King James Version

Psalms 63:5

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 63:6.

כְּמ֤וֹkemvothusכְּמוֹpreposition — “thus”H3644a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, soaccording to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.חֵ֣לֶבchelevfatחֶלֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “fat”, the ordinary formH2459fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part[idiom] best, fat(-ness), [idiom] finest, grease, marrow.וָ֭דֶשֶׁןvadeshenand ashesדֶּשֶׁןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and ashes”, the ordinary formH1880the fat; abstractly fatness, i.e. (figuratively) abundance; specifically the (fatty) ashes of sacrificesashes, fatness.תִּשְׂבַּ֣עtisbafillשָׂבַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “fill”, an unfinished actionH7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.נַפְשִׁ֑יnafshicreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…וְשִׂפְתֵ֥יvesifteand languageשָׂפָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct — “and language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.רְ֝נָנ֗וֹתrenanotjoyfulרְנָנָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “joyful”, the ordinary formH7445a shout (for joy)joyful (voice), singing, triumphing.יְהַלֶּלyehalelboastהָלַלverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “boast”, an unfinished actionH1984to 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.פִּֽיpiedgeפֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(63-6) My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth doth praise Thee with joyful lips;

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American Standard Version (1901)

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;

Young’s Literal Translation

As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips doth my mouth praise.

World English Bible

My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,

Darby Translation

My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips.

Douay-Rheims

To shoot in secret the undefiled.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(63-6) My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth doth praise Thee with joyful lips;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness; and my joyful lips shall praise thy name.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὡσεὶ στέατος καὶ πιότητος ἐμπλησθείη ἡ ψυχή μου, καὶ χείλη ἀγαλλιάσεως αἰνέσει τὸ ὄνομά σου.