Category Archives: Psalms

כִּֽי־הֶחֱלִ֣יק אֵלָ֣יו בְּעֵינָ֑יו לִמְצֹ֖א עֲוֹנֹ֣ו לִשְׂנֹֽא׃ For he has made smooth to him in his eyes, to find his iniquity to hate.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 כִּי־ ki “for” Conjunction 2 הֶחֱלִיק heḥeliq “he has … Continue reading →

נְאֻֽם־פֶּ֣שַׁע לָ֭רָשָׁע בְּקֶ֣רֶב לִבִּ֑י אֵֽין־פַּ֥חַד אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָֽיו׃ Utterance of transgression to the wicked in the midst of my heart: there is no fear of God before his eyes.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 נְאֻם־ neʾum … Continue reading →

לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ לְעֶֽבֶד־יְהוָ֬ה לְדָוִֽד׃ For the director, for the servant of YHWH, for Dawid.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 לַמְנַצֵּחַ la-menatseaḥ “for the director” Prep לְ + Def art הַ + Piel participle ms 2 לְעֶבֶד־ le-ʿeved … Continue reading →

וּ֭לְשֹׁונִי תֶּהְגֶּ֣ה צִדְקֶ֑ךָ כָּל־֝הַיֹּום תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃ And my tongue shall meditate on Your righteousness; all the day Your praise.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 וּלְשֹׁונִי u-le-shoni “and my tongue” Conj + Prep לְ + N(fs) + suff … Continue reading →

יָרֹ֣נּוּ וְיִשְׂמְחוּ֮ חֲפֵצֵ֪י צִ֫דְקִ֥י וְיֹאמְר֣וּ תָ֭מִיד יִגְדַּ֣ל יְהוָ֑ה הֶ֝חָפֵ֗ץ שְׁלֹ֣ום עַבְדֹּֽו׃ Let them shout for joy and rejoice, those delighting in my righteousness, and let them say continually, “Let YHWH be magnified, who delights in the peace of His servant.” … Continue reading →

יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ יַחְדָּו֮ שְׂמֵחֵ֪י רָעָ֫תִ֥י יִֽלְבְּשׁוּ־בֹ֥שֶׁת וּכְלִמָּ֑ה הַֽמַּגְדִּילִ֥ים עָלָֽי׃ Let them be ashamed and be humiliated together, those rejoicing in my harm; let them be clothed with shame and disgrace, those magnifying themselves against me.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal … Continue reading →

אַל־יֹאמְר֣וּ בְ֭לִבָּם הֶאָ֣ח נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ אַל־֝יֹאמְר֗וּ בִּֽלַּעֲנֽוּהוּ׃ Let them not say in their heart, “Aha, our desire!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him.”   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 אַל־ ʾal “let not” Negative particle (jussive) … Continue reading →

שָׁפְטֵ֣נִי כְ֭צִדְקְךָ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָ֗י וְאַל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִֽי׃ Judge me according to Your righteousness, YHWH my God, and let them not rejoice over me.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 שָׁפְטֵנִי shofṭeni “judge me” Qal imperative 2ms + suff 1cs … Continue reading →

הָעִ֣ירָה וְ֭הָקִיצָה לְמִשְׁפָּטִ֑י אֱלֹהַ֖י וַֽאדֹנָ֣י לְרִיבִֽי׃ Awake and arise for my judgment, my God and my Lord, for my cause.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 הָעִירָה ha-ʿirah “awake” Hiphil imperative 2ms 2 וְהָקִיצָה ve-haqitsah “and arise” … Continue reading →

רָאִ֣יתָה יְ֭הוָה אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַ֑שׁ אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י אֲל־תִּרְחַ֥ק מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ You have seen, YHWH; do not be silent; Lord, do not be far from me.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 רָאִיתָה raʾita “You have seen” Qal perfect 2ms 2 יְהוָה … Continue reading →

