Psalms 101:1 Go deeper

I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD , will I sing. (KJV)

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חֶֽסֶד\־che.sed-covenant loyalty

Lemma: חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) · Strong's: H2617A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: kindness

Used 241 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2617A; TAHOT Psalms 101:1 word 1

וּמִשְׁפָּ֥טu.mish.Patand justice

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: justice

Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT Psalms 101:1 word 2

אָשִׁ֑ירָה'a.Shi.rahI will sing

Lemma: שִׁיר (shir) · Strong's: H7891

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)

Meaning: to sing

Used 86 times. Also: Exodus 15:1, Exodus 15:21, Numbers 21:17, Judges 5:1, Judges 5:3, 2 Samuel 19:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7891; TAHOT Psalms 101:1 word 3

יְהוָ֣הYah.wehO Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Psalms 101:1 word 4

אֲזַמֵּֽרָה\׃'a.za.Me.rahI will sing praises

Lemma: זָמַר (za.mar) · Strong's: H2167

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpc1cs)

Meaning: to sing

Used 45 times. Also: Judges 5:3, 2 Samuel 22:50, 1 Chronicles 16:9, Psalms 7:17, Psalms 9:2, Psalms 9:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2167; TAHOT Psalms 101:1 word 5

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

A Psalm	→	מִזְמוֹר H4210 melody
of David	→	דָּוִד H1732 David
I will sing	→	שִׁיר H7891 to sing
of [Your] loving devotion	→	חֶ֫סֶד H2617A kindness
and justice	→	מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice
to You	→
O LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
I will sing praises	→	זָמַר H2167 to sing

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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