Psalms 54:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

I will freely sacrifice to You: I will praise Your name, O LORD; for it is good.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הִנֵּ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים עֹזֵ֣ר לִ֑י אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י בְּֽסֹמְכֵ֥י נַפְשִֽׁי׃

Transliteration

hinnēh ʾĕlōhîm ʿōzēr to me; ʾăḏōnāy among sōmḵê nap̄šî.

Grammar Details

• *hinnēh*: demonstrative particle - 'behold/see'
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun used as singular - 'God'
• *ʿōzēr*: Qal participle masculine singular - 'helper/helping'
• *ʾăḏōnāy*: divine name - 'Lord/my Lord'
• *sōmḵê*: Qal participle masculine plural construct - 'upholders of/supporters of'
• *nap̄šî*: feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my soul/my life'

Word Meanings

• *hinnēh*: behold/look/see
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods
• *ʿōzēr*: helper/helping/one who helps
• *ʾăḏōnāy*: Lord/my Lord
• *sōmḵê*: upholders of/supporters of/those who sustain
• *nap̄šî*: my soul/my life/myself

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Look, God is my helper; the Lord is among those who uphold my soul.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  With a freewill-offering{H5071} will I sacrifice{H2076} unto thee: I will give thanks{H3034} unto thy name,{H8034} O Jehovah,{H3068} for it is good.{H2896}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  I will freely{H5071} sacrifice{H2076}{H8799)} unto thee: I will praise{H3034}{H8686)} thy name{H8034}, O LORD{H3068}; for it is good{H2896}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  A frewil offeringe wil I geue the, and prayse thy name o LORDE, because it is so comfortable.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then I will sacrifice freely vnto thee: I wil praise thy Name, O Lord, because it is good.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I wyll sacrifice vnto thee with a true wyllyng heart: I wyll confesse thy name O God, because it is good.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for [it is] good.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you. I will give thanks to your name, Yahweh, for it is good.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  With a free will-offering I sacrifice to Thee, I thank Thy name, O Jehovah, for `it is' good,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto thee: I will give thanks unto thy name, O Jehovah, for it is good.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto thee: I will give thanks unto thy name, O Jehovah, for it is good.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Freely will I make my offerings to you; I will give praise to your name, O Lord, for it is good.

• World English Bible (2000)

  With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you. I will give thanks to your name, Yahweh, for it is good.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you! I will give thanks to your name, O LORD, for it is good!

Referenced Verses

• Ps 52:9 : 9 I will praise You forever, because You have done it: and I will wait on Your name; for it is good before Your saints.
• Ps 116:17 : 17 I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
• Ps 140:13 : 13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; the upright shall dwell in your presence.
• Ps 147:1 : 1 Praise the LORD: for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is fitting.
• 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 92:1 : 1 It is good to give thanks to the LORD, and to sing praises to your name, O Most High:
• Ps 107:22 : 22 And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
• Deut 12:6-7 : 6 And there you shall bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the contributions of your hand, your vows, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks: 7 And there you shall eat before the LORD your God, and rejoice in all to which you put your hand, you and your households, in which the LORD your God has blessed you.
• Ps 7:17 : 17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
• Ps 21:13 : 13 Be exalted, LORD, in your own strength, so we will sing and praise your power.
• Ps 50:14 : 14 Offer to God thanksgiving; and pay your vows to the Most High: