Edition 1.

20 September 2011

Observations on Tenses in Psalms

by David Steinberg

David.Steinberg@houseofdavid.ca

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Table H

A.P. Substitutes for PCimp

Chapter & Verse Hebrew Text

NRSV

Unless Otherwise Noted

Masoretic Text[1]

7:3

or like a lion they will tear me apart; they will drag me away, with no one to rescue

פֶּן־יִטְרֹף כְּאַרְיֵה נַפְשִׁי פֹּרֵק וְאֵין מַצִּיל

12:4

May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts,

יַכְרֵת יְהוָה כָּל־שִׂפְתֵי חֲלָקֹות לָשֹׁון מְדַבֶּרֶת גְּדֹלֹות

17:12

They are like a lion eager to tear, like a young lion lurking in ambush.

דִּמְיֹנֹו כְּאַרְיֵה יִכְסֹוף לִטְרֹוף וְכִכְפִיר יֹשֵׁב בְּמִסְתָּרִים

19:2

The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.

(cf. 19:3)

הַשָּׁמַיִם מְסַפְּרִים כְּבֹוד־אֵל וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו מַגִּיד הָרָקִיעַ

27:3

Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war rise up against me, yet I will be confident.

אִם־תַּחֲנֶה עָלַי מַחֲנֶה לֹא־יִירָא לִבִּי אִם־תָּקוּם עָלַי מִלְחָמָה בְּזֹאת אֲנִי בֹוטֵחַ

29:5

The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon.

קֹול יְהוָה שֹׁבֵר אֲרָזִים וַיְשַׁבֵּר יְהוָה אֶת־אַרְזֵי הַלְּבָנֹון

29:7

The voice of the LORD flashes forth flames of fire.

קֹול־יְהוָה חֹצֵב לַהֲבֹות אֵשׁ

33:16

A king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.

אֵין־הַמֶּלֶךְ נֹושָׁע בְּרָב־חָיִל גִּבֹּור לֹא־יִנָּצֵל בְּרָב־כֹּחַ

37:21

The wicked borrow, and do not pay back, but the righteous are generous and keep giving;

לֹוֶה רָשָׁע וְלֹא יְשַׁלֵּם וְצַדִּיק חֹונֵן וְנֹותֵן

37:24

though we stumble, we shall not fall headlong, for the LORD holds us by the hand.

כִּי־יִפֹּל לֹא־יוּטָל כִּי־יְהוָה סֹומֵךְ יָדֹו

41:2

Happy are those who consider the poor; the LORD delivers them in the day of trouble.

אַשְׁרֵי מַשְׂכִּיל אֶל־דָּל בְּיֹום רָעָה יְמַלְּטֵהוּ יְהוָה

59:8

There they are, bellowing with their mouths, with sharp words on their lips-- for "Who," they think, "will hear us?"

הִנֵּה יַבִּיעוּן בְּפִיהֶם חֲרָבֹות בְּשִׂפְתֹותֵיהֶם כִּי־מִי שֹׁמֵעַ

59:14

consume them in wrath; consume them until they are no more. Then it will be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah

כַּלֵּה בְחֵמָה כַּלֵּה וְאֵינֵמֹו וְיֵדְעוּ כִּי־אֱלֹהִים מֹשֵׁל בְּיַעֲקֹב לְאַפְסֵי הָאָרֶץ סֶלָה

78:4

We will not hide them from their children; we will tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.

לֹא נְכַחֵד מִבְּנֵיהֶם לְדֹור אַחֲרֹון מְסַפְּרִים תְּהִלֹּות יְהוָה וֶעֱזוּזֹו וְנִפְלְאֹותָיו אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה

89:10

You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them.

אַתָּה מֹושֵׁל בְּגֵאוּת הַיָּם בְּשֹׂוא גַלָּיו אַתָּה תְשַׁבְּחֵם

116:6

The LORD protects the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me.

שֹׁמֵ֣ר פְּתָאיִ֣ם יְהֹוָ֑ה דַּ֝לֹּותִ֗י וְלִ֣י יְהֹושִֽׁיעַ׃

135:18

Those who make them will be like them,
Yes, everyone who trusts in them

כְּמֹוהֶם יִהְיוּ עֹשֵׂיהֶם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־בֹּטֵחַ בָּהֶם

147:17

He hurls down hail like crumbs-- who can stand before his cold?

מַשְׁלִיךְ קַרְחֹו כְפִתִּים לִפְנֵי קָרָתֹו מִי יַעֲמֹד

149:4

For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with victory.

כִּי־רֹוצֶה יְהוָה בְּעַמֹּו יְפָאֵר עֲנָוִים בִּישׁוּעָה

 


[1] From The Westminster Leningrad Codex.