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לַמְנַצֵּחַ
lam·na·tze·ach
to the choirmaster
verb · piel · participle
בְּבוֹא
be·vo'
when came
noun · absolute
בִּנְגִינֹת
bin·gi·not
with stringed instruments
noun · absolute
הַזִּיפִים
ha·zi·fim
the Ziphites
noun
מַשְׂכִּיל
mas·kil
a poem
verb · qal · infinitive
וַיֹּאמְרוּ
vai·yo·me·ru
and they said
noun · absolute
לְדָוִד
le·da·vid
of David
verb · qal · wayyiqtol
לְשָׁאוּל
le·sha·'ul
to Saul
noun
הֲלֹא
ha·lo'
¿ not
particle
דָוִד
da·vid
[is] David
noun
מִסְתַּתֵּר
mis·ta·ter
hiding himself
verb · hithpael · participle
עִמָּנוּ
'i·ma·nu
with us
preposition
אֱלֹהִים
'e·lo·him
O God
noun · absolute
בְּשִׁמְךָ
be·shim·kha
by name your
noun · construct
הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי
ho·shi·'e·ni
save me
verb · hiphil · imperative
וּבִגְבוּרָתְךָ
u·vig·vu·ra·te·kha
and by strength your
noun · construct
תְדִינֵנִי
te·di·ne·ni
you will vindicate me
verb · qal · imperfect
Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!
אֱלֹהִים
'e·lo·him
O God
noun · absolute
שְׁמַע
she·ma'
hear
verb · qal · imperative
תְּפִלָּתִי
te·fi·la·ti
prayer my
noun · construct
הַאֲזִינָה
ha·'a·zi·nah
give ear
verb · hiphil · imperative
לְאִמְרֵי־
le·'im·rei-
to [the] words of
noun · construct
פִי
fi
mouth my
noun · construct
Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.
כִּי
ki
for
particle
זָרִים
za·rim
strangers
adjective · absolute
קָמוּ
ka·mu
they have risen up
verb · qal · perfect
עָלַי
'a·lai
on me
preposition
וְעָרִיצִים
ve·'a·ri·tzim
and ruthless [people]
adjective · absolute
בִּקְשׁוּ
bik·shu
they have sought
verb · piel · perfect
נַפְשִׁי
naf·shi
life my
noun · construct
לֹא
lo'
not
particle
שָׂמוּ
sa·mu
they have set
verb · qal · perfect
אֱלֹהִים
'e·lo·him
God
noun · absolute
לְנֶגְדָּם
le·neg·dam
to before themselves
adjective · construct
סֶלָה
se·lah
Selah
particle
For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life — men with no regard for God. Selah
הִנֵּה
hi·neh
here
particle
אֱלֹהִים
'e·lo·him
God
noun · absolute
עֹזֵר
'o·zer
[is] a helper
verb · qal · participle
לִי
li
of me
suffix
אֲדֹנָי
'a·do·nai
[the] Lord
noun
בְּסֹמְכֵי
be·so·me·khei
[is] (in) [those who] sustain
verb · qal · participle
נַפְשִׁי
naf·shi
(of) life my
noun · construct
Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.
יָשִׁיב
ya·shiv
may he bring back
verb · hiphil · imperfect
הָרַע
ha·ra'
the evil
adjective · absolute
לְשֹׁרְרָי
le·sho·re·rai
to enemies my
noun · construct
בַּאֲמִתְּךָ
ba·'a·mi·te·kha
in faithfulness your
noun · construct
הַצְמִיתֵם
hatz·mi·tem
destroy them
verb · hiphil · imperative
He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.
בִּנְדָבָה
bin·da·vah
in voluntariness
noun · absolute
אֶזְבְּחָה־
'ez·be·chah-
I will sacrifice
verb · qal · imperfect
לָּךְ
lakh
to you
suffix
אוֹדֶה
'o·deh
I will give thanks to
verb · hiphil · imperfect
שִּׁמְךָ
shim·kha
name your
noun · construct
יְהוָה
yah·weh
O Yahweh
noun
כִּי־
ki-
for
particle
טוֹב
tov
[it is] good
verb · qal · perfect
Freely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.
כִּי
ki
for
particle
מִכָּל־
mi·kol
from every
noun · construct
צָרָה
tza·rah
trouble
noun · absolute
הִצִּילָנִי
hi·tzi·la·ni
he has delivered me
verb · hiphil · perfect
וּבְאֹיְבַי
u·ve·'o·ye·vai
and on enemies my
verb · qal · participle
רָאֲתָה
ra·'a·tah
it has looked
verb · qal · perfect
עֵינִי
'ei·ni
eye my
noun · construct
For He has delivered me from every trouble, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.
Psalms 53
Psalms 55
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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.