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Note for V. 1

  • Is הַלְלוּ יָהּ a clause ("praise Yah") or a single-word exclamation ("Hallelujah!")?
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    In the MT, הַלְלוּ יָהּ is treated as two words; sometimes הַלְלוּ and יָהּ are joined by maqqef, and, when they are not, each word receives its own accent (e.g., Ps. 111:1 - הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ ׀). The division of הַלְלוּ יָהּ into two words suggests (though it does not require) that the words are understood as a clause: "praise Yah." By contrast, the LXX does not translate הַלְלוּ יָהּ as a clause, but rather transliterates הַלְלוּ יָהּ as an exclamation: Αλληλουια (cf. Revelation 19: Αλληλουια; Jerome: Alleluia; Targum: הללויה; so HALOT). In the DSS, הללו יה is sometimes written as two words (e.g., 4QPsf Apostrophe to Judah) and sometimes as one (e.g., 4QPsd, 4QPse), though sometimes it is difficult to tell. In the Babylonian manuscript EC1 (Ps. 106:48), הללויה is written clearly as a single word.
If הללויה was added by the final editors of the psalter not too long before the LXX was translated,[1] then it should probably be interpreted as the LXX understood it: as a single-word exclamation.
  • The preposition בְּ, although prefixed to סוד, governs סוד and עדה (cf. LXX: ἐν βουλῇ εὐθείων καὶ συναγωγῇ).[2]

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Note for V. 1

  • הלל vs אודה
    • hallel – "action by which humans or divine beings express their appreciation, admiration, respect, and/or gratitude to (other) humans or deities about who they are and what they do" (SDBH).
    • hodeh – "action by which humans openly express recognition of what someone else has done or achieved" (SDBH).
The two words are synonyms and, in some late texts, they sometimes function together as a hendiadys (e.g., 1 Chron. 23:30; 25:3; Ezra 3:11; Neh. 12:24).[3] According to Alexander, "the basic difference between this verb [ידה] and its synonym הלל is that the latter term tends to stress 'acclaim of,' 'boasting of,' or 'glorying in' an object, while ידה emphasizes 'recognition' and 'declaration' of a fact, whether good or bad."[4]
According to Allen, the verb ידה "primarily refers to an acknowledgement. ... Usually the acknowledgement is one of praising God; less often it is one of sin. The praise may be of a general type, but it tends to be specific, the giving of thanks for resolution of a recent crisis."[5] SDBH glosses אודה here as "praise" (so KJV, cf. ELB, GNB, ZÜR [preisen]). Many translations have "thank" (NLT, CEV, GNT) or "give thanks" (ESV, NET; cf. LUT, HFA, NGÜ [danken]).

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Note for V. 1

  • The phrase בְּסוֹד יְשָׁרִים וְעֵדָֽה is epexegetical. The council of the upright (סוֹד יְשָׁרִים) and the עֵדָה (congregation = עדת ישרים) are probably co-referential.[6]
  • The adverbial whole-heartedly translates a Hebrew prepositional phrase (בְּכָל־לֵבָב). The phrase does not indicate instrument ("with all my heart") but mode ("with all my heart">>"wholeheartedly").[7] The phrase here might hint at the commandment to love YHWH with 'your whole heart' (בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֥) (Deut 6:5).
  • The preposition in, although prefixed to 'council' (סוד), governs 'council' and 'congregation' (עדה).[8]
  • The council of upright people (סוֹד יְשָׁרִים) and the congregation (עֵדָה) are probably co-referential.[9]

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Note for V. 1

  • The verb I will praise is cohortative, which means that the psalmist is expressing his desire and intention to praise YHWH.[10]

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V. 2

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DiscourseUnit [v. 2]
  Fragment 
    Clause
      Subject
        ConstructChain
          noun: מַעֲשֵׂי deeds
          noun: יְהוָה YHWH
      Predicate
        verb: are
        Complement
          adjective: גְּדֹלִים great
    Clause
      Subject
         ConstructChain
          noun: מַעֲשֵׂי <status="elided">
          noun: יְהוָה <status="elided">
      Predicate
        Complement
          verb-participle: דְּרוּשִׁים studied
            Adverbial
              PrepositionalPhrase
                Preposition
                  preposition: לְ by
                Object
                  quantifier: כָל all
                  ConstructChain
                    Nominal
                      verb-participle: חֶפְצֵי those who delight in
                    suffix-pronoun: הֶם them
            Adverbial <status="alternative">
              PrepositionalPhrase
                Preposition
                  preposition: לְ for
                Object
                  quantifier: כָל all
                  ConstructChain
                    noun: חֶפְצֵי delights
                    suffix-pronoun: הֶם them 
  


