Psalms
Psalm 66:8–9
8Bless our God, O peoples;
let the sound of His praise be heard.
9He preserves our lives
and keeps our feet from slipping.
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.
Psalm 66:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bless | בָּרְכ֖וּ | bā·rə·ḵū | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | H1288 kneel, bless |
| our God | אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| O peoples | עַמִּ֥ים׀ | ‘am·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5971 people |
| let the sound | ק֣וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of His praise | תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃ | tə·hil·lā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8416 praise, song of praise |
| be heard | וְ֝הַשְׁמִ֗יעוּ | wə·haš·mî·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H8085 hear |
Psalm 66:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He preserves | הַשָּׂ֣ם | haś·śām | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| our | נַ֭פְשֵׁנוּ | nap̄·šê·nū | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| lives | בַּֽחַיִּ֑ים | ba·ḥay·yîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| and keeps | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| our feet | רַגְלֵֽנוּ׃ | raḡ·lê·nū | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural | H7272 foot |
| from slipping | לַמּ֣וֹט | lam·mō·wṭ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4132 shaking, pole, bar (of yoke) |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 66:8 Psalm 98:4 · Jeremiah 33:11 · Revelation 19:1 · Psalm 66:2 · Psalm 47:1
Psalm 66:9 Psalm 121:3 · Psalm 112:6 · Psalm 94:18 · Psalm 37:23–24 · 1 Samuel 2:9 · Colossians 3:3–4 · Psalm 22:29 · 1 Samuel 25:29 · Psalm 125:3 · Acts 17:28 · Psalm 62:2 · Psalm 62:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.