Thursday, February 9, 2012

Psalm 3:5

קֹולִי אֶל־יְהוָה אֶקְרָא וַיַּעֲנֵנִי מֵהַר קָדְשֹׁו סֶלָה׃

Rough Word-by-word:
[The] voice of me unto the LORD I will call out. He answered me from the mountain of the holiness of him. Selah

Smooth Translation:
With my voice I will call out unto the LORD. He answered me from the mountain of his holiness. Selah

קֹולִי noun ms in construct with 1cs pronominal suffix "voice of me"

אֶל־יְהוָה preposition with tetragrammaton "unto the LORD"

אֶקְרָא Qal imperfect 1cs from קָרָא (he called out) "I will call out"

וַיַּעֲנֵנִי Qal imperfect 3ms from עָנָה (he answered) "he will answer" with a vav conversive and 1cs pronominal suffix making it "and he answered me"

מֵהַר preposition with noun ms in construct "from the mountain of" (note the sere under the מ because the ה can not take a dagesh.)

קָדְשֹׁו noun ms with 3ms pronominal suffix "the holiness of him"

סֶלָה perhaps an expression of direction to the musicians (note: BibleWorks 4 calls it an "interjection," meaning "lift up, exalt")

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Psalm 3:4

וְאַתָּה יְהוָה מָגֵן בַּעֲדִי כְּבֹודִי וּמֵרִים רֹאשִׁי׃

Rough Word-by-word:
And you, LORD, [are] a shield around me, honor of me, and the one causing to rise the head of me.

Smooth Translation:
But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my honor, and the one causing my head to raise.

וְאַתָּה conjunction with pronoun 2ms "and you"

יְהוָה tetragrammaton proper noun mp "LORD"

מָגֵן noun ms "[are] a shield"

בַּעֲדִי preposition with 1cs pronominal suffix "around me"

כְּבֹודִי noun ms with 1cs pronominal suffix "honor of me" or "glory of me"

וּמֵרִים conjunction with Hiphil active participle ms from רוּם (he was high, he rose) "and the one causing to rise up"

רֹאשִׁי noun ms with 1cs pronominal suffix "the head of me"

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Psalm 3:3

רַבִּים אֹמְרִים לְנַפְשִׁי אֵין יְשׁוּעָתָה לֹּו בֵאלֹהִים סֶלָה׃

Rough Word-by-word:
Many they are saying to the soul of me, "Never salvation to him in God." Selah

Smooth Translation:
Many are saying to my soul, "Never is there salvation to him in God." Selah

רַבִּים adjective mp "many"

אֹמְרִים Qal active participle mp from אָמַר (he said) "they are saying"

לְנַפְשִׁי preposition with noun fs and 1cs pronominal suffix "to the soul of me"

אֵין adverb of extreme negation "never"

יְשׁוּעָתָה noun fs with paragogic ה "salvation, deliverance" (note: Greswell parses this as a verbal noun. My original thought was a passive participle and I wonder if the noun originally was a substantive passive participle...)

לֹּו preposition with 3ms pronominal suffix "to him"

בֵאלֹהִים preposition with noun mp "in God" or "by God" (Greswell's explanation for the sere is that two shevas can not stand together so a contraction has occured here.)

סֶלָה perhaps an expression of direction to the musicians (note: BibleWorks 4 calls it an "interjection," meaning "lift up, exalt")

Monday, February 6, 2012

Psalm 3:2

יְהוָה מָה־רַבּוּ צָרָי רַבִּים קָמִים עָלָי׃

Rough Word-by-word:
LORD how they are increased the enemies of me. Many the ones risen upon me.

Smooth Translation:
LORD, how my enemies are increased. Many [are] the ones risen against me.

יְהוָה tetragrammaton - proper noun "LORD"

מָה־רַבּוּ interrogative pronoun and Qal perfect 3cp from רָבַב (he increased) "how they are increased"

צָרָי noun mp in construct with 1cs pronominal suffix "the enemies of me"

רַבִּים adjective mp "many"

קָמִים Qal participle mp from קוּמ (he arose) "the ones risen"

עָלָי preposition with 1cs pronominal suffix "upon me" or "against me"

Friday, February 3, 2012

Psalm 3:1

מִזְמֹור לְדָוִד בְּבָרְחֹו מִפְּנֵי ׀ אַבְשָׁלֹום בְּנֹו׃

Rough Word-by-word:
A Psalm by David in his fleeing from the faces of Absalom son of him.

Smooth Translation:
A Psalm of David in his fleeing from before Absalom his son.

מִזְמֹור noun ms "a Psalm"

לְדָוִד preposition with proper noun ms "by, to, for David"

בְּבָרְחֹו preposition with Qal infinitive construct from בָרַח (he fled) with 3ms pronominal suffix "in his fleeing"

מִפְּנֵי preposition with noun mp in construct "from the faces of"

אַבְשָׁלֹום proper noun ms "Absalom"

בְּנֹו noun ms with 3ms pronominal suffix "son of him"

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Psalm 2:12

נַשְּׁקוּ־בַר פֶּן־יֶאֱנַף ׀ וְתֹאבְדוּ דֶרֶךְ כִּי־יִבְעַר כִּמְעַט אַפֹּו אַשְׁרֵי כָּל־חֹוסֵי בֹו׃

Rough Word-by-word:
Kiss the son lest he will be angry and you all perish [in] the way as he will burn as a little while [the] anger of him. Happinesses of all the ones trusting in him.

Smooth Translation:
Kiss the son lest he be angry and you perish in the way, as his anger will burn quickly. Happinesses are for all those who trust in him.

נַשְּׁקוּ־בַר Piel imperative mp from נָשַׂק (he kissed) with noun ms "kiss [the] son"

פֶּן־יֶאֱנַף conjunction with Qal imperfect 3ms from אָנֵף (he was angry) "lest he will be angry"

וְתֹאבְדוּ conjunction with Qal imperfect 2mp from אָבַד (he perished) "and you will perish"

דֶרֶךְ noun fs "path, road, way"

כִּי־יִבְעַר Qal imperfect 3ms from בָּעַר (he burned) "as he will burn"

כִּמְעַט conjunction with adverb "as a little while"

אַפֹּו noun ms in construct with 3ms pronominal suffix "anger of him"

אַשְׁרֵי noun mp in construct "happinesses of"

כָּל־חֹוסֵי adjective mp with Qal active participle mp from הָסָה (he trusted) "all the ones trusting"

בֹו preposition with 3ms pronominal suffix "in him"

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Psalm 2:11

עִבְדוּ אֶת־יְהוָה בְּיִרְאָה וְגִילוּ בִּרְעָדָה׃

Rough Word-by-word:
You all serve the LORD i
n fear and you all rejoice in trembling.

Smooth Translation:
Serve the LORD in fear and rejoice in trembling.

עִבְדוּ Qal imperative 2mp from עָבַד (he served) "you all serve"

אֶת־יְהוָה sign of direct object with divine name "the LORD"

בְּיִרְאָה preposition with noun fs "in fear"

וְגִילוּ conjunction with Qal imperative 2mp from גָלָה (he rejoiced) "and you all rejoice"

בִּרְעָדָה preposition with noun fs "in trembling"