מִזְמ֗וֹר לְאָ֫סָ֥ף אֵ֤ל אֱֽלֹהִ֡ים יְֽהוָ֗ה דִּבֶּ֥ר וַיִּקְרָא אָ֑רֶץ מִמִּזְרַח שֶׁ֝֗מֶשׁ עַד מְבֹאֽוֹ
[A Psalm of Asaph.] The mighty God, YHWH, has spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun to the going down thereof.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
מִצִּיּ֥וֹן מִכְלַל יֹ֗פִי אֱלֹהִ֥ים הוֹפִֽיעַ
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shined.
Word-by-word analysis· 5 words
יָ֤בֹ֥א אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ וְֽאַל יֶ֫חֱרַ֥שׁ אֵשׁ לְפָנָ֥יו תֹּאכֵ֑ל וּ֝סְבִיבָ֗יו נִשְׂעֲרָ֥ה מְאֹֽד
Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
יִקְרָ֣א אֶל הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם מֵעָ֑ל וְאֶל הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ לָדִ֥ין עַמּֽוֹ
He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.
Word-by-word analysis· 8 words
אִסְפוּ לִ֥י חֲסִידָ֑י כֹּרְתֵ֖י בְרִיתִ֣י עֲלֵי זָֽבַח
Gather my saints together to me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.
Word-by-word analysis· 7 words
וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ שָׁמַ֣יִם צִדְק֑וֹ כִּֽי אֱלֹהִ֓ים שֹׁפֵ֖ט ה֣וּא סֶֽלָה
And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God judge himself. Selah.
Word-by-word analysis· 8 words
שִׁמְעָ֤ה עַמִּ֨י וַאֲדַבֵּ֗רָה יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל וְאָעִ֣ידָה בָּ֑ךְ אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֱלֹהֶ֣יךָ אָנֹֽכִי
Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against you: I God, your God.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
לֹ֣א עַל זְ֭בָחֶיךָ אוֹכִיחֶ֑ךָ וְעוֹלֹתֶ֖יךָ לְנֶגְדִּ֣י תָמִֽיד
I will not reprove you for your sacrifices or your burnt offerings, continually before me.
Word-by-word analysis· 7 words
לֹא אֶקַּ֣ח מִבֵּיתְךָ֣ פָ֑ר מִ֝מִּכְלְאֹתֶ֗יךָ עַתּוּדִֽים
I will take no bullock out of your house, he goats out of your folds.
Word-by-word analysis· 6 words
כִּי לִ֥י כָל חַיְתוֹ יָ֑עַר בְּ֝הֵמ֗וֹת בְּהַרְרֵי אָֽלֶף
For every beast of the forest mine, the cattle upon a thousand hills.
Word-by-word analysis· 8 words
יָ֭דַעְתִּי כָּל ע֣וֹף הָרִ֑ים וְזִ֥יז שָׂ֝דַ֗י עִמָּדִֽי
I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field mine.
Word-by-word analysis· 7 words
אִם אֶ֭רְעַב לֹא אֹ֣מַר לָ֑ךְ כִּי לִ֥י תֵ֝בֵ֗ל וּמְלֹאָֽהּ
If I were hungry, I would not tell you: for the world mine, and the fulness thereof.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
הַֽ֭אוֹכַל בְּשַׂ֣ר אַבִּירִ֑ים וְדַ֖ם עַתּוּדִ֣ים אֶשְׁתֶּֽה
Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
Word-by-word analysis· 6 words
זְבַ֣ח לֵאלֹהִ֣ים תּוֹדָ֑ה וְשַׁלֵּ֖ם לְעֶלְי֣וֹן נְדָרֶֽיךָ
Offer to God thanksgiving; and pay your vows to the most High:
Word-by-word analysis· 6 words
וּ֭קְרָאֵנִי בְּי֣וֹם צָרָ֑ה אֲ֝חַלֶּצְךָ֗ וּֽתְכַבְּדֵֽנִי
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.
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וְלָ֤רָשָׁ֨ע אָ֘מַ֤ר אֱלֹהִ֗ים מַה לְּ֭ךָ לְסַפֵּ֣ר חֻקָּ֑י וַתִּשָּׂ֖א בְרִיתִ֣י עֲלֵי פִֽיךָ
But to the wicked God says, What have you to do to declare my statutes, or you shouldest take my covenant in your mouth?
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
וְ֭אַתָּה שָׂנֵ֣אתָ מוּסָ֑ר וַתַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְ דְּבָרַ֣י אַחֲרֶֽיךָ
Seeing you hatest instruction, and castest my words behind you.
Word-by-word analysis· 6 words
אִם רָאִ֣יתָ גַ֭נָּב וַתִּ֣רֶץ עִמּ֑וֹ וְעִ֖ם מְנָאֲפִ֣ים חֶלְקֶֽךָ
When you sawest a thief, then you consentedst with him, and have been partaker with adulterers.
Word-by-word analysis· 8 words
פִּ֭יךָ שָׁלַ֣חְתָּ בְרָעָ֑ה וּ֝לְשׁוֹנְךָ֗ תַּצְמִ֥יד מִרְמָֽה
You givest your mouth to evil, and your tongue frameth deceit.
Word-by-word analysis· 6 words
תֵּ֭שֵׁב בְּאָחִ֣יךָ תְדַבֵּ֑ר בְּבֶֽן אִ֝מְּךָ֗ תִּתֶּן דֹּֽפִי
You sittest speakest against your brother; you slanderest your own mother's son.
Word-by-word analysis· 7 words
אֵ֤לֶּה עָשִׂ֨יתָ וְֽהֶחֱרַ֗שְׁתִּי דִּמִּ֗יתָ הֱֽיוֹת אֶֽהְיֶ֥ה כָמ֑וֹךָ אוֹכִיחֲךָ֖ וְאֶֽעֶרְכָ֣ה לְעֵינֶֽיךָ
These have you done, and I kept silence; you thoughtest that I was altogether as thyself: I will reprove you, and set in order before your eyes.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
בִּֽינוּ נָ֣א זֹ֭את שֹׁכְחֵ֣י אֱל֑וֹהַּ פֶּן אֶ֝טְרֹ֗ף וְאֵ֣ין מַצִּֽיל
Now consider this, you that forget God, lest I tear in pieces, and none to deliver.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
זֹבֵ֥חַ תּוֹדָ֗ה יְֽכַ֫בְּדָ֥נְנִי וְשָׂ֥ם דֶּ֑רֶךְ אַ֝רְאֶ֗נּוּ בְּיֵ֣שַׁע אֱלֹהִֽים
Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth conversation will I shew the salvation of God.