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לַמְנַצֵּחַ
lam·na·tze·ach
to the choirmaster
verb · piel · participle
בְּהַצּוֹתוֹ
be·ha·tzo·to
when struggled with he
preposition
עַל־
'al-
on
noun · construct
אֶת
'et
(marks the object)
noun · absolute
שׁוּשַׁן
shu·shan
shushan-
noun · absolute
אֲרַם
'a·ram
Aram
noun
עֵדוּת
'e·dut
eduth
verb · piel · infinitive
נַהֲרַיִם
na·ha·ra·yim
Naharaim
verb · hiphil · infinitive
מִכְתָּם
mikh·tam
a miktam
object indicator
וְאֶת־
ve·'et
and (marks the object)
noun
לְדָוִד
le·da·vid
of David
noun
אֲרַם
'a·ram
Aram
object indicator
לְלַמֵּד
le·la·med
to teach
noun
צוֹבָה
tzo·vah
Zobah
noun
וַיָּשָׁב
vai·ya·shov
and he turned back
verb · qal · wayyiqtol
יוֹאָב
yo·'av
Joab
noun
וַיַּךְ
vai·yakh
and he struck
verb · hiphil · wayyiqtol
אֶת־
'et-
(marks the object)
object indicator
אֱדוֹם
'e·dom
Edom
noun
בְּגֵיא־
be·gei'-
in [the] Valley of
noun
מֶלַח
me·lach
Salt
noun
שְׁנֵים
she·neim
two [plus]
noun · absolute
עָשָׂר
'a·sar
ten
noun · absolute
אָלֶף
'a·lef
thousand
noun · absolute
אֱלֹהִים
'e·lo·him
O God
noun · absolute
זְנַחְתָּנוּ
ze·nach·ta·nu
you have rejected us
verb · qal · perfect
פְרַצְתָּנוּ
fe·ratz·ta·nu
you have broken out against us
verb · qal · perfect
אָנַפְתָּ
'a·naf·ta
you have been angry
verb · qal · perfect
תְּשׁוֹבֵב
te·sho·vev
you will restore
verb · piel · imperfect
לָנוּ
la·nu
(to) us
suffix
You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
הִרְעַשְׁתָּה
hir·'ash·tah
you have made quake
verb · hiphil · perfect
אֶרֶץ
'e·retz
[the] earth
noun · absolute
פְּצַמְתָּהּ
pe·tzam·tah
you have split open it
verb · qal · perfect
רְפָה
re·fah
repair
verb · qal · imperative
שְׁבָרֶיהָ
she·va·rei·ha
fractures its
noun · construct
כִי־
khi-
for
particle
מָטָה
ma·tah
it is shaking
verb · qal · perfect
You have shaken the land and torn it open. Heal its fractures, for it is quaking.
הִרְאִיתָה
hir·'i·tah
you have made see
verb · hiphil · perfect
עַמְּךָ
'a·me·kha
people your
noun · construct
קָשָׁה
ka·shah
a hard [thing]
adjective · absolute
הִשְׁקִיתָנוּ
hish·ki·ta·nu
you have made drink us
verb · hiphil · perfect
יַיִן
ya·yin
wine of
noun · construct
תַּרְעֵלָה
tar·'e·lah
staggering
noun · absolute
You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.
נָתַתָּה
na·ta·tah
you have set up
verb · qal · perfect
לִּירֵאֶיךָ
li·re·'ei·kha
for [those] fearing you
adjective · construct
נֵּס
nes
a standard
noun · absolute
לְהִתְנוֹסֵס
le·hit·no·ses
for displaying
verb · hithpael · infinitive
מִפְּנֵי
mi·pe·nei
(from) because of
noun · construct
קֹשֶׁט
ko·shet
[the] bow
noun · absolute
סֶלָה
se·lah
Selah
particle
You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah
לְמַעַן
le·ma·'an
so that
particle
יֵחָלְצוּן
ye·chal·tzun
they may be rescued
verb · niphal · imperfect
יְדִידֶיךָ
ye·di·dei·kha
beloved [ones] your
adjective · construct
הוֹשִׁיעָה
ho·shi·'ah
save
verb · hiphil · imperative
יְמִינְךָ
ye·mi·ne·kha
right [hand] your
noun · construct
וַעֲנֵנִי
va·'a·ne·nu
and answer me
verb · qal · imperative
Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.
