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מִזְמוֹר
miz·mor
a psalm
noun · absolute
לְדָוִד
le·da·vid
of David
noun
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
רֹעִי
ro·'i
[is] shepherd my
verb · qal · participle
לֹא
lo'
not
particle
אֶחְסָר
'ech·sar
I lack
verb · qal · imperfect
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
בִּנְאוֹת
bin·'ot
in pastures of
noun · construct
דֶּשֶׁא
de·she'
grass
noun · absolute
יַרְבִּיצֵנִי
yar·bi·tze·ni
he makes lie down me
verb · hiphil · imperfect
עַל־
'al-
at
preposition
מֵי
mei
waters of
noun · construct
מְנֻחוֹת
me·nu·chot
rest(s)
noun · absolute
יְנַהֲלֵנִי
ye·na·ha·le·ni
he leads me
verb · piel · imperfect
He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.
נַפְשִׁי
naf·shi
self my
noun · construct
יְשׁוֹבֵב
ye·sho·vev
he restores
verb · piel · imperfect
יַנְחֵנִי
yan·che·ni
he guides me
verb · hiphil · imperfect
בְמַעְגְּלֵי־
ve·ma'·ge·lei-
in tracks of
noun · construct
צֶדֶק
tze·dek
righteousness
noun · absolute
לְמַעַן
le·ma·'an
for [the] sake of
particle
שְׁמוֹ
she·mo
name his
noun · construct
He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
גַּם
gam
also
adverb
כִּי־
ki-
for
particle
אֵלֵךְ
'e·lekh
I will go
verb · qal · imperfect
בְּגֵיא
be·gei'
in a valley of
noun · construct
צַלְמָוֶת
tzal·ma·vet
deep darkness
noun · absolute
לֹא־
lo'-
not
particle
אִירָא
'i·ra'
I will fear
verb · qal · imperfect
רָע
ra'
harm
adjective · absolute
כִּי־
ki-
for
particle
אַתָּה
'a·tah
you
pronoun
עִמָּדִי
'i·ma·di
[are] with me
preposition
שִׁבְטְךָ
shiv·te·kha
rod your
noun · construct
וּמִשְׁעַנְתֶּךָ
u·mish·'an·te·kha
and staff your
noun · construct
הֵמָּה
he·mah
they
pronoun
יְנַחֲמֻנִי
ye·na·cha·mu·ni
they comfort me
verb · piel · imperfect
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
תַּעֲרֹךְ
ta·'a·rokh
you arrange
verb · qal · imperfect
לְפָנַי
le·fa·nai
(to) before me
noun · construct
שֻׁלְחָן
shul·chan
a table
noun · absolute
נֶגֶד
ne·ged
before
adjective · construct
צֹרְרָי
tzo·re·rai
opposers my
verb · qal · participle
דִּשַּׁנְתָּ
di·shan·ta
you have refreshed
verb · piel · perfect
בַשֶּׁמֶן
va·she·men
with (the) oil
noun · absolute
רֹאשִׁי
ro·shi
head my
noun · construct
כּוֹסִי
ko·si
cup my
noun · construct
רְוָיָה
re·va·yah
[is] saturation
noun · absolute
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
אַךְ
'akh
surely
adverb
טוֹב
tov
good
adjective · absolute
וָחֶסֶד
va·che·sed
and covenant loyalty
noun · absolute
יִרְדְּפוּנִי
yir·de·fu·ni
they will pursue me
verb · qal · imperfect
כָּל־
kol-
all
noun · construct
יְמֵי
ye·mei
[the] days of
noun · construct
חַיָּי
chai·yai
life my
noun · construct
וְשַׁבְתִּי
ve·shav·ti
and I will return
verb · qal · weqatal
בְּבֵית־
be·veit-
in [the] house of
noun · construct
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
לְאֹרֶךְ
le·'o·rekh
for length of
noun · construct
יָמִים
ya·mim
days
noun · absolute
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Psalms 22
Psalms 24
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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.