Psalms 27:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; therefore I will offer in His tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעַתָּ֨ה יָר֪וּם רֹאשִׁ֡י עַ֤ל אֹֽיְבַ֬י סְֽבִיבוֹתַ֗י וְאֶזְבְּחָ֣ה בְ֭אָהֳלוֹ זִבְחֵ֣י תְרוּעָ֑ה אָשִׁ֥ירָה וַ֝אֲזַמְּרָ֗ה לַיהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

wə-ʿattâ yārûm rōʾšî ʿal ʾōyəbay səbîbôtay wə-ʾezbəḥâ bə-ʾāhŏlô zibḥê tərûʿâ ʾāšîrâ wa-ʾăzammərâ la-YHWH

Grammar Details

• *wə-ʿattâ*: conjunction + adverb - and now
• *yārûm*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it will be lifted up
• *rōʾšî*: noun masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my head
• *ʿal*: preposition - above/over
• *ʾōyəbay*: noun masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my enemies
• *səbîbôtay*: noun feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my surroundings
• *wə-ʾezbəḥâ*: conjunction + qal cohortative 1st person singular - and I will sacrifice
• *bə-ʾāhŏlô*: preposition + noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his tent
• *zibḥê*: noun masculine plural construct - sacrifices of
• *tərûʿâ*: noun feminine singular - shouting/acclamation
• *ʾāšîrâ*: qal cohortative 1st person singular - I will sing
• *wa-ʾăzammərâ*: conjunction + piel cohortative 1st person singular - and I will make music
• *la-YHWH*: preposition + divine name - to YHWH

Word Meanings

• *yārûm*: will be lifted up/exalted/raised
• *rōʾšî*: my head/chief part
• *ʾōyəbay*: my enemies/foes/adversaries
• *səbîbôtay*: my surroundings/all around me
• *ʾezbəḥâ*: I will sacrifice/offer/slaughter
• *zibḥê*: sacrifices/offerings
• *tərûʿâ*: shouting/jubilation/acclamation/alarm
• *ʾāšîrâ*: I will sing/chant
• *ʾăzammərâ*: I will make music/sing praises/play instruments

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then my head will be exalted above my enemies surrounding me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tent; I will sing and make music to the Lord.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And now shall my head{H7218} be lifted up{H7311} above mine enemies{H341} round about{H5439} me. And I will offer{H2076} in his tabernacle{H168} sacrifices{H2077} of joy;{H8643} I will sing,{H7891} yea, I will sing praises{H2167} unto Jehovah.{H3068}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And now shall mine head{H7218} be lifted up{H7311}{(H8799)} above mine enemies{H341}{(H8802)} round about{H5439} me: therefore will I offer{H2076}{(H8799)} in his tabernacle{H168} sacrifices{H2077} of joy{H8643}; I will sing{H7891}{(H8799)}, yea, I will sing praises{H2167}{(H8762)} unto the LORD{H3068}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And now hath he lift vp my heade aboue myne enemies, that copassed me rounde aboute.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And nowe shall hee lift vp mine head aboue mine enemies rounde about mee: therefore wil I offer in his Tabernacle sacrifices of ioy: I wil sing and praise the Lord.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And nowe he shall lift vp my head aboue mine enemies rounde about me: therfore I wyll offer in his tabernacle a sacrifice of great ioy, I wyll sing and prayse God with psalmes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And now, lifted up is my head, Above my enemies -- my surrounders, And I sacrifice in His tent sacrifices of shouting, I sing, yea, I sing praise to Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me. And I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me. And I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And now my head will be lifted up higher than my haters who are round me: because of this I will make offerings of joy in his tent; I will make a song, truly I will make a song of praise to the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now I will triumph over my enemies who surround me! I will offer sacrifices in his dwelling place and shout for joy! I will sing praises to the LORD!

