Psalms

Psalm 146:1–2

1Hallelujah!a

Praise the LORD, O my soul.

2I will praise the LORD all my life;

I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

Footnotes

  • a 146:1 Or Hallelu YAH, meaning Praise the LORD; also in verse 10

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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.

Psalm 146:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Hallelujahהַֽלְלוּ־hal·lū-Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine pluralH1984 shine
Praiseהַלְלִ֥יhal·lîVerb - Piel - Imperative - feminine singularH1984 shine
the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
O my soulנַ֝פְשִׁ֗יnap̄·šîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

Psalm 146:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I will praiseאֲהַלְלָ֣ה’ă·hal·lāhVerb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH1984 shine
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
all my lifeבְּחַיָּ֑יbə·ḥay·yāyPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH2416 alive, living
I will sing praisesאֲזַמְּרָ֖ה’ă·zam·mə·rāhVerb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH2167 make music
to my Godלֵֽאלֹהַ֣יlê·lō·hayPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH430 God
while I have my beingבְּעוֹדִֽי׃bə·‘ō·w·ḏîPreposition-b; Adverb; first person common singularH5750 a going round, continuance

Cross-references

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

Psalm 146:1 Psalm 103:22–104:1 · Psalm 103:1 · Psalm 104:35 · Psalm 105:45

Psalm 146:2 Psalm 63:4 · Psalm 104:33 · Psalm 145:1–2 · Psalm 71:14–15 · Revelation 7:9–17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.