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הַלְלוּ
ha·lu
praise
verb · piel · imperative
יָהּ
yah
Yahweh
noun
הַלְלוּ
ha·lu
praise
verb · piel · imperative
עַבְדֵי
'av·dei
O servants of
noun · construct
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
הַלְלוּ
ha·lu
praise
verb · piel · imperative
אֶת־
'et-
(marks the object)
object indicator
שֵׁם
shem
[the] name of
noun · construct
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
Hallelujah! Give praise, O servants of the LORD; praise the name of the LORD.
יְהִי
ye·hi
may it be
verb · qal · imperfect
שֵׁם
shem
[the] name of
noun · construct
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
מְבֹרָךְ
me·vo·rakh
blessed
verb · pual · participle
מֵעַתָּה
me·'a·tah
from now
adverb
וְעַד־
ve·'ad-
and until
preposition
עוֹלָם
o·lam
perpetuity
noun · absolute
Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forevermore.
מִמִּזְרַח־
mi·miz·rach-
from [the] rising of
noun · construct
שֶׁמֶשׁ
she·mesh
[the] sun
noun · absolute
עַד־
'ad-
to
preposition
מְבוֹאוֹ
me·vo·'o
setting its
noun · construct
מְהֻלָּל
me·hu·lal
[is] to be praised
verb · pual · participle
שֵׁם
shem
[the] name of
noun · construct
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
From where the sun rises to where it sets, the name of the LORD is praised.
רָם
ram
[is] exalted
verb · qal · participle
עַל־
'al-
over
preposition
כָּל־
kol-
all
noun · construct
גּוֹיִם
go·yim
nations
noun · absolute
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
עַל
'al
[is] above
preposition
הַשָּׁמַיִם
ha·sha·ma·yim
the heavens
noun · absolute
כְּבוֹדוֹ
ke·vo·do
glory his
noun · construct
The LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens.
מִי
mi
who
pronoun
כַּיהוָה
ka·yah·weh
[is] like Yahweh
noun
אֱלֹהֵינוּ
'e·lo·hei·nu
God our
noun · construct
הַמַּגְבִּיהִי
ha·mag·bi·hi
who is making high
verb · hiphil · participle
לָשָׁבֶת
la·sha·vet
to sit
verb · qal · infinitive
Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?
הַמַּשְׁפִּילִי
ha·mash·pi·li
who is making low
verb · hiphil · participle
לִרְאוֹת
lir·'ot
to look
verb · qal · infinitive
בַּשָּׁמַיִם
ba·sha·ma·yim
on the heavens
noun · absolute
וּבָאָרֶץ
u·va·'a·retz
and on the earth
noun · absolute
He humbles Himself to behold the heavens and the earth.
מְקִימִי
me·ki·mi
[he is] raising
verb · hiphil · participle
מֵעָפָר
me·'a·far
from [the] dust
noun · absolute
דָּל
dal
[the] poor
adjective · absolute
מֵאַשְׁפֹּת
me·'ash·pot
from [the] ash heap
noun · absolute
יָרִים
ya·rim
he lifts up
verb · hiphil · imperfect
אֶבְיוֹן
'ev·yon
[the] needy
adjective · absolute
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
לְהוֹשִׁיבִי
le·ho·shi·vi
to make [him] sit
verb · hiphil · infinitive
עִם־
'im-
with
preposition
נְדִיבִים
ne·di·vim
noble [people]
adjective · absolute
עִם
'im
with
preposition
נְדִיבֵי
ne·di·vei
[the] noble [people] of
adjective · construct
עַמּוֹ
a·mo
people his
noun · construct
to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people.
מוֹשִׁיבִי
mo·shi·vi
[he is] causes to dwell
verb · hiphil · participle
עֲקֶרֶת
'a·ke·ret
[the] barren [woman] of
adjective · construct
הַבַּיִת
ha·ba·yit
the house
noun · absolute
אֵם־
'em-
[the] mother of
noun · construct
הַבָּנִים
ha·ba·nim
the children
noun · absolute
שְׂמֵחָה
se·me·chah
joyful
adjective · absolute
הַלְלוּ־
ha·lu-
praise
verb · piel · imperative
יָהּ
yah
Yahweh
noun
He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!
Psalms 112
Psalms 114
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English: Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Grammar from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Sentence structure and references from MACULA Greek and Hebrew (Biblica / Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meaning groups from the UBS MARBLE Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Greek, based on Louw & Nida. Words marked with a dotted line are found in only some manuscripts.