Psalms 65:1

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.

📖 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

Referenced Verses

• Ps 62:1 : 1 For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me.
• Ps 76:11 : 11 Make vows to the LORD your God and repay them! Let all those who surround him bring tribute to the awesome one!
• Ps 116:17-18 : 17 I will present a thank offering to you, and call on the name of the LORD. 18 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD before all his people,
• Ps 78:68-69 : 68 He chose the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loves. 69 He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above; as secure as the earth, which he established permanently.
• Ps 76:2 : 2 He lives in Salem; he dwells in Zion.
• 1 Chr 11:7 : 7 David lived in the fortress; for this reason it is called the City of David.
• 1 Chr 15:29 : 29 As the ark of the LORD’s covenant entered the City of David, Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked out the window. When she saw King David jumping and celebrating, she despised him.
• 1 Chr 16:41-42 : 41 Joining them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD.(For his loyal love endures!) 42 Heman and Jeduthun were in charge of the music, including the trumpets, cymbals, and the other musical instruments used in praising God. The sons of Jeduthun guarded the entrance.
• 1 Chr 25:1-9 : 1 David Organizes the Musicians David and the army officers selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy as they played stringed instruments and cymbals. The following men were assigned this responsibility: 2 From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were supervised by Asaph, who prophesied under the king’s supervision. 3 From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah– six in all, under supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied as he played a harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD. 4 From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5 All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s prophet. God had promised him these sons in order to make him prestigious. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 All of these were under the supervision of their fathers; they were musicians in the LORD’s temple, playing cymbals and stringed instruments as they served in God’s temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the supervision of the king. 7 They and their relatives, all of them skilled and trained to make music to the LORD, numbered two hundred eighty-eight. 8 They cast lots to determine their responsibilities– oldest as well as youngest, teacher as well as student. 9 The first lot went to Asaph’s son Joseph and his relatives and sons– twelve in all, the second to Gedaliah and his relatives and sons– twelve in all, 10 the third to Zaccur and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, 11 the fourth to Izri and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, 12 the fifth to Nethaniah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, 13 the sixth to Bukkiah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, 14 the seventh to Jesharelah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, 15 the eighth to Jeshaiah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, 16 the ninth to Mattaniah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, 17 the tenth to Shimei and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, 18 the eleventh to Azarel and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, 19 the twelfth to Hashabiah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, 20 the thirteenth to Shubael and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, 21 the fourteenth to Mattithiah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, 22 the fifteenth to Jerimoth and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, 23 the sixteenth to Hananiah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, 24 the seventeenth to Joshbekashah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, 25 the eighteenth to Hanani and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, 26 the nineteenth to Mallothi and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, 27 the twentieth to Eliathah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, 28 the twenty-first to Hothir and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, 29 the twenty-second to Giddalti and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, 30 the twenty-third to Mahazioth and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, 31 the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer and his sons and relatives– twelve in all.
• Ps 21:13 : 13 Rise up, O LORD, in strength! We will sing and praise your power!
• Ps 56:12 : 12 I am obligated to fulfill the vows I made to you, O God; I will give you the thank-offerings you deserve,
• Ps 115:1-2 : 1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us! But to your name bring honor, for the sake of your loyal love and faithfulness. 2 Why should the nations say,“Where is their God?”
• Rev 14:1-3 : 1 An Interlude: The Song of the 144,000 Then I looked, and here was the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him were one hundred and forty-four thousand, who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. 2 I also heard a sound coming out of heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. Now the sound I heard was like that made by harpists playing their harps, 3 and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one was able to learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the earth.