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A song of ascents. Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth—let Israel now declare— |
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šîr
A song
Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct |
Strongs | 7892 |
BSB/Thayers | n m 1) song 1a) lyric song 1b) religious song 1c) song of Levitical choirs n f 2) song 2a) song, ode |
ham·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ
of ascents .
Grammar | Article | Noun - feminine plural |
Strongs | 4609 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) what comes up, thoughts 2) step, stair 2a) step, stair 2b) steps (of sundial) 2c) stories (of heaven) 2d) ascent 2e) song of ascent 2e1) to the three great pilgrim feasts (Psalm titles) |
rab·baṯ
Many a time
Grammar | Adjective - feminine singular construct |
Strongs | 7227 |
BSB/Thayers | adj 1) much, many, great 1a) much 1b) many 1c) abounding in 1d) more numerous than 1e) abundant, enough 1f) great 1g) strong 1h) greater than adv 1i) much, exceedingly n m 2) captain, chief |
ṣə·rā·rū·nî
they have persecuted me
Grammar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular |
Strongs | 6887 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) to bind, be narrow, be in distress, make narrow, cause distress, besiege, be straitened, be bound 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bind, tie up, shut up 1a2) to be scant, be cramped, be in straits 1b) (Pual) to be bound, be tied up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make narrow for, cause distress to, press hard upon 1c2) to suffer distress 2) to show hostility toward, vex 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to show hostility toward, treat with enmity, vex, harass 1a2) vexer, harasser (participle) |
min·nə·‘ū·ray
from my youth —
Grammar | Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular |
Strongs | 5271 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) youth, early life |
yiś·rā·’êl
let Israel
Grammar | Noun - proper - masculine singular |
Strongs | 3478 |
BSB/Thayers | Israel = |God prevails| 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile |
nā
now
Grammar | Interjection |
Strongs | 4994 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) I (we) pray, now, please 1a) used in entreaty or exhortation |
yō·mar-
declare —
Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
Strongs | 559 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch |
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many a time they have persecuted me from my youth, but they have not prevailed against me. |
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rab·baṯ
many a time
Grammar | Adjective - feminine singular construct |
Strongs | 7227 |
BSB/Thayers | adj 1) much, many, great 1a) much 1b) many 1c) abounding in 1d) more numerous than 1e) abundant, enough 1f) great 1g) strong 1h) greater than adv 1i) much, exceedingly n m 2) captain, chief |
ṣə·rā·rū·nî
they have persecuted me
Grammar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular |
Strongs | 6887 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) to bind, be narrow, be in distress, make narrow, cause distress, besiege, be straitened, be bound 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bind, tie up, shut up 1a2) to be scant, be cramped, be in straits 1b) (Pual) to be bound, be tied up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make narrow for, cause distress to, press hard upon 1c2) to suffer distress 2) to show hostility toward, vex 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to show hostility toward, treat with enmity, vex, harass 1a2) vexer, harasser (participle) |
min·nə·‘ū·rāy
from my youth ,
Grammar | Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular |
Strongs | 5271 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) youth, early life |
gam
but
Grammar | Conjunction |
Strongs | 1571 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike |
lō-
they have not
Grammar | Adverb - Negative particle |
Strongs | 3808 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) |
yā·ḵə·lū
prevailed
Grammar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural |
Strongs | 3201 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) to prevail, overcome, endure, have power, be able 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be able, be able to gain or accomplish, be able to endure, be able to reach 1a2) to prevail, prevail over or against, overcome, be victor 1a3) to have ability, have strength |
lî
against me .
Grammar | Preposition | first person common singular |
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The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long. |
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ḥā·rə·šū
The plowmen
Grammar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural |
Strongs | 2790 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) to cut in, plough, engrave, devise 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut in, engrave 1a2) to plough 1a3) to devise 1b) (Niphal) to be ploughed 1c) (Hiphil) to plot evil 2) to be silent, be dumb, be speechless, be deaf 2a) (Qal) 2a1) to be silent 2a2) to be deaf 2b) (Hiphil) 2b1) to be silent, keep quiet 2b2) to make silent 2b3) to be deaf, show deafness 2c) (Hithpael) to remain silent |
ḥō·rə·šîm
plowed
Grammar | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural |
Strongs | 2790 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) to cut in, plough, engrave, devise 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut in, engrave 1a2) to plough 1a3) to devise 1b) (Niphal) to be ploughed 1c) (Hiphil) to plot evil 2) to be silent, be dumb, be speechless, be deaf 2a) (Qal) 2a1) to be silent 2a2) to be deaf 2b) (Hiphil) 2b1) to be silent, keep quiet 2b2) to make silent 2b3) to be deaf, show deafness 2c) (Hithpael) to remain silent |
‘al-
over
Grammar | Preposition |
Strongs | 5921 |
BSB/Thayers | prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although |
gab·bî
my back ;
Grammar | Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular |
Strongs | 1354 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) convex surface, back 1a) back (of man) 1b) mound (for illicit worship) 1c) boss (convex projection of shield) 1d) bulwarks, breastworks (of arguments-fig.) 1e) brow, eyebrow 1f) rim (of wheel) |
lə·ma·ʿă·nō·ṯå̄m
they made their furrows
Grammar | Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural |
Strongs | 4618 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) ploughing ground, place for task |
he·’ĕ·rî·ḵū
long .
