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Welcome to the DRAFT Verse-by-Verse Notes for Psalm 118!

The Verse-by-Verse Notes present scholarly, exegetical materials (from all layers of analysis) in a verse-by-verse format. They often present alternative interpretive options and justification for a preferred interpretation. The Verse-by-Verse Notes are aimed at consultant-level users.

The discussion of each verse of this psalm includes the following items.

1. A link to the part of the overview video where the verse in question is discussed.
2. The verse in Hebrew and English.
3. An expanded paraphrase of the verse.
4. A grammatical diagram of the verse, which includes glosses for each word and phrase.
5. A series of notes on the verse, which contain information pertaining to the interpretation of the psalm (e.g., meaning of words and phrases, poetic features, difficult grammatical constructions, etc.).

v. 1

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
1	הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־ט֑וֹב כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃	Give thanks to YHWH because he is good, because his loyalty is forever.

v. 2

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
2	יֹֽאמַר־נָ֥א יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃	Let Israel say, “Because his loyalty is forever”.

v. 3

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
3	יֹֽאמְרוּ־נָ֥א בֵֽית־אַהֲרֹ֑ן כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃	Let the house of Aaron say, “Because his loyalty is forever”.

v. 4

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
4	יֹֽאמְרוּ־נָ֭א יִרְאֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃	Let those who fear YHWH say, “Because his loyalty is forever”.

v. 5

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
5a	מִֽן־הַ֭מֵּצַ֥ר קָרָ֣אתִי יָּ֑הּ	From the tight place I cried out to Yah.
5b	עָנָ֖נִי בַמֶּרְחָ֣ב יָֽהּ׃	Yah answered me with spaciousness.

v. 6

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
6a	יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י לֹ֣א אִירָ֑א	YHWH is for me. I shall not fear.
6b	מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה לִ֣י אָדָֽם׃	What can man do to me?

v. 7

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
7a	יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י בְּעֹזְרָ֑י	TYHWH is for me as my helper,
7b	וַ֝אֲנִ֗י אֶרְאֶ֥ה בְשֹׂנְאָֽי׃	and I shall look in triumph upon those who hate me.

v. 8

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
8	ט֗וֹב לַחֲס֥וֹת בַּיהוָ֑ה מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בָּאָדָֽם׃	It is better to take refuge in YHWH than to trust in man.

v. 9

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
9	ט֗וֹב לַחֲס֥וֹת בַּיהוָ֑ה מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בִּנְדִיבִֽים׃	It is better to take refuge in YHWH than to trust in noblemen.

v. 10

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
10a	כָּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם סְבָב֑וּנִי	All nations surrounded me.
10b	בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃	“With the name of YHWH, yes I shall drive them away!”

v. 11

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
11a	סַבּ֥וּנִי גַם־סְבָב֑וּנִי	They surrounded me, indeed they surrounded me.
11b	בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃	“With the name of YHWH, yes I shall drive them away!”

v. 12

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
12a	סַבּ֤וּנִי כִדְבוֹרִ֗ים	They surrounded me like bees.
12b	דֹּ֭עֲכוּ כְּאֵ֣שׁ קוֹצִ֑ים	They burned up like a fire of thorns.
12c	בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃	“With the name of YHWH, yes I shall drive them away!”

v. 13

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
13a	דַּחֹ֣ה דְחִיתַ֣נִי לִנְפֹּ֑ל	You pushed me down hard so that I was falling,
13b	וַ֖יהוָ֣ה עֲזָרָֽנִי׃	but YHWH helped me.

v. 14

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
14a	עָזִּ֣י וְזִמְרָ֣ת יָ֑הּ	Yah is my strength and song
14b	וַֽיְהִי־לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃	and he has become my salvation.

v. 15

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
15a	ק֤וֹל ׀ רִנָּ֬ה וִֽישׁוּעָ֗ה בְּאָהֳלֵ֥י צַדִּיקִ֑ים	A voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous:
15b	יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה עֹ֣שָׂה חָֽיִל׃	“The right hand of YHWH does valiantly!

v. 16

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
16a	יְמִ֣ין יְ֭הוָה רוֹמֵמָ֑ה	The right hand of YHWH exalts!
16b	יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה עֹ֣שָׂה חָֽיִל׃	The right hand of YHWH does valiantly!”

v. 17

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
17a	לֹֽא אָמ֥וּת כִּי־אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה	I shall not die, but I shall live,
17b	וַ֝אֲסַפֵּ֗ר מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥י יָֽהּ׃	and declare the deeds of Yah.

