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שִׁיר
shir
[the] song of
noun · construct
הַמַּעֲלוֹת
ha·ma·'a·lot
the ascents
noun · absolute
הַבֹּטְחִים
ha·bo·te·chim
those [who] trust
verb · qal · participle
בַּיהוָה
ba·yah·weh
in Yahweh
noun
כְּהַר־
ke·har-
[are] like [the] mountain of
noun · construct
צִיּוֹן
tzi·yon
Zion
noun
לֹא־
lo'-
[which] not
particle
יִמּוֹט
yi·mot
it will be shaken
verb · niphal · imperfect
לְעוֹלָם
le·'o·lam
[which] for ever
noun · absolute
יֵשֵׁב
ye·shev
it will remain
verb · qal · imperfect
Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
יְרוּשָׁלִַם
ye·ru·sha·lim
Jerusalem
noun
הָרִים
ha·rim
mountains
noun · absolute
סָבִיב
sa·viv
[are] around
noun · absolute
לָהּ
lah
(to) it
suffix
וַיהוָה
va·yah·weh
and Yahweh
noun
סָבִיב
sa·viv
[is] around
noun · absolute
לְעַמּוֹ
le·'a·mo
(to) people his
noun · construct
מֵעַתָּה
me·'a·tah
from now
adverb
וְעַד־
ve·'ad-
and until
preposition
עוֹלָם
o·lam
perpetuity
noun · absolute
As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forevermore.
כִּי
ki
for
particle
לֹא
lo'
not
particle
יָנוּחַ
ya·nu·ach
it will rest
verb · qal · imperfect
שֵׁבֶט
she·vet
[the] scepter of
noun · construct
הָרֶשַׁע
ha·re·sha'
(the) wickedness
noun · absolute
עַל
'al
over
preposition
גּוֹרַל
go·ral
[the] allotted portion of
noun · construct
הַצַּדִּיקִים
ha·tza·di·kim
the righteous [people]
adjective · absolute
לְמַעַן
le·ma·'an
so that
particle
לֹא־
lo'-
not
particle
יִשְׁלְחוּ
yish·le·chu
(they) may stretch out
verb · qal · imperfect
הַצַּדִּיקִים
ha·tza·di·kim
the righteous [people]
adjective · absolute
בְּעַוְלָתָה
be·'av·la·tah
in injustice
noun · absolute
יְדֵיהֶם
ye·dei·hem
hands their
noun · construct
For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice.
הֵיטִיבָה
hei·ti·vah
do good
verb · hiphil · imperative
יְהוָה
yah·weh
O Yahweh
noun
לַטּוֹבִים
la·to·vim
to the good [people]
adjective · absolute
וְלִישָׁרִים
ve·li·sha·rim
and to [people] upright
adjective · absolute
בְּלִבּוֹתָם
be·li·bo·tam
in hearts their
noun · construct
Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart.
וְהַמַּטִּים
ve·ham·ma·tim
and those [who] turn aside
verb · hiphil · participle
עַקַלְקַלּוֹתָם
a·kal·ka·lo·tam
twisting [ways] their
adjective · construct
יוֹלִיכֵם
yo·li·khem
he will lead away them
verb · hiphil · imperfect
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
אֶת־
'et-
with
preposition
פֹּעֲלֵי
po·'a·lei
[those who] do
verb · qal · participle
הָאָוֶן
ha·'a·ven
(of the) wickedness
noun · absolute
שָׁלוֹם
sha·lom
peace
noun · absolute
עַל־
'al-
[be] on
preposition
יִשְׂרָאֵל
yis·ra·'el
Israel
noun
But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
Psalms 124
Psalms 126
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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.