Psalms 79:13

KJV1611 – Modern English

So we, Your people and the sheep of Your pasture, will thank You forever; we will show forth Your praise to all generations.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּ עַמְּךָ֨ ׀ וְצֹ֥אן מַרְעִיתֶךָ֮ נ֤וֹדֶ֥ה לְּךָ֗ לְע֫וֹלָ֥ם לְדֹ֥ר וָדֹ֑ר נְ֝סַפֵּ֗ר תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

wa-ʾănaḥnû ʿamməḵā wə-ṣōʾn marʿîṯeḵā nôḏeh to-you to-ʿôlām to-dōr wā-dōr nəsappēr təhillāṯeḵā

Grammar Details

• *wa*: conjunction - and
• *ʾănaḥnû*: 1st person plural personal pronoun - we
• *ʿamməḵā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your people
• *wə*: conjunction - and
• *ṣōʾn*: feminine singular construct - flock/sheep of
• *marʿîṯeḵā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your pasture
• *nôḏeh*: hiphil imperfect 1st person plural - we will give thanks
• *lləḵā*: preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you
• *lĕ*: preposition - to/for
• *ʿôlām*: masculine singular noun - forever/eternity
• *dōr*: masculine singular noun - generation
• *wā*: conjunction - and
• *nəsappēr*: piel imperfect 1st person plural - we will recount/tell
• *təhillāṯeḵā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your praise

Word Meanings

• *ʾănaḥnû*: we
• *ʿamməḵā*: your people/your nation
• *ṣōʾn*: sheep/flock
• *marʿîṯeḵā*: your pasture/your shepherding
• *nôḏeh*: we will give thanks/we will praise/we will acknowledge
• *ʿôlām*: forever/eternity/perpetuity
• *dōr wā-dōr*: generation to generation/forever
• *nəsappēr*: we will recount/we will declare/we will tell
• *təhillāṯeḵā*: your praise/your glory/what is praiseworthy about you

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then we, Your people and the sheep of Your pasture, will give thanks to You forever; from generation to generation, we will proclaim Your praise.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture Will give thee thanks for ever: We will show forth thy praise to all generations.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks{H8686)} for ever: we will shew forth{H8762)} thy praise to all generations.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And for the blasphemy wher wt or neghbours haue blasphemed ye, rewarde the (o LORDE) seuefolde in to their bosome. So we yt be yi people & shepe of thy pasture, shal geue the thankes for euer, & wil allwaye be shewinge forth thy prayse more & more.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So wee thy people, and sheepe of thy pasture shall praise thee for euer: and from generation to generation we will set foorth thy praise.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  So we who be thy people and sheepe of thy pasture wyll confesse thee for euer: and we wyll alway set foorth in wordes thy prayse, from generation to generation.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So we, your people and sheep of your pasture, Will give you thanks forever. We will praise you forever, to all generations.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And we, Thy people, and the flock of Thy pasture, We give thanks to Thee to the age, To all generations we recount Thy praise!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture Will give thee thanks for ever: We will show forth thy praise to all generations. Psalm 80 For the Chief Musician, set to Shoshanim Eduth.. A Psalm of Asaph.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture Will give thee thanks for ever: We will show forth thy praise to all generations.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So we your people, and the sheep of your flock, will give you glory for ever: we will go on praising you through all generations.

• World English Bible (2000)

  So we, your people and sheep of your pasture, will give you thanks forever. We will praise you forever, to all generations. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "The Lilies of the Covenant." A Psalm by Asaph.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then we, your people, the sheep of your pasture, will continually thank you. We will tell coming generations of your praiseworthy acts.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 74:1 : 1 O God, why have You cast us off forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?
• Ps 95:7 : 7 For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Today if you will hear his voice,
• Isa 43:21 : 21 This people I have formed for Myself; they shall declare My praise.
• Ps 100:3 : 3 Know that the LORD, He is God; it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
• Ps 145:4 : 4 One generation shall praise your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.
• Ps 74:18 : 18 Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed Your name.
• Ps 74:22 : 22 Arise, O God, plead Your own cause: remember how the foolish man reproaches You daily.
• Ps 44:8 : 8 In God we boast all day long, and praise Your name forever. Selah.
• Ps 45:17 : 17 I will cause your name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise you forever and ever.