King James Version

Psalms 146:2

While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

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אֲהַלְלָ֣הahallahboastהָלַלverb, piel, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “boast”, a determination or requestH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בְּחַיָּ֑יbechayayin lifeחַיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in life”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.אֲזַמְּרָ֖הazamrahgive praiseזָמַרverb, piel, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “give praise”, a determination or requestH2167play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and musicgive praise, sing forth praises, psalms.לֵֽאלֹהַ֣יlelohayto Godאֱלֹהִיםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.בְּעוֹדִֽיbeodiin againעוֹדpreposition, adverb, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in again”H5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, moreagain, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I will praise the LORD while I live; I will sing praises unto my God while I have my being.

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American Standard Version (1901)

While I live will I praise Jehovah: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

Young’s Literal Translation

I praise Jehovah during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.

World English Bible

While I live, I will praise Yahweh. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

Darby Translation

As long as I live will I praise Jehovah; I will sing psalms unto my God while I have my being.

Douay-Rheims

The Lord buildeth up Jerusalem: he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I will praise the LORD while I live; I will sing praises unto my God while I have my being.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Αἰνέσω Κύριον ἐν ζωῇ μοῦ, ψαλῶ τῷ Θεῷ μου ἕως ὑπάρχω.