Psalms 33:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.”

Psalms 33:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 33:129 words

HebrewMeaning

אַשְׁרֵ֣יʾašərēy

blessednounH835

happy

הַ֭/גּוֹיhagwōy

GentileparticleH1471

heathen · nation · people

אֲשֶׁרʾăšer

asparticleH834

after · alike · because · every ···

יְהוָ֣הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

אֱלֹהָ֑י/וʾĕlōhāyw

GodnounH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

הָ/עָ֓םhāʿām

peopleparticleH5971

men · nation · people

בָּחַ֖רbāḥar

acceptableverbH977

appoint · choose · excellent · join ···

לְ/נַחֲלָ֣הlənaḥălāh

heritagepronH5159

to inherit · inheritance · possession. Compare

לֽ/וֹlwō

pron

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.

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