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לַמְנַצֵּחַ
lam·na·tze·ach
to the choirmaster
verb · piel · participle
אַל־
'al-
al-
particle
תַּשְׁחֵת
tash·chet
tashcheth
verb · hiphil · imperfect
מִזְמוֹר
miz·mor
a psalm
noun · absolute
לְאָסָף
le·'a·saf
of Asaph
noun
שִׁיר
shir
a song
noun · absolute
הוֹדִינוּ
ho·di·nu
we give thanks
verb · hiphil · perfect
לְּךָ
le·kha
to (the) you
suffix
אֱלֹהִים
'elo·him
O God
noun · absolute
הוֹדִינוּ
ho·di·nu
we give thanks
verb · hiphil · perfect
וְקָרוֹב
ve·ka·rov
and [is] near
adjective · absolute
שְׁמֶךָ
she·me·kha
name your
noun · construct
סִפְּרוּ
si·pe·ru
people recount
verb · piel · perfect
נִפְלְאוֹתֶיךָ
nif·le·'o·tei·kha
wonders your
verb · niphal · participle
We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works.
כִּי
ki
if
particle
אֶקַּח
'e·kach
I will take
verb · qal · imperfect
מוֹעֵד
mo·'ed
an appointed time
noun · absolute
אֲנִי
'a·ni
I
pronoun
מֵישָׁרִים
mei·sha·rim
uprightness(es)
noun · absolute
אֶשְׁפֹּט
'esh·pot
I will judge
verb · qal · imperfect
“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.
נְמֹגִים
ne·mo·gim
[are] melting away
verb · niphal · participle
אֶרֶץ
'e·retz
[the] earth
noun · absolute
וְכָל־
ve·khol
and all
noun · construct
יֹשְׁבֶיהָ
yo·she·vei·ha
inhabitants its
verb · qal · participle
אָנֹכִי
'a·no·khi
I
pronoun
תִכַּנְתִּי
ti·kan·ti
I put in order
verb · piel · perfect
עַמּוּדֶיהָ
'a·mu·dei·ha
pillars its
noun · construct
סֶּלָה
se·lah
Selah
particle
When the earth and all its dwellers quake, it is I who bear up its pillars. Selah
אָמַרְתִּי
'a·mar·ti
I say
verb · qal · perfect
לַהוֹלְלִים
la·ho·lim
to the boasters
verb · qal · participle
אַל־
'al-
may not
particle
תָּהֹלּוּ
ta·ho·lu
you boast
verb · qal · imperfect
וְלָרְשָׁעִים
ve·la·re·sha·'im
and to the wicked [people]
noun · absolute
אַל־
'al-
may not
particle
תָּרִימוּ
ta·ri·mu
you lift up
verb · hiphil · imperfect
קָרֶן
ka·ren
a horn
noun · absolute
I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.
אַל־
'al-
may not
particle
תָּרִימוּ
ta·ri·mu
you lift up
verb · hiphil · imperfect
לַמָּרוֹם
la·ma·rom
to the height
noun · absolute
קַרְנְכֶם
kar·ne·khem
horn your
noun · construct
תְּדַבְּרוּ
te·da·be·ru
may you speak
verb · piel · imperfect
בְצַוָּאר
ve·tza·var
with a neck
noun · absolute
עָתָק
'a·tak
arrogance
adjective · absolute
Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’”
כִּי
ki
for
particle
לֹא
lo'
not
particle
מִמּוֹצָא
mi·mo·tza'
[is] from [the] going out
noun · absolute
וּמִמַּעֲרָב
u·mi·ma·'a·rav
and from [the] setting place
noun · absolute
וְלֹא
ve·lo'
and not
particle
מִמִּדְבַּר
mi·mid·bar
from [the] wilderness
noun · construct
הָרִים
ha·rim
exaltation
verb · hiphil · infinitive
For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,
כִּי־
ki-
for
particle
אֱלֹהִים
'e·lo·him
God
noun · absolute
שֹׁפֵט
sho·fet
[is the] judge
verb · qal · participle
זֶה
zeh
this one
particle
יַשְׁפִּיל
yash·pil
he brings low
verb · hiphil · imperfect
וְזֶה
ve·zeh
and this one
particle
יָרִים
ya·rim
he lifts up
verb · hiphil · imperfect
but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
כִּי
ki
for
particle
כוֹס
khos
a cup
noun · absolute
בְּיַד־
be·yad-
[is] in [the] hand of
noun · construct
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
וְיַיִן
ve·ya·yin
and wine
noun · absolute
חָמַר
cha·mar
it is foaming
verb · qal · perfect
מָלֵא
ma·le'
full
adjective · absolute
מֶסֶךְ
me·sekh
spiced drink
noun · absolute
וַיַּגֵּר
vai·ya·ger
and he has poured out
verb · hiphil · wayyiqtol
מִזֶּה
mi·zeh
some of this
particle
אַךְ־
'a·khosh-
surely
adverb
שְׁמָרֶיהָ
she·ma·rei·ha
dregs its
noun · construct
יִמְצוּ
yim·tzu
they will drain
verb · qal · imperfect
יִשְׁתּוּ
yish·tu
they will drink
verb · qal · imperfect
כֹּל
kol
all
noun · construct
רִשְׁעֵי־
rish·'ei-
[the] wicked [people] of
noun · construct
אָרֶץ
'a·retz
[the] earth
noun · absolute
For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.
וַאֲנִי
va·'a·ni
and I
pronoun
אַגִּיד
'a·gid
I will declare
verb · hiphil · imperfect
לְעֹלָם
le·'o·lam
for ever
noun · absolute
אֲזַמְּרָה
'a·za·me·rah
I will sing praises
verb · piel · imperfect
לֵאלֹהֵי
le·lo·hei
to [the] God of
noun · construct
יַעֲקֹב
ya·'a·ko
Jacob
noun
But I will proclaim Him forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.
וְכָל־
ve·khol
and all
noun · construct
קַרְנֵי
kar·nei
[the] horns of
noun · construct
רְשָׁעִים
re·sha·'im
wicked [people]
noun · absolute
אֲגַדֵּעַ
'a·ga·de·a'
I will cut off
verb · piel · imperfect
תְּרוֹמַמְנָה
te·ro·mam·nah
they will be lifted up
verb · pual · imperfect
קַרְנוֹת
kar·not
[the] horns of
noun · construct
צַדִּיק
tza·dik
[the] righteous
adjective · absolute
“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”
Psalms 74
Psalms 76
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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.