Psalms

Psalm 118:27

27The LORD is God;

He has made His light to shine upon us.

Bind the festal sacrifice with cords

to the horns of the altar.h

Footnotes

  • h 118:27 Or Join in the festal procession with boughs in hand, up to the horns of the altar.

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The LORDיְהוָה֮Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
is Godאֵ֤ל׀’êlNoun - masculine singular constructH410 god
He has made His light to shineוַיָּ֪אֶרway·yā·’erConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH215 be or become light
upon usלָ֥נוּlā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
Bindאִסְרוּ־’is·rū-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH631 tie, bind, imprison
the festal sacrificeחַ֥גḥaḡNoun - masculine singularH2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast
with cordsבַּעֲבֹתִ֑יםba·‘ă·ḇō·ṯîmPreposition-b; Noun - common pluralH5688 (twisted) cord, rope; cordage; interwoven foliage (?)
toעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the hornsקַ֝רְנ֗וֹתqar·nō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH7161 horn
of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ham·miz·bê·aḥArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4196 altar

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

John 8:12 · Psalm 18:28 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Esther 8:16 · Isaiah 60:1 · Isaiah 9:2 · Psalm 37:6 · 1 Kings 18:39 · 1 Kings 8:63–64 · Malachi 4:2 · 1 Kings 18:21 · Exodus 38:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.