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לַמְנַצֵּחַ
lam·na·tze·ach
to the choirmaster
verb · piel · participle
לְדָוִד
le·da·vid
of David
noun
לְהַזְכִּיר
le·haz·kir
to make remembrance
verb · hiphil · infinitive
אֱלֹהִים
'e·lo·him
O God
noun · absolute
לְהַצִּילֵנִי
le·ha·tzi·le·ni
to deliver me
verb · hiphil · infinitive
יְהוָה
yah·weh
O Yahweh
noun
לְעֶזְרָתִי
le·'ez·ra·ti
to help my
noun · construct
חוּשָׁה
chu·shah
make haste
verb · qal · imperative
Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Hurry, O LORD, to help me!
יֵבֹשׁוּ
ye·vo·shu
may they be ashamed
verb · qal · imperfect
וְיַחְפְּרוּ
ve·yach·pe·ru
and they may be abashed
verb · qal · and + imperfect
מְבַקְשֵׁי
me·vak·shei
[those who] seek
verb · piel · participle
נַפְשִׁי
naf·shi
(of) life my
noun · construct
יִסֹּגוּ
yi·so·gu
may they be turned back
verb · niphal · imperfect
אָחוֹר
'a·chor
backwards
noun · absolute
וְיִכָּלְמוּ
ve·yi·kal·mu
and may they be humiliated
verb · niphal · and + imperfect
חֲפֵצֵי
cha·fe·tzei
[the] [people] desirous of
adjective · construct
רָעָתִי
ra·'a·ti
harm my
noun · construct
May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
יָשׁוּבוּ
ya·shu·vu
may they turn back
verb · qal · imperfect
עַל־
'al-
on
preposition
עֵקֶב
'e·kev
[the] consequence of
noun · construct
בָּשְׁתָּם
ba·she·tam
shame their
noun · construct
הָאֹמְרִים
ha·'o·me·rim
those [who] say
verb · qal · participle
הֶאָח
he·'ach
aha
particle
הֶאָח
he·'ach
aha
particle
May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.
יָשִׂישׂוּ
ya·si·su
may they exult
verb · qal · imperfect
וְיִשְׂמְחוּ
ve·yis·me·chu
and they may rejoice
verb · qal · and + imperfect
בְּךָ
be·kha
in you
suffix
כָּל־
kal-
all
noun · construct
מְבַקְשֶׁיךָ
me·vak·shei·cha
[those who] seek you
verb · piel · participle
וְיֹאמְרוּ
ve·yo·me·ru
and they may say
verb · qal · and + imperfect
תָמִיד
ta·mid
continually
noun · absolute
יִגְדַּל
yig·dal
may he be great
verb · qal · imperfect
אֱלֹהִים
'e·lo·him
God
noun · absolute
אֹהֲבֵי
'o·ha·vei
[those who] love
verb · qal · participle
יְשׁוּעָתֶךָ
ye·shu·'a·te·kha
(of) salvation your
noun · construct
May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “Let God be magnified!”
וַאֲנִי
va·'a·ni
and I
pronoun
עָנִי
'a·ni
[am] poor
adjective · absolute
וְאֶבְיוֹן
ve·'ev·yon
and needy
adjective · construct
אֱלֹהִים
'e·lo·him
O God
noun · absolute
חוּשָׁה־
chu·shah-
make haste
verb · qal · imperative
לִּי
li
to me
suffix
עֶזְרִי
'ez·ri
[are] help my
noun · construct
וּמְפַלְטִי
u·me·fal·ti
and deliverer my
verb · piel · participle
אַתָּה
'a·tah
you
pronoun
יְהוָה
yah·weh
O Yahweh
noun
אַל־
'al-
may not
particle
תְּאַחַר
te·'a·char
you delay
verb · piel · imperfect
But I am poor and needy; hurry to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.
Psalms 69
Psalms 71
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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.