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Note for V. 2

  • The word חֶפְצֵיהֶם may be the plural from the noun חֵפֶץ (so LXX [τὰ θελήματα αὐτοῦ] and Jerome [voluntatibus suis]) or a plural participle/adjective of חָפֵץ (so Peshitta [ܠܟܠ ܕܨܒܝܢ ܒܗܘܢ], Targum [לכל דצביין להון]; cf. Radak [וחפציהם. תואר מן חפץ חפצים]). The parallel in v. 10 (לכל־עשׂיהם) supports reading חֶפְצֵיהֶם as a participle,[11] as does the fact that a lamed prepositional phrase sometimes indicates the agent of a passive participle (e.g., ברוך ליהוה).[12] We might have expected the plural participle to be vocalized חֲפֵצִים > חֲפֵצֵהֶם (e.g., חֲפֵצֵי in Pss. 35:27; 40:15), but the heavy 3mp suffix might explain the vowel reduction.[13] In any case, the form is analogous to כָּל־שִׂמְחֵי־לֵֽב in Is. 24:7 (cf. שְׂמֵחֵי רָעָתִי in Ps. 35:26).[14]

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Note for V. 2

  • The verb דרשׁ refers here to an "action by which humans or deities make an intensive effort to obtain in-depth information about a certain object or event."[15] The object of study מעשי יהוה might refer to YHWH's deeds recorded in Scripture.[16] Hence, the gloss "studied" (ESV) is appropriate here (so SDBH, HALOT, DCH).
  • SDBH glosses חָפֵץ as "wishing", but this does not seem to fit the context very well ("those who wish for them"?). A better gloss would be "desire" (NET) or "delight" (NIV, NLT, ESV) (so HALOT).

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Note for V. 2

  • Some scholars and translators have claimed that studied here should actually be rendered 'to be studied.'[17] Even if we admit the possibility of a qal passive participle having future/gerundive-like semantics ('to be studied'), in this particular context, it makes better sense to read the participle as 'studied.' The fact that YHWH's worked are studied by people (v. 2b) is evidence of their greatness (v. 2a).

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V. 3

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DiscourseUnit [V. 3]
  Fragment 
    Clause
      Subject
        ConstructChain <gloss="his work" x="0" y="-50">
          noun: פָּעֳל work
          suffix-pronoun: וֹ him
      Predicate
        verb: is
        Complement
          noun: הוֹד glory >> glorious
          conjunction: וְ  and
          noun: הָדָר majesty >> majestic
    conjunction: וְ and
    Clause
      Subject
        ConstructChain <gloss="his righteousness">
          noun: צִדְקָת righteousness
          suffix-pronoun: וֹ him
      Predicate
        verb-participle: עֹמֶדֶת stands
        Adverbial
          PrepositionalPhrase
            Preposition
              preposition: לָ for
            Object
              noun: עַד forever 
  


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Note for V. 3

  • On the form לָעַד and the qametz under ל, see GKC 102i. Compare לָנֶצַח.

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Note for V. 3

  • פעל seems to be a collective noun: "his work" (ESV, NET) >> "everything he does" (NLT; cf. GNT, CEV, CSB, LUT, HFA, NGÜ). Cf. Deut. 32:4—הַצּוּר תָּמִים פָּעֳלֹו
  • The nouns glory (הוׂד) and majesty (הָדָר) might be translated "glorious and majestic."[18] For the pair הֹוד וְהָדָר, see also Pss. 21:6; 45:4; 96:6 // 1 Chron 16:27; 104:1; Job 40:10. These are the qualities of a king.

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Note for V. 3

  • The participle עֹמֶדֶת functions as the main predication of the clause with present/timeless semantics: endures.[19]

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V. 4

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DiscourseUnit [v. 4]
  Fragment 
    Clause
      Subject
      Predicate <gloss="he has caused his wonderful acts to be remembered">
        verb: עָשָׂה he made
        Object
          noun: זֵכֶר remembrance
          Adjectival
            PrepositionalPhrase <gloss="of his wonderful acts" x="-200" y="-20">
              Preposition
                preposition: לְ of
              Object
                ConstructChain
                  Nominal
                    verb-participle: נִפְלְאֹתָי wonderful (acts)
                  suffix-pronoun: ו him
  Fragment
    Clause
      Subject
        noun: יְהוָה YHWH
      Predicate
        verb: is
        Complement
          adjective: חַנּוּן merciful
          conjunction: וְ and
          adjective: רַחוּם compassionate 
  


