Psalms 33:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Rejoice in Jehovah, O ye righteous: Praise is comely for the upright.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

רַנְּנ֣וּ צַ֭דִּיקִים בַּֽיהוָ֑ה לַ֝יְשָׁרִ֗ים נָאוָ֥ה תְהִלָּֽה׃

Transliteration

Rannənû ṣaddîqîm in-YHWH for-yəšārîm nāʾwāh təhillāh

Grammar Details

*Rannənû*: imperative, plural - rejoice/sing joyfully
*ṣaddîqîm*: masculine plural noun - righteous ones
*YHWH*: divine name with preposition *bə-* (in)
*yəšārîm*: masculine plural adjective with preposition *lə-* (for/to) - upright ones
*nāʾwāh*: feminine singular adjective - fitting/becoming/suitable
*təhillāh*: feminine singular noun - praise

Word Meanings

*Rannənû*: sing joyfully/shout for joy/rejoice
*ṣaddîqîm*: righteous ones/just ones
*yəšārîm*: upright ones/straight ones
*nāʾwāh*: fitting/becoming/beautiful/suitable
*təhillāh*: praise/song of praise/laudation

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 32:11 : 11 Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, ye righteous; And shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Ps 147:1 : 1 Praise ye Jehovah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, [and] praise is comely.
Phil 4:4 : 4 Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice.
Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Rom 3:10 : 10 as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one;
Rom 5:19 : 19 For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one shall the many be made righteous.
Ps 50:14-16 : 14 Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; And pay thy vows unto the Most High: 15 And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. 16 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, And that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth,
Ps 78:36-37 : 36 But they flattered him with their mouth, And lied unto him with their tongue. 37 For their heart was not right with him, Neither were they faithful in his covenant.
Ps 97:12 : 12 Be glad in Jehovah, ye righteous; And give thanks to his holy memorial [name].
Ps 118:15 : 15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous: The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.
Ps 135:3 : 3 Praise ye Jehovah; For Jehovah is good: Sing praises unto his name; For it is pleasant.
1 Cor 1:30-31 : 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption: 31 that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

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