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Psalms 79:13

So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.

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וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּvaanachnvand weאֲנַחְנוּconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, plural — “and we”H587weourselves, us, we.עַמְּךָ֨amkhapeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וְצֹ֥אןvetsonand flockצֹאןconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “and flock”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).מַרְעִיתֶךָ֮maritekhaflockמִרְעִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “flock”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4830pasturage; concretely, a flockflock, pasture.נ֤וֹדֶ֥הnodehcastיָדָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “cast”, an unfinished actionH3034physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).לְּךָ֗lekhatoלְּךָ֗preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toלְע֫וֹלָ֥םleolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…לְדֹ֥רledorto ageדּוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.וָדֹ֑רvadorand ageדּוֹרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.נְ֝סַפֵּ֗רnesapercommuneסָפַרverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “commune”, an unfinished actionH5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebratecommune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָtehilatekhapraiseתְּהִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “praise”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8416laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymnpraise.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So we that are Thy people and the flock of Thy pasture will give Thee thanks for ever; we will tell of Thy praise to all generations.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture Will give thee thanks for ever: We will show forth thy praise to all generations.

Young’s Literal Translation

And we, Thy people, and the flock of Thy pasture, We give thanks to Thee to the age, To all generations we recount Thy praise!

World English Bible

So we, your people and sheep of your pasture, will give you thanks forever. We will praise you forever, to all generations.

Darby Translation

And we, thy people and the sheep of thy pasture, will give thanks unto thee for ever; we will shew forth thy praise from generation to generation.

Douay-Rheims

Why hast thou broken down the hedge thereof, so that all they who pass by the way do pluck it?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So we that are Thy people and the flock of Thy pasture will give Thee thanks for ever; we will tell of Thy praise to all generations.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For we are thy people and the sheep of thy pasture; we will give thee thanks for ever; we will declare thy praise throughout all generations.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡμεῖς γὰρ λαός σου καὶ πρόβατα νομῆς σου, ἀνθομολογησόμεθά σοι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεὰν ἐξαγγελοῦμεν τὴν αἴνεσίν σου.