Grammar | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural |
Strongs | 748 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) to be long, prolong 1a) (Qal) to be long 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to prolong (days) 1b2) to make long (tent cords) 1b3) to grow long, continue long |
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The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked. |
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Yah·weh
The LORD
Grammar | Noun - proper - masculine singular |
Strongs | 3068 |
BSB/Thayers | Jehovah = |the existing One| 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136 |
ṣad·dîq
is righteous ;
Grammar | Adjective - masculine singular |
Strongs | 6662 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) just, lawful, righteous 1a) just, righteous (in government) 1b) just, right (in one's cause) 1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character) 1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God) 1e) right, correct, lawful |
qiṣ·ṣêṣ
He has cut me
Grammar | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular |
Strongs | 7112 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) to cut off 1a) (Qal) to cut off 1b) (Piel) to cut or hew off, cut in two, cut in pieces 1c) (Pual) to be cut or hewn off |
‘ă·ḇō·wṯ
from the cords
Grammar | Noun - common singular construct |
Strongs | 5688 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) cord, rope, cordage, foliage, interwoven foliage 1a) cord, rope, cordage, chain 1b) interwoven foliage |
rə·šā·‘îm
of the wicked .
Grammar | Adjective - masculine plural |
Strongs | 7563 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man) |
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May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame. |
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kōl
May all
Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct |
Strongs | 3605 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything |
śō·nə·’ê
who hate
Grammar | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct |
Strongs | 8130 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) to hate, be hateful 1a) (Qal) to hate 1a1) of man 1a2) of God 1a3) hater, one hating, enemy (participle) (subst) 1b) (Niphal) to be hated 1c) (Piel) hater (participle) 1c1) of persons, nations, God, wisdom |
ṣî·yō·wn
Zion
Grammar | Noun - proper - feminine singular |
Strongs | 6726 |
BSB/Thayers | Zion = |parched place| 1) another name for Jerusalem especially in the prophetic books |
wə·yis·sō·ḡū
be turned
Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural |
Strongs | 5472 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) to move, go, turn back, move away, backslide 1a) (Qal) to backslide, prove recreant to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to turn oneself away, turn back 1b2) to be turned or driven back, be repulsed |
’ā·ḥō·wr
back
Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
Strongs | 268 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) the back side, the rear 1a) backwards 1b) hereafter (of time) 1c) behind |
yê·ḇō·šū
in shame .
Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural |
Strongs | 954 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) to put to shame, be ashamed, be disconcerted, be disappointed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to feel shame 1a2) to be ashamed, disconcerted, disappointed (by reason of) 1b) (Piel) to delay (in shame) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to put to shame 1c2) to act shamefully 1c3) to be ashamed 1d) (Hithpolel) to be ashamed before one another |
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May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow, |
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yih·yū
May they be
Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural |
Strongs | 1961 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone |
ka·ḥă·ṣîr
like grass
Grammar | Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct |
Strongs | 2682 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) grass, leek, green grass, herbage 1a) grass 1b) of the quickly perishing (fig.) |
gag·gō·wṯ
on the rooftops ,
Grammar | Noun - masculine plural |
Strongs | 1406 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) roof, top, housetop 1a) roof (of house) 1b) top (of altar of incense) |
yā·ḇêš
which withers
Grammar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular |
Strongs | 3001 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) to make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be dry, be dried up, be without moisture 1a2) to be dried up 1b) (Piel) to make dry, dry up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to dry up, make dry 1c1a) to dry up (water) 1c1b) to make dry, wither 1c1c) to exhibit dryness |
šeq·qaḏ·maṯ
before
Grammar | Pronoun - relative | Noun - feminine singular construct |
Strongs | 6927 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) antiquity, former state or estate or situation, before, origin 1a) antiquity, beginning, origin 1b) former state or situation conj 1c) before |
šā·lap̄
it can grow ,
Grammar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular |
Strongs | 8025 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) to draw out or off, take off 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to draw out 1a2) to draw off 1a3) to shoot up, draw out (of blade of grass on roof) |
