Psalm 95/DiagramAndNotes
2-5
Simple Format Code
Diagram
SimpleGrammar
DiscourseUnit [vv. 2-5]
Fragment
Clause
Predicate
verb: נְקַדְּמָה let us approach
Object
ConstructChain <gloss="his presence">
noun: פָני face
suffix-pronoun: ָו him
Adverbial
PrepositionalPhrase
Preposition
preposition: בְּ with
Object
noun: תוֹדָה praise
Fragment
Clause
Predicate
verb: נָרִיעַ we will cry out
Adverbial
PrepositionalPhrase
Preposition
preposition: בִּ with
Object
noun: זְמִרוֹת songs
Adverbial
PrepositionalPhrase
Preposition
preposition: ל to
Object
suffix-pronoun: וֹ him
SubordinateClause
Conjunction
conjunction: כִּי because
Clause
Subject
noun: יְהוָה YHWH
RelativeClause
RelativeParticle
particle: אֲשֶׁר who
ClauseCluster
Clause
Subject
ConstructChain
noun: מֶחְקְרֵי unexplored depths
noun: אָרֶץ earth
Predicate
verb: are
Adverbial
PrepositionalPhrase
Preposition
preposition: בְּ in
Object
ConstructChain <gloss="his hand">
noun: יָד hand
suffix-pronoun: וֹ him
Adverbial <status="alternative">
PrepositionalPhrase
Preposition
preposition: בְּ in
Object
ConstructChain
noun: יָדָי hands
suffix-pronoun: ו him <status="emendation">
Conjunction
conjunction: וְ and
Clause
Subject
ConstructChain
noun: תוֹעֲפוֹת peaks
noun: הָרִים mountains
Predicate
verb: are
Adverbial <gloss="his">
PrepositionalPhrase
Preposition
preposition: ל to
Object
suffix-pronoun: וֹ him
RelativeClause
RelativeParticle
particle: אֲשֶׁר who
ClauseCluster
Clause
Subject
Nominal
article: הַ the
noun: יָּם sea
Predicate
verb: belongs
Adverbial
PrepositionalPhrase
Preposition
preposition: ל to
Object
suffix-pronoun: וֹ him
Conjunction
conjunction: וְ and
Clause
Subject
pronoun: הוּא he
Predicate
verb: עָשָׂ made
Object
suffix-pronoun: הוּ it
Conjunction
conjunction: וְ and
Clause
Subject
ConstructChain <gloss="his hands">
noun: יָדָי hands
suffix-pronoun: ו him
Predicate
verb: יָצָרוּ formed
Object
noun: יַבֶּשֶׁת dry land
Conjunction <status="alternative">
conjunction: וְ and
Clause <status="alternative">
Subject
noun: יַבֶּשֶׁת dry land
RelativeClause
RelativeParticle
particle: which
Clause
Subject
ConstructChain
noun: יָדָי hands
suffix-pronoun: ו him
Predicate
verb: יָצָרוּ formed
Object <located="relative clause head">
Predicate <status="elided">
verb: belongs
Adverbial
PrepositionalPhrase
Preposition
preposition: ל to
Object
suffix-pronoun: וֹ him
Predicate
Predicate
Complement
noun: אֵל God
adjective: גָּדוֹל great
Conjunction
conjunction: וּ and
Predicate
Complement
Nominal
noun: מֶלֶךְ king
adjective: גָּדוֹל great
Adjectival
PrepositionalPhrase
Preposition
preposition: עַל over
Object
Nominal
quantifier: כָּל all
noun: אֱלֹהִים gods
RelativeClause <status="alternative">
RelativeParticle
particle: who
ClauseCluster
Clause
Predicate
verb: is
Complement
adjective: גָּדוֹל great
Adjectival
PrepositionalPhrase
Preposition
preposition: עַל over
Object
Nominal
quantifier: כָּל all
noun: אֱלֹהִים gods
For the alternative apposition, see the LXX and Syr.[1], who's interpretation may be influenced by their tendency to consistently read צוּר as an appellation for God. The NET is comparable: "Let us shout out praises to our Protector who delivers us" (cf. TOB) though the NJPS is somewhat inexplicable: "raise a shout for our rock and deliverer" (cf. DHH).
For the alternative relative clause, see the Syr. ܡܠܟܐ ܕܪܒ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ "a king who is great over all gods."
For the alternative emendation of plural "hands" in place of the MT's "hand," see the Syr. ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ.
For the asyndetic relative reading of וְ֝יַבֶּ֗שֶׁת יָדָ֥יו יָצָֽרוּ, which understands וְ֝יַבֶּ֗שֶׁת in parallel with הַ֭יָּם and וְה֣וּא עָשָׂ֑הוּ as a parenthetical, see the CEB, EÜ, GNT, NFC, NJPS, TOB, ZÜR. Such a reading would be supported by the likelihood of יָם and יַבֶּשֶׁת as a stock word-pair (see Watson 1986, 128-144), though יַבֶּשֶׁת only occurs here and in Exod 4:9. Perhaps the lexeme יַבָשָׁה would be more likely in this respect (see, e.g., Gen 1:10).
- ↑ These read τῷ θεῷ τῷ σωτῆρι ἡμῶν "to God our savior" and ܠܐܠܗܢ ܦܪܘܩܐ "to God the savior", respectively.