Psalms 65:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

Praise waits for You, O God, in Zion; and to You shall the vow be fulfilled.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָוִ֥ד שִֽׁיר

Transliteration

To-the-mənaṣṣēaḥ mizmôr to-dāwid šîr

Grammar Details

• *mənaṣṣēaḥ*: noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition lamed (to/for) - director/chief musician
• *mizmôr*: noun, masculine singular - psalm/song
• *dāwid*: proper noun with prefixed preposition lamed (to/for) - David
• *šîr*: noun, masculine singular - song

Word Meanings

• *mənaṣṣēaḥ*: chief musician/choir director/overseer
• *mizmôr*: psalm/melody/musical composition
• *šîr*: song/hymn/musical piece

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For the choir director, a psalm of David, a song.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  To the chief Musician, A alm and Song of David. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For the Chief Musician. A Psalm. A Song of David. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion; And unto thee shall the vow be performed.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  To the chief Musician{H8764)}, A Psalm and Song of David. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed{H8792)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thou (o God) art praysed in Sion, and vnto the is the vowe perfourmed.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  To him that excelleth. A Psalme or song of Dauid. O God, praise waiteth for thee in Zion, and vnto thee shall the vowe be perfourmed.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  To the chiefe musition, the psalme of Dauid, a song. O Lorde thou wylt be greatly praysed in Sion: and vnto thee shal vowes be perfourmed

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ To the chief Musician, A Psalm [and] Song of David. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  > Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. To you shall vows be performed.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. A Song. To Thee, silence -- praise, O God, `is' in Zion, And to Thee is a vow completed.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion; And unto thee shall the vow be performed.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  [For the Chief Musician. A Psalm. A Song of David]. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion; And unto thee shall the vow be performed.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. A Song.> It is right for you, O God, to have praise in Zion: to you let the offering be made.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. To you shall vows be performed.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For the music director; a psalm of David, a song. Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion. Vows made to you are fulfilled.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 62:1 : 1 Truly my soul waits upon God; from Him comes my salvation.
• Ps 76:11 : 11 Vow and pay to the LORD your God; let all around Him bring presents to Him who is to be feared.
• Ps 116:17-18 : 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,
• Ps 78:68-69 : 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved. 69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he has established forever.
• Ps 76:2 : 2 In Salem also is His tabernacle, and His dwelling place in Zion.
• 1 Chr 11:7 : 7 Then David lived in the stronghold; therefore, they called it the city of David.
• 1 Chr 15:29 : 29 And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal, the daughter of Saul, looking out at a window, saw King David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.
• 1 Chr 16:41-42 : 41 And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were designated by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy endures forever; 42 And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were gatekeepers.
• 1 Chr 25:1-9 : 1 Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for service the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, psalteries, and cymbals: and the number of the workers according to their service was: 2 Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied according to the king's order. 3 Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD. 4 Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth: 5 All these were the sons of Heman, the king's seer in the words of God, to exalt the horn. And God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 All these were under the direction of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. 7 The number of them, along with their brethren who were instructed in the songs of the LORD, all who were skillful, was two hundred and eighty-eight. 8 And they cast lots, division against division, from the small to the great, the teacher as well as the student. 9 Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, he, his brethren, and sons were twelve: 10 The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 11 The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 12 The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13 The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 14 The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 17 The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 18 The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 20 The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 25 The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 27 The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 28 The twenty-first to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 29 The twenty-second to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 30 The twenty-third to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 31 The twenty-fourth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.
• Ps 21:13 : 13 Be exalted, LORD, in your own strength, so we will sing and praise your power.
• Ps 56:12 : 12 Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render praises to you.
• Ps 115:1-2 : 1 Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but to Your name give glory, for Your mercy and for Your truth's sake. 2 Why should the nations say, Where is now their God?
• Rev 14:1-3 : 1 And I looked, and behold, a Lamb stood on Mount Zion, and with him one hundred forty-four thousand, having his Father's name written on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of great thunder; and I heard the sound of harpists playing their harps. 3 And they sang a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one could learn that song except the one hundred forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth.