Psalms 75:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

To the chief Musician{H8764)}, Altaschith{H8686)}, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks{H8689)}, unto thee do we give thanks{H8689)}: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works{H8737)} declare{H8765)}.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ אַל־תַּשְׁחֵ֑ת מִזְמ֖וֹר לְאָסָ֣ף שִֽׁיר׃

Transliteration

To-the-mənaṣṣēaḥ ʾal-tašḥēt mizmôr to-ʾāsāp̄ šîr

Grammar Details

• *mənaṣṣēaḥ*: masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition 'to/for' - director of music/choirmaster
• *ʾal-tašḥēt*: negative particle with Hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular verb - 'do not destroy'
• *mizmôr*: masculine singular noun construct - psalm/song
• *ʾāsāp̄*: proper name with prefixed preposition 'to/for' - Asaph
• *šîr*: masculine singular noun - song

Word Meanings

• *mənaṣṣēaḥ*: choirmaster/music director/chief musician
• *ʾal-tašḥēt*: do not destroy/a musical term/possibly a tune name
• *mizmôr*: psalm/melodic composition
• *ʾāsāp̄*: Asaph (a Levitical musician)
• *šîr*: song/musical composition

Referenced Verses

• Ps 145:18 : 18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
• Ps 76:1 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)} on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. In Judah is God known{H8737)}: his name is great in Israel.
• Ps 138:2 : 2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
• Jer 10:6 : 6 Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
• Exod 23:21 : 21 Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
• Exod 34:6-7 : 6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, 7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
• Deut 4:7 : 7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
• Deut 4:33-34 : 33 Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live? 34 Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
• Ps 44:1 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)} for the sons of Korah, Maschil{H8688)}. We have heard{H8804)} with our ears, O God, our fathers have told{H8765)} us, what work thou didst{H8804)} in their days, in the times of old.
• Ps 57:1 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)}, Altaschith{H8686)}, Michtam of David, when he fled{H8800)} from Saul in the cave. Be merciful{H8798)} unto me, O God, be merciful{H8798)} unto me: for my soul trusteth{H8804)} in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge{H8799)}, until these calamities be overpast{H8799)}.
• Ps 58:1 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)}, Altaschith{H8686)}, Michtam of David. Do ye indeed speak{H8762)} righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge{H8799)} uprightly, O ye sons of men?