Psalms 118:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 118:47 words

HebrewMeaning

יֹֽאמְרוּyōʾmərw

let them sayverbH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

נָ֭אnāʾ

pleaseparticleH4994

go to · now · oh

יִרְאֵ֣יyirəʾēy

those fearingadjH3373

fear

יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh

YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

כִּ֖יkiy

thatconjH3588

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

לְ/עוֹלָ֣םləʿwōlām

is for everpronH5769

ancient · any more · continuance · eternal ···

חַסְדּֽ/וֹḥasədwō

covenant loyalty hisnounH2617

good deed(-liness · -ness) · kindly · kindness ···

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 118:4

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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