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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. (KJV)

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רָ֘חַ֤שׁra.Chashit is aroused

Lemma: רָחַשׁ (ra.chash) · Strong's: H7370

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to overflow

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7370; TAHOT Psalms 45:1 word 1

לִבִּ֨י\׀li.Biheart my

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Psalms 45:1 word 2

דָּ֘בָ֤רda.Vara word

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I

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

Meaning: word: thing

Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT Psalms 45:1 word 3

ט֗וֹבTovgood

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Psalms 45:1 word 4

אֹמֵ֣ר'o.Mer[am] speaking

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Psalms 45:1 word 5

אָ֭נִי'A.niI

Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Psalms 45:1 word 6

מַעֲשַׂ֣יma.'a.Saiwork<s> my

Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: deed

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 20:9, Genesis 44:15, Leviticus 18:3, Deuteronomy 11:3, 1 Samuel 8:8, 1 Samuel 19:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4639K; TAHOT Psalms 45:1 word 7

לְמֶ֑לֶךְle.Me.lekhto [the] king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

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

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Psalms 45:1 word 8

לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗יle.sho.Nitongue my

Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: tongue

Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT Psalms 45:1 word 9

עֵ֤ט\׀'et[is] a stylus of

Lemma: עֵט (et) · Strong's: H5842

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: stylus

Used 4 times. Also: Job 19:24, Jeremiah 8:8, Jeremiah 17:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5842; TAHOT Psalms 45:1 word 10

סוֹפֵ֬רso.Fera scribe

Lemma: סֹפֵר (so.pher) · Strong's: H5608B

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

Meaning: secretary

Used 52 times. Also: Judges 5:14, 2 Samuel 8:17, 2 Samuel 20:25, 1 Kings 4:3, 2 Kings 12:10, 2 Kings 18:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5608B; TAHOT Psalms 45:1 word 11

מָהִֽיר\׃ma.Hirskilled

Lemma: מָהִיר (ma.hir) · Strong's: H4106

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: quick

Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 7:6, Proverbs 22:29, Isaiah 16:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4106; TAHOT Psalms 45:1 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

For the choirmaster	→	נָצַח H5329 to conduct
To the tune of	→	H5921
The Lilies	→	שׁוּשַׁן H7799 lily
A Maskil	→	מַשְׂכִּיל H4905 Maskil
of the sons	→	H1121
of Korah	→	H7141
A love	→	H3039
song	→	H7892
My heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
is stirred	→	רָחַשׁ H7370 to overflow
by a noble	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
theme	→	דָּבָר H1697I word: thing
as I	→	אֲנִי H0589 I
recite	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
my verses	→	מַעֲשֶׂה H4639K deed
to the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
my tongue	→	לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue
is the pen	→	עֵט H5842 stylus
of a skillful	→	מָהִיר H4106 quick
writer	→	סֹפֵר H5608B secretary

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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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