Psalms 81
Psalm 81 calls Israel to worship YHWH with joy on a festival, recalling His deliverance from Egypt, relief from burdens, answer from the thundercloud at Meribah, and command to reject foreign gods while promising abundant provision if they obey[1][2][3]. YHWH laments Israel's disobedience, giving them over to their stubborn hearts, yet yearns for their listening so He might subdue enemies, provide finest wheat and honey from the rock[1][2][3].
Word-by-Word
Translation column shows two renderings:
- SIBI-P1 (root-faithful)
- SIBI-P2 (context-aware)
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לַ/מְנַצֵּ֬חַ 𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 lamenatsecha |
to the overseeing one
to the overseeing one
|
HRd/Vprmsa | H5329 |
| 2 | עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al |
upon
upon
|
HR | H5921 |
| 3 | הַ/גִּתִּ֬ית 𐤄/𐤂𐤕𐤉𐤕 hagitit |
the Gath-melody
the Gath-melody
|
HTd/Ncfsa | H1665 |
| 4 | לְ/אָסָֽף 𐤋/𐤀𐤎𐤐 leasaf |
to Asaph
to Asaf
|
HR/Np | H623 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | הַ֭רְנִינוּ 𐤄𐤓𐤍𐤉𐤍𐤅 hareninu |
Raise a ringing shout!
Raise a ringing shout
|
HVhv2mp | H7442 |
| 2 | לֵ/אלֹהִ֣ים 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 lelohim Mulimu (Lozi) |
to mighty ones
to Elohim
|
HR/Ncmpa | H430 |
| 3 | עוּזֵּ֑/נוּ 𐤏𐤅𐤆/𐤍𐤅 uzenu |
our strength
our strength
|
HNcmsc/Sp1cp | H5797 |
| 4 | הָ֝רִ֗יעוּ 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤏𐤅 hariu |
raise a loud shout
shout a loud shout! (pl.)
|
HVhv2mp | H7321 |
| 5 | לֵ/אלֹהֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 lelohey Mulimu (Lozi) |
to mighty ones of
to the Elohim of
|
HR/Ncmpc | H430 |
| 6 | יַעֲקֹֽב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov |
Heel-Grasper
Yaaqov
|
HNp | H3290 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | שְֽׂאוּ 𐤔𐤀𐤅 seu |
Lift up!
Lift up!
|
HVqv2mp | H5375 |
| 2 | זִ֭מְרָה 𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤄 zimerah |
musical song
musical song
|
HNcfsa | H2172 |
| 3 | וּ/תְנוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤍𐤅 utenu |
and give
and give
|
HC/Vqv2mp | H5414 |
| 4 | תֹ֑ף 𐤕𐤐 tof |
hand-beaten frame drum
hand-beaten frame drum
|
HNcmsa | H8596 |
| 5 | כִּנּ֖וֹר 𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤓 kinor |
lyre
lyre
|
HNcmsa | H3658 |
| 6 | נָעִ֣ים 𐤍𐤏𐤉𐤌 naim |
pleasant
pleasant
|
HAamsa | H5273 |
| 7 | עִם 𐤏𐤌 im |
if / whether
with
|
HR | H5973 |
| 8 | נָֽבֶל 𐤍𐤁𐤋 navel |
he withered
harp
|
HNcmsa | H5035 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | תִּקְע֣וּ 𐤕𐤒𐤏𐤅 tiqeu |
Drive!
Blow!
