us", "*miṣṣārênû*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural + 1st person plural suffix - from our adversaries", "*mĕśanĕʾênû*": "conjunction + participle, piel, masculine plural + 1st person plural suffix - and those who hate us", "*hĕbîšôtā*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you put to shame" }, "variants": { "*hôšaʿtānû*": "saved/delivered/gave victory to", "*miṣṣārênû*": "our adversaries/oppressors/enemies", "*mĕśanĕʾênû*": "those who hate us/our enemies", "*hĕbîšôtā*": "put to shame/humiliated/disgraced" } }
• Ps 45:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Psalms.45.17", "source": "תַּ֣חַת אֲ֭בֹתֶיךָ יִהְי֣וּ בָנֶ֑יךָ תְּשִׁיתֵ֥מוֹ לְ֝שָׂרִ֗ים בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*taḥat* your-*ʾăbōteykā* *yihyû* your-*bāneykā* *təšîtēmô* for-*śārîm* in-all-the-*ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*taḥat*": "Preposition - 'instead of/in place of'", "*ʾăbōteykā*": "Masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your fathers'", "*yihyû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - 'they will be'", "*bāneykā*": "Masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your sons'", "*təšîtēmô*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'you will make them'", "*śārîm*": "Masculine plural noun with prefixed preposition lamed - 'for princes'", "*ʾāreṣ*": "Feminine singular noun with definite article and prefixed preposition bet and kol - 'in all the earth/land'" }, "variants": { "*taḥat*": "instead of/in place of/in succession to", "*yihyû*": "they will be/they shall become", "*təšîtēmô*": "you will make them/you will appoint them/you will set them", "*śārîm*": "princes/rulers/chiefs", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground" } }