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unable to fill the hands of the reaper, or the arms of the binder of sheaves. |
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šel·lō
unable
Grammar | Pronoun - relative | Adverb - Negative particle |
Strongs | 3808 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) |
mil·lê
to fill
Grammar | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular |
Strongs | 4390 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) to fill, be full 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be full 1a1a) fulness, abundance (participle) 1a1b) to be full, be accomplished, be ended 1a2) to consecrate, fill the hand 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be filled, be armed, be satisfied 1b2) to be accomplished, be ended 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to fill 1c2) to satisfy 1c3) to fulfil, accomplish, complete 1c4) to confirm 1d) (Pual) to be filled 1e) (Hithpael) to mass themselves against |
ḵap·pōw
the hands
Grammar | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular |
Strongs | 3709 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand 1a) palm, hollow or flat of the hand 1b) power 1c) sole (of the foot) 1d) hollow, objects, bending objects, bent objects 1d1) of thigh-joint 1d2) pan, vessel (as hollow) 1d3) hollow (of sling) 1d4) hand-shaped branches or fronds (of palm trees) 1d5) handles (as bent) |
qō·w·ṣêr
of the reaper ,
Grammar | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular |
Strongs | 7114 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) to be short, be impatient, be vexed, be grieved 1a) (Qal) to be short 1b) (Piel) to shorten 1c) (Hiphil) to shorten 2) to reap, harvest 2a) (Qal) to reap, harvest 2b) (Hiphil) to reap, harvest |
wə·ḥiṣ·nōw
or the arms
Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular |
Strongs | 2683 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) bosom, bosom of a garment |
mə·‘am·mêr
of the binder of sheaves .
Grammar | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular |
Strongs | 6014 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) to bind sheaves 1a) (Piel) to gather 2) to manipulate, deal tyrannically with 2a) (Hithpael) to treat as a slave |
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May none who pass by say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.” |
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wə·lō
May none
Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle |
Strongs | 3808 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) |
hā·‘ō·ḇə·rîm
who pass by
Grammar | Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural |
Strongs | 5674 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over 1a2) to pass beyond 1a3) to pass through, traverse 1a3a) passers-through (participle) 1a3b) to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant) 1a4) to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by 1a4a) passer-by (participle) 1a4b) to be past, be over 1a5) to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance 1a6) to pass away 1a6a) to emigrate, leave (one's territory) 1a6b) to vanish 1a6c) to perish, cease to exist 1a6d) to become invalid, become obsolete (of law, decree) 1a6e) to be alienated, pass into other hands 1b) (Niphal) to be crossed 1c) (Piel) to impregnate, cause to cross 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to pass over, cause to bring over, cause to cross over, make over to, dedicate, devote 1d2) to cause to pass through 1d3) to cause to pass by or beyond or under, let pass by 1d4) to cause to pass away, cause to take away 1e) (Hithpael) to pass over |
’ā·mə·rū
say [to them] ,
Grammar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural |
Strongs | 559 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch |
bir·kaṯ-
“ The blessing
Grammar | Noun - feminine singular construct |
Strongs | 1293 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) blessing 2) (source of) blessing 3) blessing, prosperity 4) blessing, praise of God 5) a gift, present 6) treaty of peace |
Yah·weh
of the LORD
Grammar | Noun - proper - masculine singular |
Strongs | 3068 |
BSB/Thayers | Jehovah = |the existing One| 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136 |
’ă·lê·ḵem
be on you ;
Grammar | Preposition | second person masculine plural |
Strongs | 413 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) |
bê·raḵ·nū
we bless
Grammar | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common plural |
Strongs | 1288 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) to bless, kneel 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to kneel 1a2) to bless 1b) (Niphal) to be blessed, bless oneself 1c) (Piel) to bless 1d) (Pual) to be blessed, be adored 1e) (Hiphil) to cause to kneel 1f) (Hithpael) to bless oneself 2) (TWOT) to praise, salute, curse |
’eṯ·ḵem
you
Grammar | Direct object marker | second person masculine plural |
Strongs | 853 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative |
bə·šêm
in the name
Grammar | Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct |
Strongs | 8034 |
BSB/Thayers | 1) name 1a) name 1b) reputation, fame, glory 1c) the Name (as designation of God) 1d) memorial, monument |
Yah·weh
of the LORD . ”
Grammar | Noun - proper - masculine singular |
Strongs | 3068 |
BSB/Thayers | Jehovah = |the existing One| 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136 |
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