Psalms 118:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 118:177 words

HebrewMeaning

לֹֽאlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

אָמ֥וּתʾāmwt

I will dieverbH4191

at all · crying · man · one) ···

כִּיkiy

forconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

אֶֽחְיֶ֑הʾeḥəyeh

I will liveverbH2421

make) alive · certainly · give life · (let ···

וַ֝/אֲסַפֵּ֗רwaʾăsapēr

and I may recountconjH5608

count; declare · number · penknife · reckon ···

מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥יmaʿăśēy

the deeds ofnounH4639

art · bakemeat · business · deed ···

יָֽהּyāh

YahwehnounH3050

the Lord · most vehement. Compare names in '-iah · ' '-jah.'

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 118:17

1. ...We are taught in this Psalm, when we chaunt Allelujah, which means, Praise the Lord, that we should, when we hear the words, “Confess unto the Lord” Psalm 117:1, praise the Lord. The praise of God could not be expressed in fewer words than these, “For He is good.” I see not what can be more solemn than this brevity, since goodness is so peculiarly the quality of God, that the Son of God Himself when addressed by some one as “Good Master,” by one, namely, who beholding…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 118 (excerpt)

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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