|
HVqv2mp | H8628 |
| 2 | בַ/חֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤁/𐤇𐤃𐤔 vachodesh mwenshi (Bemba) |
in the new-moon
in the new-moon
|
HRd/Ncmsa | H2320 |
| 3 | שׁוֹפָ֑ר 𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤓 shofar |
ram’s horn trumpet
shofar
|
HNcmsa | H7782 |
| 4 | בַּ֝/כֵּ֗סֶה 𐤁/𐤊𐤎𐤄 bakeseh osù (Yoruba) |
full moon
at the full moon
|
HRd/Ncmsa | H3677 |
| 5 | לְ/י֣וֹם 𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤌 leyom |
for a day
for a day
|
HR/Ncmsc | H3117 |
| 6 | חַגֵּֽ/נוּ 𐤇𐤂/𐤍𐤅 chagenu |
our pilgrimage-festival
of our festival
|
HNcmsc/Sp1cp | H2282 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki |
for/because
for
|
HC | H3588 |
| 2 | חֹ֣ק 𐤇𐤒 choq |
prescribed statute
prescribed statute
|
HNcmsa | H2706 |
| 3 | לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל 𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 leyiserael |
to El-Contends
to Yiserael
|
HR/Np | H3478 |
| 4 | ה֑וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu |
he
it
|
HPp3ms | H1931 |
| 5 | מִ֝שְׁפָּ֗ט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat |
judgment
judgment
|
HNcmsa | H4941 |
| 6 | לֵ/אלֹהֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 lelohey Mulimu (Lozi) |
to mighty ones of
to the Elohim of
|
HR/Ncmpc | H430 |
| 7 | יַעֲקֹֽב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov |
Heel-Grasper
Yaaqov
|
HNp | H3290 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | עֵ֤דוּת 𐤏𐤃𐤅𐤕 edut |
attestation
testimony of
|
HNcfsa | H5715 |
| 2 | בִּֽ/יה֘וֹסֵ֤ף 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤎𐤐 bihosef |
in Yehoseph
in Yehosef
|
HR/Np | H3084 |
| 3 | שָׂמ֗/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 samo |
he set him
he set him
|
HVqp3ms/Sp3ms | H7760 |
| 4 | בְּ֭/צֵאת/וֹ 𐤁/𐤑𐤀𐤕/𐤅 betseto |
in his going out
in his going out
|
HR/Vqc/Sp3ms | H3318 |
| 5 | עַל 𐤏𐤋 al |
upon
upon
|
HR | H5921 |
| 6 | אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets Ayé (Yoruba) |
land
land
|
HNcbsc | H776 |
| 7 | מִצְרָ֑יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim |
the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim)
Mitserayim
|
HNp | H4714 |
| 8 | שְׂפַ֖ת 𐤔𐤐𐤕 sefat |
edge-of
lip-of
|
HNcfsc | H8193 |
| 9 | לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo |
not
not
|
HTn | H3808 |
| 10 | יָדַ֣עְתִּי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti |
I knew
I knew
|
HVqp1cs | H3045 |
| 11 | אֶשְׁמָֽע 𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤏 eshema |
I will hear
I will hear
|
HVqi1cs | H8085 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | הֲסִיר֣וֹתִי 𐤄𐤎𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤕𐤉 hasiroti |
I caused to turn aside
I caused to turn aside
|
HVhp1cs | H5493 |
| 2 | מִ/סֵּ֣בֶל 𐤌/𐤎𐤁𐤋 misevel |
burden-load
from burden-load
|
HR/Ncmsa | H5447 |
| 3 | שִׁכְמ֑/וֹ 𐤔𐤊𐤌/𐤅 shikhemo |
his shoulder
his shoulder
|
HNcmsc/Sp3ms | H7926 |
| 4 | כַּ֝פָּ֗י/ו 𐤊𐤐𐤉/𐤅 kapayv |
his cupped palms
his cupped palms
|
HNcfdc/Sp3ms | H3709 |
| 5 | מִ/דּ֥וּד 𐤌/𐤃𐤅𐤃 midud chungu (Swahili) |
boiling cauldron
from cauldron
|
HR/Ncmsa | H1731 |
| 6 | תַּעֲבֹֽרְנָה 𐤕𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤍𐤄 taavorenah |
they will cross over
they will cross over
|
HVqi3fp | H5674 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | בַּ/צָּרָ֥ה 𐤁/𐤑𐤓𐤄 batsarah |
in the constraining distress
in the constraining distress
|
HRd/Ncfsa | H6869 |
| 2 | קָרָ֗אתָ 𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 qarata |
you called out
you called out
|
HVqp2ms | H7121 |
| 3 | וָ/אֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥/ךָּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤋𐤑/𐤊 vaachaletsekha |
and I drew you out
and I drew you out
|
HC/Vpw1cs/Sp2ms | H2502 |
| 4 | אֶ֭עֶנְ/ךָ 𐤀𐤏𐤍/𐤊 eenekha |
I will answer you
I answered you
|
HVqi1cs/Sp2ms | H6030 |
| 5 | בְּ/סֵ֣תֶר 𐤁/𐤎𐤕𐤓 beseter |
in hiding-place of
in hiding-place of
|
HR/Ncmsc | H5643 |
| 6 | רַ֑עַם 𐤓𐤏𐤌 raam |
thunder-roar
thunder-roar
|
HNcmsa | H7482 |
| 7 | אֶבְחָֽנְ/ךָ֨ 𐤀𐤁𐤇𐤍/𐤊 evechanekha |
I will scrutinize you
I scrutinized you
|
HVqi1cs/Sp2ms | H974 |
| 8 | עַל 𐤏𐤋 al |
upon
upon
|
HR | H5921 |
| 9 | מֵ֖י 𐤌𐤉 mey Amanzi (Zulu) |
waters of
waters of
|
HNcmpc | H4325 |
| 10 | מְרִיבָ֣ה 𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤁𐤄 merivah |
contention
Merivah
|
HNp | H4809 |
| 11 | סֶֽלָה 𐤎𐤋𐤄 selah |
Lift-up pause
Lift-up pause
|
HTj | H5542 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | שְׁמַ֣ע 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shema |
Listen!
