Psalm 117/Lexical

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V. 1-2b

הַֽלְל֣וּ אֶת־יְ֭הוָה כָּל־גּוֹיִ֑ם 
שַׁ֝בְּח֗וּהוּ כָּל־הָאֻמִּֽים׃
כִּ֥י גָ֘בַ֤ר עָלֵ֨ינוּ ׀ חַסְדּ֗וֹ
וֶֽאֱמֶת־יְהוָ֥ה לְעוֹלָ֗ם הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃


Preferred

SimpleGrammar
DiscourseUnit [Psalm 117]
  DiscourseUnit [vv. 1-2b]
    Fragment
      Vocative
        Nominal <gloss="every nation">
          quantifier: כָּל all
          noun: גּוֹיִם nations
    Fragment
      Clause
        Predicate
          verb: הַלְלוּ praise
          Object
            particle: אֶת d.o.m.
            noun: יְהוָה YHWH
    Fragment
      Vocative
        Nominal  <gloss="all peoples">
          quantifier: כָּל all
          article: הָ the
          noun: אֻמִּים peoples
    Fragment <status="alternative">
      Vocative
        Nominal 
          quantifier: כָּל all
          noun: לְאֻמִּים peoples <status="emendation">
    Fragment
      Clause
        Predicate
          verb: שַׁבְּחוּ give praise
          Object
            suffix-pronoun: הוּ him
        SubordinateClause
          Conjunction
            conjunction: כִּי for
          ClauseCluster
            Clause
              Subject
                Nominal <gloss="his loyalty">
                  ConstructChain 
                    noun: חַסְד loyalty
                    suffix-pronoun: וֹ him
              Predicate
                verb: גָבַר is great
                Adverbial
                  PrepositionalPhrase <gloss="toward us">
                    Preposition
                      preposition: עָלֵי upon
                    Object
                      suffix-pronoun: נוּ us
            Conjunction
              conjunction: וֶ and
            Clause
              Subject
                ConstructChain <gloss="the faithfulness of YHWH">
                  noun: אֱמֶת faithfulness
                  noun: יהוה YHWH
              Predicate
                verb: is
                Adverbial
                  PrepositionalPhrase
                    Preposition
                      preposition: לְ for
                    Object
                      noun: עוֹלָם indefinite duration >> forever


V. 2c


Preferred

SimpleGrammar
DiscourseUnit [v. 2c]
    Fragment 
      Clause
        Subject
        Predicate
          verb: הַלְלוּ praise
          Object
            noun: יָהּ Yah