Psalms

Psalm 71:23–24

²³When I sing praise to You

my lips will shout for joy,

along with my soul,

which You have redeemed.

²⁴My tongue will indeed proclaim

Your righteousness all day long,

for those who seek my harm

are disgraced and confounded.

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
When	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I sing praise	אֲזַמְּרָה־	’ă·zam·mə·rāh-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H2167 make music
to You	לָּ֑ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
my lips	שְׂ֭פָתַי	śə·p̲ā·t̲ai	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge
will shout for joy	תְּרַנֵּ֣נָּ֣ה	tə·ran·nên·nāh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H7442 give a ringing cry
along with my soul	וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י	wə·nap̄·šî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
which	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
You have redeemed	פָּדִֽיתָ׃	pā·ḏî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6299 ransom

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My tongue	לְשׁוֹנִ֗י	lə·šō·w·nî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H3956 tongue
will indeed proclaim	תֶּהְגֶּ֣ה	teh·geh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1897 moan, growl, utter, speak, muse
Your righteousness	צִדְקָתֶ֑ךָ	ṣiḏ·qā·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6666 righteousness
all day long	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
those who seek	מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י	mə·ḇaq·šê	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct	H1245 seek
my harm	רָעָתִֽי׃	rā·‘ā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7451 bad, evil
are disgraced	בֹ֥שׁוּ	ḇō·šū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H954 be ashamed
and	כִֽי־	ḵî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
confounded	חָ֝פְר֗וּ	ḥā·p̄ə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2659 be abashed, ashamed

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

Psalm 71:23 Psalm 103:4 · Psalm 104:33 · Luke 1:46–47 · Revelation 5:9 · Psalm 34:22 · 2 Samuel 4:9 · Psalm 63:5 · Genesis 48:16

Psalm 71:24 Psalm 71:13 · 1 Corinthians 15:25 · Psalm 18:37–43 · Psalm 92:11 · Psalm 35:28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.