v. 18

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
18a	יַסֹּ֣ר יִסְּרַ֣נִּי יָּ֑הּ	Yah disciplined me hard,
18b	וְ֝לַמָּ֗וֶת לֹ֣א נְתָנָֽנִי׃	but he has not given me over to death.

v. 19

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
19a	פִּתְחוּ־לִ֥י שַׁעֲרֵי־צֶ֑דֶק	Open for me the gates of righteousness.
19b	אָֽבֹא־בָ֝ם אוֹדֶ֥ה יָֽהּ׃	I will enter through them. I will give thanks to Yah.

v. 20

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
20a	זֶֽה־הַשַּׁ֥עַר לַיהוָ֑ה	This is the gate of YHWH.
20b	צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים יָבֹ֥אוּ בֽוֹ׃	The righteous enter through it.

v. 21

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
21a	א֭וֹדְךָ כִּ֣י עֲנִיתָ֑נִי	I thank you for you have answered me
21b	וַתְּהִי־לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃	and become my salvation.

v. 22

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
22a	אֶ֭בֶן מָאֲס֣וּ הַבּוֹנִ֑ים	The stone that the builders rejected
22b	הָ֝יְתָ֗ה לְרֹ֣אשׁ פִּנָּֽה׃	has become the corner capstone.

v. 23

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
23a	מֵאֵ֣ת יְ֭הוָה הָ֣יְתָה זֹּ֑את	This has been from YHWH;
23b	הִ֖יא נִפְלָ֣את בְּעֵינֵֽינוּ׃	it is extraordinary in our eyes!

v. 24

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
24a	זֶה־הַ֭יּוֹם עָשָׂ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה	This is the day that YHWH has made.
24b	נָגִ֖ילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָ֣ה בֽוֹ׃	Let us be glad and rejoice in it.

v. 25

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
25a	אָנָּ֣א יְ֭הוָה הוֹשִׁ֘יעָ֥ה נָּ֑א	Please, YHWH, grant salvation, please!
25b	אָֽנָּ֥א יְ֝הוָ֗ה הַצְלִ֘יחָ֥ה נָּֽא׃	Please, YHWH, grant success, please!

v. 26

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
26a	בָּר֣וּךְ הַ֭בָּא בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה	Blessed is he who comes in the name of YHWH.
26b	בֵּ֝רַֽכְנוּכֶ֗ם מִבֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃	We bless you from the house of YHWH.

Notes

• Translation alternative: "We bless you all from the house of YHWH."

v. 27

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
27a	אֵ֤ל ׀ יְהוָה֮ וַיָּ֪אֶר לָ֥נוּ	YHWH is God and he has made his light shine on us.
27b	אִסְרוּ־חַ֥ג בַּעֲבֹתִ֑ים	Bind the festival sacrifice with cords,
27c	עַד־קַ֝רְנ֗וֹת הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃	up to the horns of the altar!

v. 28

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
28a	אֵלִ֣י אַתָּ֣ה וְאוֹדֶ֑ךָּ	You are my God and I shall give thanks to you.	28b	אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אֲרוֹמְמֶֽךָּ׃	You are my God. I shall exalt you.

v. 29

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v.	Hebrew	Close-but-clear
29	הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־ט֑וֹב כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃	Give thanks to YHWH because he is good, because his loyalty is forever.

Legends

Grammatical diagram

The grammar layer visually represents the grammar and syntax of each clause. It also displays alternative interpretations of the grammar. (For more information, click "Grammar Legend" below.)

