Psalms

Psalm 76:1–5

¹For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A song.

God is known in Judah;

His name is great in Israel.

²His tent is in Salem,^a

His dwelling place in Zion.

³There He shattered the flaming arrows,

the shield and sword and weapons of war.

Selah

⁴You are resplendent with light,

more majestic than mountains filled with game.

⁵The valiant lie plundered; they sleep their last sleep.

No men of might could lift a hand.

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
For the choirmaster	לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ	lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring
With stringed instruments	בִּנְגִינֹ֑ת	bin·ḡî·nōṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural	H5058 music
A Psalm	מִזְמ֖וֹר	miz·mō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H4210 melody
of Asaph	לְאָסָ֣ף	lə·’ā·sāp̄	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H623 Asaph
A song	שִֽׁיר׃	šîr	Noun - masculine singular	H7892 song
God	אֱלֹהִ֑ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
is known	נוֹדָ֣ע	nō·w·ḏā‘	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H3045 know
in Judah	בִּֽיהוּדָ֣ה	bî·hū·ḏāh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
His name	שְׁמֽוֹ׃	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
is great	גָּד֥וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
in Israel	בְּ֝יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
His tent	סֻכּ֑וֹ	suk·kōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5520 thicket, covert, lair
is	וַיְהִ֣י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in Salem	בְשָׁלֵ֣ם	ḇə·šā·lêm	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8004 Shalem
His dwelling place	וּמְע֖וֹנָת֣וֹ	ū·mə·‘ō·w·nā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4585 id.
in Zion	בְצִיּֽוֹן׃	ḇə·ṣî·yō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There	שָׁ֭מָּה	šām·māh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H8033 there, thither
He shattered	שִׁבַּ֣ר	šib·bar	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
the flaming arrows	רִשְׁפֵי־	riš·p̄ê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7565 flame, fire-bolt
the shield	מָגֵ֬ן	mā·ḡên	Noun - common singular	H4043 shield
and sword	וְחֶ֖רֶב	wə·ḥe·reḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
and weapons of war	וּמִלְחָמָ֣ה	ū·mil·ḥā·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
Selah	סֶֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	אַתָּ֥ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are resplendent with light	נָ֭אוֹר	nā·’ō·wr	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H215 be or become light
more majestic	אַדִּ֗יר	’ad·dîr	Adjective - masculine singular	H117 majestic
than mountains	מֵֽהַרְרֵי־	mê·har·rê-	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H2042 mountain
filled with game	טָֽרֶף׃	ṭā·rep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H2964 prey, food; leaf

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The valiant	אַבִּ֣ירֵי	’ab·bî·rê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H47 mighty, valiant
lie plundered	אֶשְׁתּוֹלְל֨וּ׀	’eš·tō·wl·lū	Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural	H7997 draw out
they sleep	נָמ֣וּ	nā·mū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5123 be drowsy, slumber
their last sleep	שְׁנָתָ֑ם	šə·nā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8142 sleep
No	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
men	אַנְשֵׁי־	’an·šê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H376 man
of might	חַ֣יִל	ḥa·yil	Noun - masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
could lift	מָצְא֖וּ	mā·ṣə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4672 attain to, find
a hand	יְדֵיהֶֽם׃	yə·ḏê·hem	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H3027 hand