וַיַּרְחִ֥יבוּ עָלַ֗י פִּ֫יהֶ֥ם אָ֭מְרוּ הֶאָ֣ח הֶאָ֑ח רָאֲתָ֥ה עֵינֵֽינוּ׃ And they widened against me their mouth; they said, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen.”   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 וַיַּרְחִיבוּ va-yarḥivu “and they widened” Hiphil wayyiqtol 3mp … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י לֹ֥א שָׁלֹ֗ום יְדַ֫בֵּ֥רוּ וְעַ֥ל רִגְעֵי־אֶ֑רֶץ דִּבְרֵ֥י מִ֝רְמֹות יַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃ For not peace they speak, and against the quiet ones of the land words of deceit they devise.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 כִּי ki “for” Conjunction … Continue reading →

אַֽל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִ֣י אֹיְבַ֣י שֶׁ֑קֶר שֹׂנְאַ֥י חִ֝נָּ֗ם יִקְרְצוּ־עָֽיִן׃ Let not my enemies of falsehood rejoice over me; my haters without cause wink the eye.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 אַל־ ʾal “let not” Negative particle (jussive) 2 יִשְׂמְחוּ־ … Continue reading →

אֹ֭ודְךָ בְּקָהָ֣ל רָ֑ב בְּעַ֖ם עָצ֣וּם אֲהַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃ I will give thanks to You in a great assembly; among a mighty people I will praise You.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 אֹודְךָ ʾodekha “I will give thanks to … Continue reading →

אֲדֹנָי֮ כַּמָּ֪ה תִּ֫רְאֶ֥ה הָשִׁ֣יבָה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִשֹּׁאֵיהֶ֑ם מִ֝כְּפִירִ֗ים יְחִידָתִֽי׃ Lord, how long will You see? Restore my soul from their devastations, from young lions my only one.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 אֲדֹנָי Adonai “Lord” Proper N(ms) … Continue reading →

בְּ֭חַנְפֵי לַעֲגֵ֣י מָעֹ֑וג חָרֹ֖ק עָלַ֣י שִׁנֵּֽימֹו׃ With profane mockers for cake, they gnash against me their teeth.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 בְּחַנְפֵי be-ḥanfei “with profane ones of” Prep בְּ + N(mp construct) 2 לַעֲגֵי laʿagei … Continue reading →

וּבְצַלְעִי֮ שָׂמְח֪וּ וְֽנֶאֱ֫סָ֥פוּ נֶאֶסְפ֬וּ עָלַ֣י נֵ֭כִים וְלֹ֣א יָדַ֑עְתִּי קָֽרְע֥וּ וְלֹא־דָֽמּוּ׃ And in my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered; they gathered against me, strikers, and I did not know; they tore and did not cease.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss … Continue reading →

כְּרֵֽעַ־כְּאָ֣ח לִ֭י הִתְהַלָּ֑כְתִּי כַּאֲבֶל־֝אֵ֗ם קֹדֵ֥ר שַׁחֹֽותִי׃ Like a friend, like a brother to me, I walked about; like mourning of a mother, darkened, I bowed down.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 כְּרֵעַ־ ke-reʿa “like a friend” … Continue reading →

וַאֲנִ֤י בַּחֲלֹותָ֡ם לְב֬וּשִׁי שָׂ֗ק עִנֵּ֣יתִי בַצֹּ֣ום נַפְשִׁ֑י וּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗י עַל־חֵיקִ֥י תָשֽׁוּב׃ And I, in their sickness, my clothing was sackcloth; I afflicted with fasting my soul, and my prayer returns upon my bosom.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag … Continue reading →

יְשַׁלְּמ֣וּנִי רָ֭עָה תַּ֥חַת טֹובָ֗ה שְׁכֹ֣ול לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃ They repay me evil instead of good, bereavement to my soul.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 יְשַׁלְּמוּנִי yeshallemuni “they repay me” Piel imperfect 3mp + suff 1cs 2 רָעָה raʿah … Continue reading →

