Psalms 92:1
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT IS A GOOD THING TO GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD, AND TO SING PRAISES UNTO THY NAME, O MOST HIGH: | A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High, | A Psalm, a Song for the sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks unto Jehovah, And to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High; |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a psalm | מִזְמ֥וֹר | miz-MOR | H4210 | melodyמִזְמוֹר (miz.mor) melody, psalm |
| a song | שִׁ֗יר | Shir | H7892A | songשִׁיר (shir) 1) song 1a) lyric song 1b) religious song 1c) song of Levitical choirs Also means: shi.rah (שִׁירָה "song" H7892B) |
| for [the] day of | לְי֣וֹם | le-YOM | H3117G | dayיוֹם (yom) : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow |
| the sabbath | הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ | ha-sha-BAT | H7676 | Sabbathשַׁבָּת (shab.bat) Sabbath 1a) sabbath 1b) day of atonement 1c) sabbath year 1d) week 1e) produce (in sabbath year) |
| [is] good | ט֗וֹב | Tov | H2895 | be pleasingטוֹב (tov) 1) to be good, be pleasing, be joyful, be beneficial, be pleasant, be favourable, be happy, be right 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be pleasant, be delightful 1a2) to be glad, be joyful 1a3) to be better 1a4) to be well with, be good for 1a5) to be pleasing 1b) (Hiphil) to do well, do good, act right, act rightly |
| to give thanks | לְהֹד֥וֹת | le-ho-DOT | H3034 | to praiseיְדָא (ye.da) (Aphel) to praise, give thanks Aramaic of ya.dah (יָדָה "to give thanks" H3034) |
| to Yahweh | לַיהוָ֑ה | la-YAH-weh | H3068G | Lordאֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) |
| and to sing praises | וּלְזַמֵּ֖ר | u-le-za-MER | H2167 | to singזָמַר (za.mar) 1) to sing, sing praise, make music 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to make music, sing 1a2) to play a musical instrument Aramaic equivalent: ze.mar (זְמָר "music" H2170) |
| to name your | לְשִׁמְךָ֣ | le-shim-KHA | H8034 | nameשֵׁם (shem) 1) name 1a) name 1b) reputation, fame, glory 1c) the Name (as designation of God) 1d) memorial, monument Aramaic equivalent: shum (שֻׁם "name" H8036) |
| O Most High | עֶלְיֽוֹן׃ | el-YON | H5945B | Most Highעֶלְיוֹן (el.yon) Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.