Hear!
|
HVqv2ms | H8085 |
| 2 | עַ֭מִּ/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami |
my people
my people
|
HNcmsc/Sp1cs | H5971 |
| 3 | וְ/אָעִ֣ידָה 𐤅/𐤀𐤏𐤉𐤃𐤄 veaidah |
and let me solemnly bear-witness
and let me testify
|
HC/Vhh1cs | H5749 |
| 4 | בָּ֑/ךְ 𐤁/𐤊 bakhe |
among you
|
HR/Sp2fs | |
| 5 | יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael |
El-Contends
Yiserael
|
HNp | H3478 |
| 6 | אִם 𐤀𐤌 im |
if / whether
if
|
HC | H518 |
| 7 | תִּֽשְׁמַֽע 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤏 tishema |
you will hear
you will hear
|
HVqi2ms | H8085 |
| 8 | לִֽ/י 𐤋/𐤉 li |
to me
|
HR/Sp1cs |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo |
not
not
|
HTn | H3808 |
| 2 | יִהְיֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh |
he will come to be
it will be
|
HVqi3ms | H1961 |
| 3 | בְ֭/ךָ 𐤁/𐤊 vekha |
in you
|
HR/Sp2ms | |
| 4 | אֵ֣ל 𐤀𐤋 el |
toward
god
|
HNcmsa | H410 |
| 5 | זָ֑ר 𐤆𐤓 zar |
foreign one
foreign one
|
HAamsa | H2114 |
| 6 | וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo |
and not
and not
|
HC/Tn | H3808 |
| 7 | תִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה 𐤕𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤄 tishetachaveh |
you will prostrate yourself
you will bow down
|
HVvi2ms | H7812 |
| 8 | לְ/אֵ֣ל 𐤋/𐤀𐤋 leel |
to a mighty one
to a mighty one
|
HR/Ncmsc | H410 |
| 9 | נֵכָֽר 𐤍𐤊𐤓 nekhar |
foreign one
foreign one
|
HNcmsa | H5236 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אָנֹכִ֨י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi ine-neka (Bemba) |
I myself
I myself
|
HPp1cs | H595 |
| 2 | יְה֘וָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) |
Yahweh
Yahweh
|
HNp | H3068 |
| 3 | אֱלֹהֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) |
your Mighty One
your Elohim
|
HNcmpc/Sp2ms | H430 |
| 4 | הַֽ֭/מַּעַלְ/ךָ 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤋/𐤊 hamaalekha Aleya (Bemba) |
the one bringing you up
the one causing you to go up
|
HTd/Vhrmsc/Sp2ms | H5927 |
| 5 | מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets Ayé (Yoruba) |
from land
from land
|
HR/Ncbsc | H776 |
| 6 | מִצְרָ֑יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim |
the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim)
Mitserayim
|
HNp | H4714 |
| 7 | הַרְחֶב 𐤄𐤓𐤇𐤁 harechev |
cause to widen
cause to widen
|
HVhv2ms | H7337 |
| 8 | פִּ֝֗י/ךָ 𐤐𐤉/𐤊 pikha |
your mouth
your mouth
|
HNcmsc/Sp2ms | H6310 |
| 9 | וַ/אֲמַלְאֵֽ/הוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤋𐤀/𐤄𐤅 vaamaleehu |
I will make him full
and I will fill it
|
HC/Vpi1cs/Sp3ms | H4390 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo |
and not
and not
|
HC/Tn | H3808 |
| 2 | שָׁמַ֣ע 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shama |
he heard
he heard
|
HVqp3ms | H8085 |
| 3 | עַמִּ֣/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami |
my people
my people
|
HNcmsc/Sp1cs | H5971 |
| 4 | לְ/קוֹלִ֑/י 𐤋/𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤉 leqoli |
to my voice
to my voice
|
HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs | H6963 |
| 5 | וְ֝/יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 veyiserael |
El contends
and Yiserael
|
HC/Np | H3478 |
| 6 | לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo |
not
not
|
HTn | H3808 |
| 7 | אָ֥בָה 𐤀𐤁𐤄 avah |
he was willing
was willing
|
HVqp3ms | H14 |
| 8 | לִֽ/י 𐤋/𐤉 li |
to me
|
HR/Sp1cs |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וָֽ֭/אֲשַׁלְּחֵ/הוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤄𐤅 vaashalechehu |
I dispatched him
I would let go him
|
HC/Vpw1cs/Sp3ms | H7971 |
| 2 | בִּ/שְׁרִיר֣וּת 𐤁/𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤕 bisherirut |
in hardened self-will of
