Psalms 66:16

KJV1611 – Modern English

Come and hear, all you that fear God, and I will declare what he has done for my soul.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לְכֽוּ־שִׁמְע֣וּ וַ֭אֲסַפְּרָה כָּל־יִרְאֵ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר עָשָׂ֣ה לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃

Transliteration

ləkû-šimʿû and ʾăsappərāh all-yirʾê ʾĕlōhîm which ʿāśāh to napšî

Grammar Details

• *ləkû*: verb qal imperative masculine plural - come/go
• *šimʿû*: verb qal imperative masculine plural - hear/listen
• *ʾăsappərāh*: verb piel imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - I will tell/declare
• *yirʾê*: verb qal participle masculine plural construct - fearers of/those who fear
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: noun masculine plural - God (despite plural form, treated as singular)
• *ʿāśāh*: verb qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he did/made
• *napšî*: noun feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul

Word Meanings

• *ləkû*: come/go/walk/proceed
• *šimʿû*: hear/listen/pay attention
• *ʾăsappərāh*: I will tell/declare/recount/relate
• *yirʾê*: those who fear/the fearers of/those who revere
• *ʿāśāh*: did/made/accomplished/performed
• *napšî*: my soul/life/self/being

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Come and listen, all who fear God, and I will tell you what He has done for me.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Come, and hear, all ye that fear God, And I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Come{H8798)} and hear{H8798)}, all ye that fear God, and I will declare{H8762)} what he hath done{H8804)} for my soul.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Sela. O come hither and herke (all ye that feare God) I wil tell you, what he hath done for my soule.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Come and hearken, all ye that feare God, and I will tell you what he hath done to my soule.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  O come hither, & hearken: and I wil tell all you that feare the Lorde, what he hath done for my soule.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Come [and] hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Come, and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Come, hear, all ye who fear God, And I recount what he did for my soul.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Come, and hear, all ye that fear God, And I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Come, and hear, all ye that fear God, And I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Come, give ear to me, all you God-fearing men, so that I may make clear to you what he has done for my soul.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Come, and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God! I will declare what he has done for me.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 34:11 : 11 Come, you children, listen to me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
• Ps 66:5 : 5 Come and see the works of God; he is awesome in his doing toward the children of men.
• Ps 71:15 : 15 My mouth shall show forth your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for I do not know the limits thereof.
• Ps 71:18 : 18 Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not forsake me, until I have shown your strength to this generation, and your power to everyone that is to come.
• Ps 71:20 : 20 You, who have shown me great and severe troubles, shall revive me again, and shall bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
• Ps 71:24 : 24 My tongue also shall talk of your righteousness all the day long; for they are confounded, for they are brought to shame, who seek my hurt.
• Mal 3:16 : 16 Then those who feared the LORD spoke often one to another: and the LORD listened and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for those who feared the LORD and thought upon his name.
• 1 Cor 15:8-9 : 8 And last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
• 1 Tim 1:15-16 : 15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. 16 However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all patience as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.
• 1 John 1:3 : 3 That which we have seen and heard we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
• Ps 22:23-24 : 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.
• Ps 32:5-6 : 5 I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I did not hide. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the LORD, and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah. 6 For this reason, everyone who is godly shall pray to You in a time when You may be found; surely, in the floods of great waters, they shall not come near him.
• Ps 34:2 : 2 My soul shall boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear of it and be glad.