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  • The prepositional phrase לְנִפְלְאֹתָיו modifies זֵכֶר. So LXX: μνείαν ἐποιήσατο τῶν θαυμασίων αὐτοῦ; Jerome: memoriam fecit mirabilium suorum. The thing "remembered" (stimulus) is sometimes indicated by a lamed PP: Jer 31:34 (וּלְחַטָּאתָם לֹא אֶזְכָּר־עֹוד); 2 Chron. 6:42 (זָכְרָה לְחַֽסְדֵי דָּוִיד).[20]

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Note for V. 4

  • "He has caused his wonders to be remembered" (NIV, cf. ESV, NLT; so HALOT) >> "the Lord God is famous for his wonderful deeds" (CEV).
  • The phrase merciful and compassionate (חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם; cf. Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2; Pss. 111:4; 112:4; 145:8; Neh. 9:17, 31; 2 Chron. 30:9) or, in the opposite order, רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן (Ex. 34:6; Pss. 86:15; 103:8) occurs frequently in the OT, and the two words occur far more often together than they do apart.
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Note for V. 4

  • The past tense verb has caused (עָשָׂה) is probably best rendered in English with a present perfect ('he has caused', e.g., NIV, ESV), since the remembrance of YHWH's wonderful acts continues up to the time of speech.

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V. 5

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DiscourseUnit [v. 5]
  Fragment 
    Clause
      Subject
      Predicate
        verb: נָתַן he gave <width="element">
        Object
          noun: טֶרֶף food
        Adverbial
          PrepositionalPhrase
            Preposition
              preposition: לִ to 
            Object
              ConstructChain
                verb-participle: ירֵאָי those who feared
                suffix-pronoun: ו him
  Fragment
    Clause
      Subject
      Predicate
        verb: יִזְכֹּר he will remember
        Object
          ConstructChain <gloss="his covenant" x="20" y="-10">
            noun: בְּרִית covenant
            suffix-pronoun: וֹ him
        Adverbial
          PrepositionalPhrase
            Preposition
              preposition: לְ for
            Object
              noun: עוֹלָם forever 
  


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V. 6

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DiscourseUnit [v. 6]
  Fragment 
    Clause
      Subject
      Predicate
        verb: הִגִּיד he showed <width="element">
        Object
          ConstructChain <gloss="the power of his deeds" x="-50" y="-40">
            noun: כֹּחַ power
            noun: מַעֲשָׂי deeds
            suffix-pronoun: ו him
        Adverbial
          PrepositionalPhrase
            Preposition
              preposition: לְ to
            Object
              ConstructChain <gloss="his people">
                noun: עַמּ people
                suffix-pronoun: וֹ him
        Adverbial
          PrepositionalPhrase <gloss="by giving them nations as an inheritance" x="-500" y="0">
            Preposition
              preposition: לָ <height="270">
            Object
              Clause
                Predicate
                  verb-infinitive: תֵת give
                  Object
                    ConstructChain
                      noun: נַחֲלַת inheritance
                      noun: גּוֹיִם nations
                  Adverbial
                    PrepositionalPhrase
                      Preposition
                        preposition: לָ to
                      Object  
                        pronoun: הֶם them 
  


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Vv. 7-8

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DiscourseUnit [vv. 7-8]
  Fragment 
    Clause
      Subject
        ConstructChain <gloss="the deeds of his hands" x="-100" y="75">
          noun: מַעֲשֵׂי deeds
          noun: יָדָי hands
          suffix-pronoun: ו him
      Predicate
        verb: are
        Complement
          noun: אֱמֶת faithfulness >> faithful
          conjunction: וּ and
          noun: מִשְׁפָּט justice >> just
  Fragment 
    Clause
      Subject
        ConstructChain <gloss="all his commandments">
          Nominal
            quantifier: כָּל all
            noun: פִּקּוּדָי commandments
          suffix-pronoun: ו him
      Predicate 
        verb: are
        Complement
          verb-participle: נֶאֱמָנִים enduring
    Clause
      Subject
        ConstructChain
          Nominal
            quantifier: כָּל all <status="elided">
            noun: פִּקּוּדָי commandments <status="elided">
          suffix-pronoun: ו him <status="elided">
      Predicate 
        Complement
          verb-participle: סְמוּכִים established
            Adverbial
              PrepositionalPhrase
                Preposition
                  preposition: לָ for
                Object
                  noun: עַד forever
            Adverbial
              PrepositionalPhrase
                Preposition
                  preposition: לְ for
                Object
                  noun: עוֹלָם forever
    Clause
      Subject
        ConstructChain
          Nominal
            quantifier: כָּל all <status="elided">
            noun: פִּקּוּדָי commandments <status="elided">
          suffix-pronoun: ו him <status="elided">
      Predicate 
        Complement
          verb-participle: עֲשׂוּיִם practiced
            Adverbial
              PrepositionalPhrase
                Preposition
                  preposition: בֶּ in
                Object
                  noun: אֱמֶת faithfulness
                  conjunction: וְ and
                  Nominal
                    adjective: יָשָׁר upright >> uprightness
            Adverbial <status="alternative">
              PrepositionalPhrase
                Preposition
                  preposition: בֶּ in
                Object
                  noun: אֱמֶת faithfulness
                  conjunction: וָ and
                  noun: ישֶׁר uprightness <status="revocalisation"> 
  