Referenced Verses

• Ps 3:3 : 3 But you, O LORD, are a shield for me; my glory and the lifter of my head.
• Ps 107:22 : 22 And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
• Isa 12:6 : 6 Cry out and shout, inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of you.
• Heb 13:15 : 15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
• 1 Pet 2:5 : 5 You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
• Rev 5:9 : 9 And they sang a new song, saying, You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for You were slain and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,
• Rev 15:3 : 3 And they sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints.
• Jer 31:7 : 7 For thus says the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: proclaim, give praise, and say, O LORD, save your people, the remnant of Israel.
• Jer 33:11 : 11 The voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for His mercy endures forever: and of those who shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause the captivity of the land to return, as at the first, says the LORD.
• Zeph 3:14-15 : 14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. 15 The LORD has taken away your judgments, he has cast out your enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of you: you shall see evil no more.
• Zech 9:9 : 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, your King comes to you: he is just, and endowed with salvation; lowly, and riding upon a donkey, and upon a colt the foal of a donkey.
• Luke 19:37-38 : 37 And when he was nearing, even now at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, 38 Saying, Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven and glory in the highest.
• Eph 5:19-20 : 19 Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 20 Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
• Gen 40:13 : 13 Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head, and restore you to your place; and you shall deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, as you did when you were his butler.
• Ps 110:7 : 7 He will drink from the brook by the way; therefore he will lift up the head.
• Ps 116:17-19 : 17 I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD. 18 I will pay my vows to the LORD now in the presence of all His people, 19 In the courts of the LORD's house, in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.
• Ps 138:5 : 5 Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the LORD, for great is the glory of the LORD.
• 2 Sam 7:9 : 9 And I was with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies out of your sight, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men that are in the earth.
• 2 Sam 22:1 : 1 And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day that the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul:
• 2 Sam 22:49 : 49 And who brings me forth from my enemies: you also have lifted me up on high above those who rose up against me: you have delivered me from the violent man.
• 2 Kgs 25:27 : 27 And it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the year he began to reign, released Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
• 1 Chr 22:18 : 18 Is not the LORD your God with you? And has he not given you rest on every side? For he has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD and before his people.
• 2 Chr 30:21-26 : 21 And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the LORD. 22 And Hezekiah spoke comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers. 23 And the whole assembly took counsel to keep another seven days: and they kept another seven days with gladness. 24 For Hezekiah king of Judah gave to the congregation a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves. 25 And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced. 26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.
• Ezra 3:11-13 : 11 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks to the LORD; because He is good, for His mercy endures forever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. 12 But many of the priests and Levites and heads of the fathers' houses, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy, 13 So that the people could not distinguish the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard far away.
• Ps 21:1 : 1 The king shall rejoice in your strength, O LORD; and in your salvation, how greatly shall he rejoice!
• Ps 21:13 : 13 Be exalted, LORD, in your own strength, so we will sing and praise your power.
• Ps 22:22-25 : 22 I will declare Your name to my brethren; in the midst of the congregation I will praise You. 23 You who fear the LORD, praise Him; all you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him; and fear Him, all you offspring of Israel. 24 For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; nor has He hidden His face from him; but when he cried to Him, He heard. 25 My praise shall be of You in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before those who fear Him.
• Ps 26:6-7 : 6 I will wash my hands in innocence, so I will circle Your altar, O LORD, 7 that I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all Your wondrous works.
• Ps 43:3-4 : 3 O send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your tabernacles. 4 Then will I go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy; yes, upon the harp I will praise you, O God my God.
• Ps 47:1 : 1 Clap your hands, all you people; shout to God with a voice of triumph.
• Ps 66:13-16 : 13 I will go into your house with burnt offerings; I will pay you my vows, 14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth has spoken, when I was in trouble. 15 I will offer to you burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bulls with goats. Selah. 16 Come and hear, all you that fear God, and I will declare what he has done for my soul.
• Ps 81:1 : 1 Sing aloud to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
• Ps 95:1 : 1 O come, let us sing to the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
• Ps 100:1-2 : 1 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all you lands. 2 Serve the LORD with gladness; come before His presence with singing.
• Gen 40:20 : 20 And it came to pass on the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.