Psalms

Psalm 72:17

¹⁷May his name endure forever;

may his name continue^c as long as the sun shines.

In him may all nations be blessed;

may they call him blessed.

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May his name	שְׁמ֨וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
endure	יְהִ֤י	yə·hî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
forever	לְֽעוֹלָ֗ם	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
may his name	שְׁ֫מ֥וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
continue	יָנִין	yå̄·nīn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5125 propagate, increase
as	לִפְנֵי־	lip̄·nê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6440 face, before
long as the sun	שֶׁמֶשׁ֮	še·meš	Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
In him	ב֑וֹ	ḇōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
may all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
nations	גּוֹיִ֥ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
be blessed	וְיִתְבָּ֥רְכוּ	wə·yiṯ·bā·rə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1288 kneel, bless
may they call him blessed	יְאַשְּׁרֽוּהוּ׃	yə·’aš·šə·rū·hū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H833 go straight, go on, advance

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.