Grammar Legend

Visualization	Description
	The clause is represented by a horizontal line with a vertical line crossing through it, separating the subject and the verb.
	The object is indicated by a vertical line that does not cross the horizontal line of the clause. Infinitives and participles may also have objects. If the direct object marker (d.o.m.) is present in the text, it appears in the diagram immediately before the object. If the grammar includes a secondary object, the secondary object will appear after the object, separated by another vertical line that does not cross the horizontal line of the clause.
	The subject complement follows the verb (often omitted in Hebrew) separated with a line leaning toward the right. It can be a noun, a whole prepositional phrase or an adjective. The later two appear modifying the complement slot.
	When a noun further describes or renames the object, it is an object complement. The object complement follows the object separated by a line leaning toward the right.
	In a construct chain, the noun in the absolute form modifies the noun in the construct form.
	Participles are indicated in whatever position in the clause they are in with a curved line before the participle. Participles can occur as nominal, where they take the place of a noun, predicate, where they take the place of a verb, or attributive, where they modify a noun or a verb similar to adjectives or adverbs.
	Infinitives are indicated by two parallel lines before the infinitive that cross the horizontal line. Infinitive constructs can appear as the verb in an embedded clause. Infinitive absolutes typically appear as an adverbial.
	The subject of the infinitive often appears in construct to it. In this situation, the infinitive and subject are diagrammed as a construct chain.
	The object of the infinitive is indicated by a vertical line that does not cross the horizontal line of the infinitival clause.
	Modifiers are represented by a solid diagonal line from the word they modify. They can attach to verbs, adjectives, or nouns. If modifying a verb or adjective, it is an adverb, but if modifying a noun, it is an adjective, a quantifier, or a definite article. If an adverb is modifying a modifier, it is connected to the modifier by a small dashed horizontal line.
	Adverbials are indicated by a dashed diagonal line extending to a horizontal line. These are nouns or infinitives that function adverbially (modifying either a verb or a participle), but are not connected by a preposition.
	Prepositional phrases are indicated by a solid diagonal line extending to a horizontal line. The preposition is to the left of the diagonal line and the dependent of the preposition is on the horizontal line. They can modify verbs (adverbial) or nouns (adjectival).
	Embedded clauses are indicated by a "stand" that looks like an upside-down Y. The stand rests in the grammatical position that the clause fulfills. Extending from the top of the stand is a horizontal line for the clause. If introduced by a complementizer, for example כִּי, the complementizer appears before the stand. Embedded clauses can stand in the place of any noun.
	When clauses are joined by a conjunction, they are compound clauses. These clauses are connected by a vertical dotted line. The conjunction is placed next to the dotted line.
	Within a clause, if two or more parts of speech are compound, these are represented by angled lines reaching to the two compound elements connected by a solid vertical line. If a conjunction is used, the conjunction appears to the left of the vertical line. Almost all parts of speech can be compound.
	Subordinate clauses are indicated by a dashed line coming from the line dividing the subject from the predicate in the independent clause and leading to the horizontal line of the subordinate clause. The subordinating conjunction appears next to the dashed line.
	Relative clauses also have a dashed line, but the line connects the antecedent to the horizontal line of the relative clause. The relative particle appears next to the dashed line.
	Sentence fragments are represented by a horizontal line with no vertical lines. They are most frequently used in superscriptions to psalms. They are visually similar to discourse particles and vocatives, but most often consist of a noun phrase (that does not refer to a person or people group) or a prepositional phrase.
	In the body of the psalm, a horizontal line by itself (with no modifiers or vertical lines) can indicate either a discourse particle or a vocative (if the word is a noun referring to a person or people group). A discourse particle is a conjunction or particle that functions at the discourse level, not at the grammatical level. Vocatives can appear either before or after the clause addressed to them, depending on the word order of the Hebrew.
	Apposition is indicated by an equal sign equating the two noun phrases. This can occur with a noun in any function in a sentence.

Hebrew text colors
Default preferred text	The default preferred reading is represented by a black line. The text of the MT is represented in bold black text.
Dispreferred reading	The dispreferred reading is an alternative interpretation of the grammar, represented by a pink line. The text of the MT is represented in bold pink text, while emendations and revocalizations retain their corresponding colors (see below).
Emended text	Emended text, text in which the consonants differ from the consonants of the Masoretic text, is represented by bold blue text, whether that reading is preferred or dispreferred.
Revocalized text	Revocalized text, text in which only the vowels differ from the vowels of the Masoretic text, is represented by bold purple text, whether that reading is preferred or dispreferred.
(Supplied elided element)	Any element that is elided in the Hebrew text is represented by bold gray text in parentheses.
( )	The position of a non-supplied elided element is represented by empty black parentheses. For example, this would be used in the place of the noun when an adjective functions substantivally or in the place of the antecedent when a relative clause has an implied antecedent.

Gloss text colors
Gloss used in the CBC	The gloss used in the Close-but-Clear translation is represented by bold blue text.
Literal gloss >> derived meaning	A gloss that shows the more literal meaning as well as the derived figurative meaning is represented in blue text with arrows pointing towards the more figurative meaning. The gloss used in the CBC will be bolded.
Supplied elided element	The gloss for a supplied elided element is represented in bold gray text.

Shapes and colours on grammatical diagram

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Phrase-level Legend

Visualization	Description
	The prepositional phrase is indicated by a solid green oval.
	The construct chain is indicated by a solid yellow oval.
	When the conjunction ו appears at the phrase-level (not clause-level), it is indicated by a solid light purple oval.
	The article is indicated by a solid blue oval.

Expanded paraphrase

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Expanded Paraphrase Legend

Expanded paraphrase legend
Close but Clear (CBC) translation	The CBC, our close but clear translation of the Hebrew, is represented in bold text.
Assumptions	Assumptions which provide background information, presuppositions, entailments, and inferences are represented in italics.

References

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