Psalms 45:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.”

Psalms 45:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 45:18 words

HebrewMeaning

לַ/מְנַצֵּ֣חַlamənaṣēḥa

excelpronH5329

chief musician · oversee · set forward

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

שֹׁ֭שַׁנִּיםšōšaniym

lilynounH7799

Shoshannim

לִ/בְנֵיlibənēy

sonpronH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

קֹ֑רַחqōraḥ

KorahnounH7141

מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗ילmaśəkiyl

MaschilnounH4905

שִׁ֣ירšiyr

musicalnounH7892

sing(-er · -ing) · song

יְדִידֹֽתyədiydōt

amiablenounH3039

beloved · loves

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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