Psalms 75:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

Unto you, O God, do we give thanks; unto you do we give thanks, for your name is near, your wondrous works declare.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ אַל־תַּשְׁחֵ֑ת מִזְמ֖וֹר לְאָסָ֣ף שִֽׁיר׃

Transliteration

To-the-mənaṣṣēaḥ ʾal-tašḥēt mizmôr to-ʾāsāp̄ šîr

Grammar Details

• *mənaṣṣēaḥ*: masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition 'to/for' - director of music/choirmaster
• *ʾal-tašḥēt*: negative particle with Hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular verb - 'do not destroy'
• *mizmôr*: masculine singular noun construct - psalm/song
• *ʾāsāp̄*: proper name with prefixed preposition 'to/for' - Asaph
• *šîr*: masculine singular noun - song

Word Meanings

• *mənaṣṣēaḥ*: choirmaster/music director/chief musician
• *ʾal-tašḥēt*: do not destroy/a musical term/possibly a tune name
• *mizmôr*: psalm/melodic composition
• *ʾāsāp̄*: Asaph (a Levitical musician)
• *šîr*: song/musical composition

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For the director of music: Do not destroy. A psalm of Asaph. A song.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, A alm or Song of Asaph. Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. We give thanks unto thee, O God; We give thanks, for thy name is near: Men tell of thy wondrous works.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  To the chief Musician{H8764)}, Altaschith{H8686)}, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks{H8689)}, unto thee do we give thanks{H8689)}: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works{H8737)} declare{H8765)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Unto the (o God) will we geue thakes, yee vnto the wyll we geue thankes,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  To him that excelleth Destroy not. A Psalme or song committed to Asaph. We will prayse thee, O God, we will prayse thee, for thy Name is neere: therefore they will declare thy wonderous workes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  To the chiefe musition, destroy not; the psalme of Asaph, a song. We do confesse it vnto thee O lord, we do confesse it: for thy wonderous workes do declare thy name to be at hande.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ To the chief Musician, Altaschith, A Psalm [or] Song of Asaph. Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, [unto thee] do we give thanks: for [that] thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  > We give thanks to you, God, We give thanks, for your Name is near. Men tell about your wondrous works.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  To the Overseer. -- `Destroy not.' -- A Psalm of Asaph. -- A Song. We have given thanks to Thee, O God, We have given thanks, and near `is' Thy name, They have recounted Thy wonders.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  We give thanks unto thee, O God; We give thanks, for thy name is near: Men tell of thy wondrous works.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  [For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song]. We give thanks unto thee, O God; We give thanks, for thy name is near: Men tell of thy wondrous works.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  <To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. A Psalm. Of Asaph. A Song.> To you, O God, we give praise, to you we give praise: and those who give honour to your name make clear your works of power.

• World English Bible (2000)

  We give thanks to you, God. We give thanks, for your Name is near. Men tell about your wondrous works.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a psalm of Asaph; a song. We give thanks to you, O God! We give thanks! You reveal your presence; people tell about your amazing deeds.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 145:18 : 18 The LORD is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.
• Ps 76:1 : 1 In Judah, God is known; His name is great in Israel.
• Ps 138:2 : 2 I will worship toward Your holy temple and praise Your name for Your lovingkindness and for Your truth; for You have magnified Your word above all Your name.
• Jer 10:6 : 6 There is none like you, O LORD; you are great, and your name is great in might.
• Exod 23:21 : 21 Beware of him and obey his voice; do not provoke him, for he will not pardon your transgressions, for my name is in him.
• Exod 34:6-7 : 6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth," 7 "Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and by no means clearing the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation."
• Deut 4:7 : 7 For what nation is there so great, who has God so near to them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
• Deut 4:33-34 : 33 Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and live? 34 Or has God attempted to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, by war, by a mighty hand, by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
• Ps 44:1 : 1 We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work You did in their days, in the times of old.
• Ps 57:1 : 1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for my soul trusts in you; yes, in the shadow of your wings I will make my refuge, until these calamities have passed by.
• Ps 58:1 : 1 Do you indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? Do you judge uprightly, O you sons of men?