Psalms

Psalm 34:2–3

²My soul boasts in the LORD;

let the oppressed hear and rejoice.

³Magnify the LORD with me;

let us exalt His name together.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My soul	נַפְשִׁ֑י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
boasts	תִּתְהַלֵּ֣ל	tiṯ·hal·lêl	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1984 shine
in the LORD	בַּ֭יהוָה	Yah·weh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
let the oppressed	עֲנָוִ֣ים	‘ă·nā·wîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6035 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
hear	יִשְׁמְע֖וּ	yiš·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
and rejoice	וְיִשְׂמָֽחוּ׃	wə·yiś·mā·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8055 rejoice, be glad

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Magnify	גַּדְּל֣וּ	gad·də·lū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H1431 grow up, become great
the LORD	לַיהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
with me	אִתִּ֑י	’it·tî	Preposition; first person common singular	H854 with
let us exalt	וּנְרוֹמְמָ֖ה	ū·nə·rō·wm·māh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
His name	שְׁמ֣וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
together	יַחְדָּֽו׃	yaḥ·dāw	Adverb	H3162 unitedness

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

Psalm 34:2 Jeremiah 9:24 · 1 Corinthians 1:31 · Psalm 119:74 · Psalm 44:8 · Psalm 22:22–24 · 2 Corinthians 10:17 · Isaiah 45:25 · 1 Timothy 1:15–16 · Psalm 105:3 · Psalm 142:7 · Psalm 32:5–6

Psalm 34:3 Psalm 69:30 · Luke 1:46 · Psalm 148:1–14 · Revelation 19:5–6 · Psalm 40:16 · Psalm 66:8 · Psalm 35:27 · Psalm 103:20–22 · Revelation 14:7 · Psalm 33:1–2 · 1 Chronicles 29:20 · 2 Chronicles 29:30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.