Psalms

Psalm 116:12–15

¹²How can I repay the LORD

for all His goodness to me?

¹³I will lift the cup of salvation

and call on the name of the LORD.

¹⁴I will fulfill my vows to the LORD

in the presence of all His people.

¹⁵Precious in the sight of the LORD

is the death of His saints.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How	מָֽה־	māh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
can I repay	אָשִׁ֥יב	’ā·šîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
the LORD	לַיהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
for all	כָּֽל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
His goodness	תַּגְמוּל֥וֹהִי	taḡ·mū·lō·w·hî	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H8408 bestowment
to me	עָלָֽי׃	‘ā·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will lift	אֶשָּׂ֑א	’eś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
the cup	כּוֹס־	kō·ws-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3563 cup
of salvation	יְשׁוּע֥וֹת	yə·šū·‘ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H3444 salvation
and call	אֶקְרָֽא׃	’eq·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
on the name	וּבְשֵׁ֖ם	ū·ḇə·šêm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will fulfill	אֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם	’ă·šal·lêm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7999 be complete, sound
my vows	נְ֭דָרַי	nə·ḏā·ray	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H5088 vow
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
in the presence of	נֶגְדָה־	neḡ·ḏāh-	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
His people	עַמּֽוֹ׃	‘am·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Precious	יָ֭קָר	yā·qār	Adjective - masculine singular	H3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty
in the sight	בְּעֵינֵ֣י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the death	הַ֝מָּ֗וְתָה	ham·mā·wə·ṯāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H4194 death
of His saints	לַחֲסִידָֽיו׃	la·ḥă·sî·ḏāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2623 kind, pious