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V. 9

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DiscourseUnit [v. 9]
  Fragment 
    Clause
      Subject
      Predicate
        verb: שָׁלַח he sent
        Object
          noun: פְּדוּת redemption
        Adverbial
          PrepositionalPhrase
            Preposition
              preposition: לְ to
            Object
              ConstructChain <gloss="his people" x="30" y="-15">
                noun: עַמּ people
                suffix-pronoun: וֹ him
  Fragment
    Clause
      Subject
      Predicate
        verb: צִוָּה he commanded
        Object
          ConstructChain <gloss="his covenant" x="7" y="-7">
            noun: בְּרִית covenant
            suffix-pronoun: וֹ him
        Adverbial
          PrepositionalPhrase
            Preposition
              preposition: לְ for
            Object
              noun: עוֹלָם forever
  Fragment
    Clause
      Subject
        ConstructChain <gloss="his name" x="-20" y="15">
          noun: שְׁמ name
          suffix-pronoun: וֹ him
      Predicate
        verb: is
        Complement
          adjective: קָדוֹשׁ holy
          conjunction: וְ and
          verb-participle: נוֹרָא awesome 
  


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  • "Sent redemption" (ESV) >> "provided redemption" (NIV) >> "set his people free"
"The noun פְּדוּת, which is used much more frequently at Qumran than in the OT, means '(action or power of) redemption' and always refers to divine activity... Its main connotations, in addition to liberation, are powerful action and the context of an exclusive relationship."[34]
  • On the meaning of צִוָּה בְּרִיתוֹ, cf. Josh. 7:11; 23:16. In these passages, the people's disobedience is highlighted. "Commanding a covenant" then, probably refers to "commanding that a covenant be kept" (cf. צוה תורה [Lev. 7:37f] and צוה דרך [Ex. 32:8; Deut. 9:12]). Thus, "ordained his covenant" (NIV) >> "ordained that his covenant be observed" (NET). Other translations: "commanded his covenant" (ESV); "guaranteed his covenant" (NLT); "made an eternal covenant with them" (GNT, cf. HFA, NGÜ, GNB); "he will never break his agreement with them" (CEV); "commanded that his covenant should remain forever" (LUT).

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DiscourseUnit [v. 10]
  Fragment
    Clause
      Subject
        ConstructChain <gloss="fearing YHWH" x="-80" y="10">
          noun: יִרְאַת fear
          noun: יְהוָה YHWH
      Predicate
        verb: is
        Complement
          ConstructChain
            noun: רֵאשִׁית beginning
            noun: חָכְמָה wisdom
  Fragment
    Clause
      Subject
        Nominal
          noun: שֵׂכֶל insight
          adjective: טוֹב good
      Predicate
        Complement
          PrepositionalPhrase
            Preposition
              preposition: לְ for
            Object
              ConstructChain
                Nominal  
                  quantifier: כָל all
                    verb-participle: עֹשֵׂי those who practice
                  suffix-pronoun: הֶם them
  Fragment
    Clause
      Subject
        ConstructChain <gloss="his praiseworthiness" x="-50" y="20">
          noun: תְּהִלָּת praiseworthiness
          suffix-pronoun: וֹ him
      Predicate
        verb-participle: עֹמֶדֶת stands
        Adverbial
          PrepositionalPhrase
            Preposition
              preposition: לָ for
            Object
              noun: עַד forever 
  


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DiscourseUnit [v. 10 alternative]
  Fragment 
    Clause <status="alternative">
      Subject
        ConstructChain
          noun: יִרְאַת <status="elided">
          noun: יְהוָה YHWH <status="elided">
      Predicate
        Complement
          Nominal
            noun: שֵׂכֶל insight
            adjective: טוֹב good
            Adjectival
              PrepositionalPhrase
                Preposition
                  preposition: לְ for
                Object
                  ConstructChain
                    Nominal
                      quantifier: כָל all
                        verb-participle: עֹשֵׂי those who practice
                      suffix-pronoun: הֶם them 
  


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