Psalms

Psalm 48:11–14

¹¹Mount Zion is glad,

the daughters^c of Judah rejoice,

on account of Your judgments.

¹²March around Zion, encircle her,

count her towers,

¹³consider her ramparts, tour her citadels,

that you may tell the next generation.

¹⁴For this God is our God forever and ever;

He will be our guide even till death.^d

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
Mount	הַר־	har-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Zion	צִיּ֗וֹן	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
is glad	יִשְׂמַ֤ח׀	yiś·maḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad
the daughters	בְּנ֣וֹת	bə·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
rejoice	תָּ֭גֵלְנָה	tā·ḡê·lə·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H1523 rejoice
on account of	לְ֝מַ֗עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Preposition	H4616 purpose, intent
Your judgments	מִשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָ׃	miš·pā·ṭe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4941 judgment

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
March around	סֹ֣בּוּ	sōb·bū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
Zion	צִ֭יּוֹן	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
encircle her	וְהַקִּיפ֑וּהָ	wə·haq·qî·p̄ū·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural; third person feminine singular	H5362 strike off
count	סִ֝פְר֗וּ	sip̄·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5608 count
her towers	מִגְדָּלֶֽיהָ׃	miḡ·dā·le·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H4026 tower

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
consider	שִׁ֤יתוּ	šî·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7896 put, set
her ramparts	לְֽחֵילָ֗ה	lə·ḥê·lāh	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H2430 an intrenchment
tour	פַּסְּג֥וּ	pas·sə·ḡū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H6448 pass between
her citadels	אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ	’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯe·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H759 citadel
that	לְמַ֥עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
you may tell	תְּ֝סַפְּר֗וּ	tə·sap·pə·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5608 count
the next	אַחֲרֽוֹן׃	’a·ḥă·rō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H314 coming after
generation	לְד֣וֹר	lə·ḏō·wr	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1755 period, generation, dwelling

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this	זֶ֨ה׀	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
God	אֱלֹהִ֣ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
our God	אֱ֭לֹהֵינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
forever	עוֹלָ֣ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
and ever	וָעֶ֑ד	wā·‘eḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5703 perpetuity
He	ה֖וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
will be our guide	יְנַהֲגֵ֣נוּ	yə·na·hă·ḡê·nū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural	H5090 drive, conduct
even till	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
death	מֽוּת׃	mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H4191 die