Study it in the app“For the director. On The Lilies. Of the sons of Korah. A maskil. A song of loves. My heart overflows with a good word; I speak my works to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful scribe.”
For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַOnעַלThe Lilies.שֹׁשַׁנִּיםOf the sonsלִבְנֵיof Korah.קֹרַחA maskil.מַשְׂכִּילA songשִׁירof loves.יְדִידֹתMy heartלִבִּיoverflowsרָחַשׁwith a goodטוֹבword;דָּבָרIאָנִיspeakאֹמֵרmy worksמַעֲשַׂיto the king;לְמֶלֶךְmy tongueלְשׁוֹנִיis the penעֵטof a skillfulמָהִירscribe.סוֹפֵר
direct
To take charge of directing a work or the singing and music of the psalms.
Where else “menatseach” appearslily
Lily: a white flower. In the temple, an ornament shaped like a lily on capitals and rims. Also the name of a tune in the titles of psalms, and of the city of Susa.
Where else “shoshanim” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appearsKorah
Korah, the name of a son of Esau and Oholibamah and of other Edomites and Israelites, among them the Levite who rebelled against Moses (Numbers 16).
Where else “korach” appearsmaskil
Maskil: a word in the title of thirteen psalms. It comes from "understand" and probably names a skillful or teaching poem. Its exact sense is not known.
Where else “maskil” appearssong
A composition sung with words and melody, to praise or celebrate.
Where else “shir” appearsbeloved
Beloved, dear.
Where else “yedidot” appearsheart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “libi” appearsoverflow
To stir, to overflow, to bubble up. It appears only once in the Bible, said of the heart full of something to say.
Where else “rachash” appearsgood
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appearsword
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “davar” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omer” appearswork
What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.
Where else “maasa” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearstongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshoni” appearsstylus, pen
A stylus or chisel for engraving; also a pen for writing.
Where else “et” appearsskilled
Skilled, expert; literally "quick". Said of the scribe who masters his craft.
Where else “mahir” appearsscribe
An official who writes and reads the documents of the king or the temple.
Where else “sofer” appears“On The Lilies”: probably the name of the tune to which it was sung. “A song of loves”: a song for the king’s wedding. “My works”: the verses that the poet has composed.
1 · This verse (above)
2You are more beautiful than human beings; grace has been poured on your lips; therefore Elohim has blessed you forever.