אֱלֹהִים
'e·lo·him
God
noun · absolute
דִּבֶּר
di·ber
he has spoken
verb · piel · perfect
בְּקָדְשׁוֹ
be·ka·de·sho
in holiness his
noun · construct
אֶעְלֹזָה
'e'·lo·zah
I will exult
verb · qal · imperfect
אֲחַלְּקָה
'a·cha·le·kah
I will divide up
verb · piel · imperfect
שְׁכֶם
she·khem
Shechem
noun
וְעֵמֶק
ve·'e·mek
and [the] Valley of
noun · construct
סֻכּוֹת
su·kot
Succoth
noun
אֲמַדֵּד
'a·ma·ded
I will measure off
verb · piel · imperfect
God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.
לִי
li
[belongs] to me
suffix
גִלְעָד
gil·'ad
Gilead
noun
וְלִי
ve·li
and [belongs] to me
suffix
מְנַשֶּׁה
me·na·sheh
Manasseh
noun
וְאֶפְרַיִם
ve·'ef·ra·yim
and Ephraim
noun
מָעוֹז
ma·'oz
[is] [the] protection of
noun · construct
רֹאשִׁי
ro·shi
head my
noun · construct
יְהוּדָה
ye·hu·dah
Judah
noun
מְחֹקְקִי
me·cho·ke·ki
[is] commander's staff my
verb · piel · participle
Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter.
מוֹאָב
mo·'av
Moab
noun
סִיר
sir
[is] [the] pot of
noun · construct
רַחְצִי
rach·tzi
washing my
noun · construct
עַל־
'al-
over
preposition
אֱדוֹם
'e·dom
Edom
noun
אַשְׁלִיךְ
'ash·likh
I throw
verb · hiphil · imperfect
נַעֲלִי
na·'a·li
sandal my
noun · construct
עָלַי
'a·lai
on me
preposition
פְּלֶשֶׁת
pe·le·shet
O Philistia
noun
הִתְרֹעָעִי
hit·ro·'a·'i
shout
verb · hithpael · imperative
Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
מִי
mi
who
pronoun
יֹבִלֵנִי
yoi·le·ni
will he bring me
verb · hiphil · imperfect
עִיר
'ir
a city of
noun · construct
מָצוֹר
ma·tzor
fortification
noun · absolute
מִי
mi
who
pronoun
נָחַנִי
na·cha·ni
has he led me
verb · qal · perfect
עַד־
'ad-
to
preposition
אֱדוֹם
'e·dom
Edom
noun
Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
הֲלֹא־
ha·lo'-
¿ not
particle
אַתָּה
'a·tah
you
pronoun
אֱלֹהִים
'e·lo·him
O God
noun · absolute
זְנַחְתָּנוּ
ze·nach·ta·nu
have you rejected us
verb · qal · perfect
וְלֹא־
ve·lo'-
and not
particle
תֵצֵא
te·tze'
you go out
verb · qal · imperfect
אֱלֹהִים
'e·lo·him
O God
noun · absolute
בְּצִבְאוֹתֵינוּ
be·tziv·'o·tei·nu
with armies our
noun · construct
Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?
הָבָה־
ha·vah-
give
verb · qal · imperative
לָּנוּ
la·nu
to us
suffix
עֶזְרָת
'ez·rat
help
noun · construct
מִצָּר
mi·tzar
from [the] foe
noun · absolute
וְשָׁוְא
ve·shav'
and [is] worthlessness
noun · absolute
תְּשׁוּעַת
te·shu·'at
[the] deliverance of
noun · construct
אָדָם
'a·dam
humankind
noun · absolute
Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
בֵּאלֹהִים
be·lo·him
in God
noun · absolute
נַעֲשֶׂה־
na·'a·seh-
we will do
verb · qal · imperfect
חָיִל
cha·yil
strength
noun · absolute
וְהוּא
ve·hu'
and he
pronoun
יָבוּס
ya·vus
he will tread down
verb · qal · imperfect
צָרֵינוּ
tza·rei·nu
opponents our
noun · construct
With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.
Psalms 59
Psalms 61
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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.