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For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחWith stringed instruments.בִּנְגִינֹתA psalm.מִזְמוֹרA song.שִׁירMay Elohimאֱלֹהִיםshow us favorיְחָנֵּנוּand bless us;וִיבָרְכֵנוּmay he makeיָאֵרhis faceפָּנָיוshineיָאֵרwith us.אִתָּנוּSelah.סֶלָה
Psalms 67:1
Study it in the app“For the director. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song. May Elohim show us favor and bless us; may he make his face shine with us. Selah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 67:1, word by word
- For the directorמְנַצֵּחmenatsech
direct
To take charge of directing a work or the singing and music of the psalms.
Where else “menatsech” appears- With stringed instrumentsנְגִינֹתneginot
stringed instrument
What is played on strings to accompany a psalm.
Where else “neginot” appears- A psalmמִזְמוֹרmizmor
psalm
Psalm: a song sung with instruments. It is the title of many of the poems in the book of Psalms.
Where else “mizmor” appears- A songשִׁירshir
song
A composition sung with words and melody, to praise or celebrate.
Where else “shir” appears- May Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- show us favorיְחָנֵּyechane
show favor
To treat someone with undeserved kindness.
Where else “yechane” appears- and bless usיבָרְכֵyvarche
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “yvarche” appears- may he makeיָאֵרyaer
look with favor
Literally "light up the face": to look on with favor.
Where else “yaer” appears- his faceפָּנָיpanay
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “panay” appears- Selahסֶלָהsela
Selah
Selah: a word found at the end of some stanzas of the psalms. It is probably a direction for the music or a pause; its exact sense is unknown, so it is left in Hebrew.
Where else “sela” appears
Translation note
It repeats the words of the priests’ blessing (Numbers 6:24-26).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2so that your way may be known on the earth, among all the nations your salvation.