in stubbornness of
|
HR/Ncfsc | H8307 |
| 3 | לִבָּ֑/ם 𐤋𐤁/𐤌 libam |
their inner core
of their heart
|
HNcmsc/Sp3mp | H3820 |
| 4 | יֵ֝לְכ֗וּ 𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 yelekhu |
they will go
they will go
|
HVqi3mp | H3212 |
| 5 | בְּֽ/מוֹעֲצוֹתֵי/הֶֽם 𐤁/𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤑𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 bemoatsoteyhem |
in their counsels
in their counsels
|
HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp | H4156 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ל֗וּ 𐤋𐤅 lu |
if only
if only
|
HC | H3863 |
| 2 | עַ֭מִּ/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami |
my people
my people
|
HNcmsc/Sp1cs | H5971 |
| 3 | שֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shomea |
the one who listens
would listen
|
HVqrmsa | H8085 |
| 4 | לִ֑/י 𐤋/𐤉 li |
to me
|
HR/Sp1cs | |
| 5 | יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael |
El-Contends
Yiserael
|
HNp | H3478 |
| 6 | בִּ/דְרָכַ֥/י 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤉 biderakhay |
in my paths
in my ways
|
HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cs | H1870 |
| 7 | יְהַלֵּֽכוּ 𐤉𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤅 yehalekhu |
they will walk about
they will walk about
|
HVpi3mp | H1980 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּ֭/מְעַט 𐤊/𐤌𐤏𐤈 kimeat |
as a small amount
as a little
|
HR/Ncmsa | H4592 |
| 2 | אוֹיְבֵי/הֶ֣ם 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 oyeveyhem |
their hostile-ones
their enemy-ones
|
HVqrmpc/Sp3mp | H341 |
| 3 | אַכְנִ֑יעַ 𐤀𐤊𐤍𐤉𐤏 akhenia khonza (Zulu) |
I will bring into submission
I would subdue
|
HVhi1cs | H3665 |
| 4 | וְ/עַ֥ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal |
and upon
and upon
|
HC/R | H5921 |
| 5 | צָ֝רֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤑𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 tsareyhem |
their constrictors
their troublers
|
HNcmpc/Sp3mp | H6862 |
| 6 | אָשִׁ֥יב 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤁 ashiv |
I will bring back
I will cause to return
|
HVhi1cs | H7725 |
| 7 | יָדִֽ/י 𐤉𐤃/𐤉 yadi |
my hand
my hand
|
HNcbsc/Sp1cs | H3027 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מְשַׂנְאֵ֣י 𐤌𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤉 mesaneey |
haters of
haters of
|
HVprmpc | H8130 |
| 2 | יְ֭הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) |
Yahweh
Yahweh
|
HNp | H3068 |
| 3 | יְכַֽחֲשׁוּ 𐤉𐤊𐤇𐤔𐤅 yekhachashu |
they will deal falsely
they will deal falsely
|
HVpi3mp | H3584 |
| 4 | ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo |
to him
|
HR/Sp3ms | |
| 5 | וִ/יהִ֖י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vihi |
and he becomes
and it becomes
|
HC/Vqj3ms | H1961 |
| 6 | עִתָּ֣/ם 𐤏𐤕/𐤌 itam |
with them
their time
|
HNcbsc/Sp3mp | H6256 |
| 7 | לְ/עוֹלָֽם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 leolam |
for an unseen age
for forever
|
HR/Ncmsa | H5769 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַֽ֭/יַּאֲכִילֵ/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤋/𐤄𐤅 vayaakhilehu okèlè (Yoruba) |
and he caused him to eat
and he would feed him
|
HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3ms | H398 |
| 2 | מֵ/חֵ֣לֶב 𐤌/𐤇𐤋𐤁 mechelev |
from fat
from fat
|
HR/Ncmsc | H2459 |
| 3 | חִטָּ֑ה 𐤇𐤈𐤄 chitah kitaba (Kikongo) |
wheat
of wheat
|
HNcfsa | H2406 |
| 4 | וּ֝/מִ/צּ֗וּר 𐤅/𐤌/𐤑𐤅𐤓 umitsur |
and from a rock
and from the rock
|
HC/R/Ncmsa | H6697 |
| 5 | דְּבַ֣שׁ 𐤃𐤁𐤔 devash uchi (Shona) |
sweet syrup
honey
|
HNcmsa | H1706 |
| 6 | אַשְׂבִּיעֶֽ/ךָ 𐤀𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏/𐤊 asebiekha |
I will satisfy you
I would satisfy you
|
HVhi1cs/Sp2ms | H7646 |