Psalms

Psalm 118:1–4

¹Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;

His loving devotion endures forever.

²Let Israel^a say,

“His loving devotion endures forever.”

³Let the house of Aaron say,

“His loving devotion endures forever.”

⁴Let those who fear the LORD say,

“His loving devotion endures forever.”

Footnotes

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
Give thanks	הוֹד֣וּ	hō·w·ḏū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H3034 throw, cast
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He is good	ט֑וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
His loving devotion	חַסְדּֽוֹ׃	ḥas·dōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
endures forever	לְעוֹלָ֣ם	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
say	יֹֽאמַר־	yō·mar-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
His loving devotion	חַסְדּֽוֹ׃	ḥas·dōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
endures forever	לְעוֹלָ֣ם	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let the house	בֵֽית־	ḇêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֑ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
say	יֹֽאמְרוּ־	yō·mə·rū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
His loving devotion	חַסְדּֽוֹ׃	ḥas·dōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
endures forever	לְעוֹלָ֣ם	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let those who fear	יִרְאֵ֣י	yir·’ê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H3373 fear
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
say	יֹֽאמְרוּ־	yō·mə·rū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
His loving devotion	חַסְדּֽוֹ׃	ḥas·dōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
endures forever	לְעוֹלָ֣ם	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity