Psalms 103:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לְדָוִ֨ד ׀ בָּרֲכִ֣י נַ֭פְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וְכָל־קְ֝רָבַ֗י אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃

Transliteration

Of Dāwid ׀ bārakî napšî ʾet-YHWH wə-all-qərābay ʾet-šēm qodšô

Grammar Details

• *Dāwid*: proper name with prefixed preposition *lə* (to/for/of David)
• *bārakî*: piel imperative feminine singular with 2nd person suffix - bless!
• *napšî*: feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my soul
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *YHWH*: divine name
• *wə*: conjunction - and
• *qərābay*: plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my inward parts
• *šēm*: masculine singular construct - name of
• *qodšô*: masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his holiness/his holy name

Word Meanings

• *bārakî*: bless/praise/adore
• *napšî*: my soul/self/life/person/being/appetite/mind
• *qərābay*: my inward parts/my entrails/my inner being

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  A alm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  [ A Psalm of David.] Bless{H1288} Jehovah,{H3068} O my soul;{H5315} And all that is within{H7130} me, [bless] his holy{H6944} name.{H8034}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  A Psalm of David{H1732}. Bless{H1288}{(H8761)} the LORD{H3068}, O my soul{H5315}: and all that is within{H7130} me, bless his holy{H6944} name{H8034}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Prayse the LORDE (o my soule) & all that is within me prayse his holy name.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  A Psalme of Dauid. My soule, prayse thou the Lorde, and all that is within me, prayse his holy Name.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Blesse God O my soule: and all that is within me prayse his holy name.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ [A Psalm] of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  > Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  By David. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah, And all my inward parts -- His Holy Name.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Bless Jehovah, O my soul; And all that is within me, `bless' his holy name.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  [[ A Psalm] of David]. Bless Jehovah, O my soul; And all that is within me, [bless] his holy name.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  <Of David.> Give praise to the Lord, O my soul; let everything in me give praise to his holy name.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  By David. Praise the LORD, O my soul! With all that is within me, praise his holy name!

Referenced Verses

• Ps 63:5 : 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise you with joyful lips:
• Ps 57:7-9 : 7 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise. 8 Awake, my glory; awake, lute and harp; I myself will awaken the dawn. 9 I will praise you, O Lord, among the people; I will sing to you among the nations. 10 For your mercy reaches unto the heavens, and your truth unto the clouds. 11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be above all the earth.
• Ps 146:1-2 : 1 Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. 2 While I live, I will praise the LORD: I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
• 1 Cor 14:15 : 15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also; I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
• Ps 103:22-104:1 : 22 Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul. 1 Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with honor and majesty.
• Ps 111:1 : 1 Praise the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.
• Ps 138:1 : 1 I will praise You with my whole heart; before the gods I will sing praise to You.
• John 4:24 : 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
• Ps 47:7 : 7 For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with understanding.
• Ps 86:12-13 : 12 I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I will glorify Your name forevermore. 13 For great is Your mercy toward me, and You have delivered my soul from the depths of hell.
• Ps 99:3 : 3 Let them praise your great and awesome name; for it is holy.
• Isa 6:3 : 3 And one called to another and said, Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory.
• Mark 12:30-33 : 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first commandment. 31 And the second, like it, is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these. 32 So the scribe said to him, 'Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, and there is no other but He. 33 And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
• Luke 1:46-47 : 46 And Mary said: My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
• Phil 1:9 : 9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment;
• Col 3:16 : 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
• Rev 4:8 : 8 The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come."