Psalms 117:2

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Psalms 117:2


← Psalms 117:1 Psalms 117:2 (KJV) Psalms 118:1 →
O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For his mercifulH2617 kindnessH2617 is greatH1396 toward us: and the truthH571 of the LORDH3068 endureth for everH5769. PraiseH1984 ye the LORDH3050.


Original Hebrew

כִּי גָבַר עָלֵינוּ ׀ חַסְדֹּו וֶאֱמֶת־יְהוָה לְעֹולָם הַלְלוּ־יָהּ׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
כִּ֥י
ki H3588 HC for
גָ֘בַ֤ר
ga.Var H1396 HVqp3ms it is strong
עָלֵ֨י/נוּ
'a.Lei./nu H5921 HR/Sp1cp towards/ us
חַסְדּ֗/וֹ
chas.D/o H2617 HNcmsc/Sp3ms covenant loyalty/ his
וֶֽ/אֱמֶת
ve./'e.met- H571 HC/Ncfsc and/ (the) faithfulness of
יְהוָ֥ה
Yah.weh H3068 HNp Yahweh
לְ/עוֹלָ֗ם
le./'o.Lam H5769 HR/Ncmsa (is) for/ ever
הַֽלְלוּ
ha.lu- H1984 HVpv2mp praise
יָֽהּ
Yah H3050 HNp Yahweh
Strong's References
  • H571 — אֶמֶת (ʼemeth, eh'-meth): contracted from אָמַן (ʼâman) H539; stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness; assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
  • H1396 — גָּבַר (gâbar, gaw-bar'): a primitive root; to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently; exceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more (strength), strengthen, be stronger, be valiant.
  • H1984 — הָלַל (hâlal, haw-lal'): a primitive root; to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify; (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.
  • H2617 — חֵסֵד (chêçêd, kheh'-sed): from חָסַד (châçad) H2616; kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty; favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
  • H3050 — יָהּ (Yâhh, yaw): contraction for יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh) H3068, and meaning the same; Jah, the sacred name; Jah, the Lord, most vehement. Compare names in '-iah,' '-jah.'
  • H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה (hâyâh) H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ (Yâhh) H3050, יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih) H3069.
  • H5769 — עוֹלָם (ʻôwlâm, o-lawm'): or עֹלָם (ʻôlâm); from עָלַם (ʻâlam) H5956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always; alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare נֶצַח (netsach) H5331, עַד (ʻad) H5703.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
  • H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל (ʻal) H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
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