יְ֭קוּמוּן עֵדֵ֣י חָמָ֑ס אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־֝יָדַ֗עְתִּי יִשְׁאָלֽוּנִי׃ May witnesses of violence arise; what I did not know, they ask me.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 יְקוּמוּן yequmun “may they arise” Qal imperfect 3mp (jussive) 2 עֵדֵי ʿedei … Continue reading →

כָּ֥ל עַצְמֹותַ֨י תֹּאמַרְנָה֮ יְהוָ֗ה מִ֥י כָ֫מֹ֥וךָ מַצִּ֣יל עָ֭נִי מֵחָזָ֣ק מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְעָנִ֥י וְ֝אֶבְיֹ֗ון מִגֹּזְלֹֽו׃ All my bones shall say, “O YHWH, who is like You, delivering the afflicted from one stronger than him, and the afflicted and needy from his one … Continue reading →

וְ֭נַפְשִׁי תָּגִ֣יל בַּיהוָ֑ה תָּ֝שִׂישׂ בִּישׁוּעָתֹֽו׃ And my soul shall rejoice in YHWH; it shall exult in His salvation.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 וְנַפְשִׁי ve-nafshi “and my soul” Conj + N(fs) + suff 1cs 2 תָּגִיל … Continue reading →

תְּבֹואֵ֣הוּ שֹׁואָה֮ לֹֽא־יֵ֫דָ֥ע וְרִשְׁתֹּ֣ו אֲשֶׁר־טָמַ֣ן תִּלְכְּדֹ֑ו בְּ֝שֹׁואָ֗ה יִפָּל־בָּֽהּ׃ May ruin come upon him, he does not know; and his net which he hid, may it capture him; in ruin may he fall in it.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־חִנָּ֣ם טָֽמְנוּ־֭לִי שַׁ֣חַת רִשְׁתָּ֑ם חִ֝נָּ֗ם חָפְר֥וּ לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃ For without cause they hid for me a pit of their net; without cause they dug for my soul.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 כִּי־ ki “for” Conjunction 2 … Continue reading →

יְֽהִי־דַרְכָּ֗ם חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וַחֲלַקְלַקֹּ֑ות וּמַלְאַ֥ךְ יְ֝הוָ֗ה רֹדְפָֽם׃ May their way be darkness and slipperiness, and a messenger of YHWH pursuing them.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 יְהִי־ yehi “may it be” Qal imperfect 3ms (jussive) 2 דַרְכָּם … Continue reading →

יִֽהְי֗וּ כְּמֹ֥ץ לִפְנֵי־ר֑וּחַ וּמַלְאַ֖ךְ יְהוָ֣ה דֹּוחֶֽה׃ May they be like chaff before wind, and a messenger of YHWH driving them.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 יִהְיוּ yihyu “may they be” Qal imperfect 3mp (jussive) 2 כְּמֹץ … Continue reading →

יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ וְיִכָּלְמוּ֮ מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָחֹ֣ור וְיַחְפְּר֑וּ חֹ֝שְׁבֵ֗י רָעָתִֽי׃ May they be ashamed and humiliated, those seeking my soul; may they turn back backward and be disgraced, those devising my harm.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 … Continue reading →

וְהָ֘רֵ֤ק חֲנִ֣ית וּ֭סְגֹר לִקְרַ֣את רֹדְפָ֑י אֱמֹ֥ר לְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י יְֽשֻׁעָתֵ֥ךְ אָֽנִי׃ And draw out spear and close against those pursuing me; say to my soul, “Your salvation I am.”   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 וְהָרֵק ve-hareq “and draw … Continue reading →

הַחֲזֵ֣ק מָגֵ֣ן וְצִנָּ֑ה וְ֝ק֗וּמָה בְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃ Take hold of buckler and shield, and arise in my help.   # Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag 1 הַחֲזֵק haḥazeq “take hold!” Hiphil imperative 2ms 2 מָגֵן magen “shield” N(ms) 3 וְצִנָּה ve-ṣinnah … Continue reading →