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Psalms 104:1

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Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.	Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.	Who coverest [thyself] with light as [with] a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Bless^H1288 the LORD^H3068, O my soul^H5315. O LORD^H3068 my God^H430, thou art very^H3966 great^H1431; thou art clothed^H3847 with honour^H1935 and majesty^H1926.

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Original Hebrew

בָּרֲכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָה יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי גָּדַלְתָּ מְּאֹד הֹוד וְהָדָר לָבָשְׁתָּ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
בָּרֲכִ֥י	ba.ra.Khi	H1288	HVpv2fs	bless
נַפְשִׁ֗/י	naf.Sh/i	H5315	HNcbsc/Sp1cs	O self/ my
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
יְה֫וָ֥ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
יְהוָ֣ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	O Yahweh
אֱ֭לֹהַ/י	'E.lo.ha/i	H430	HNcmpc/Sp1cs	God/ my
גָּדַ֣לְתָּ	ga.Dal.ta	H1431	HVqp2ms	you are great
מְּאֹ֑ד	me.'Od	H3966	HD	exceedingly
ה֭וֹד	Hod	H1935	HNcmsa	splendor
וְ/הָדָ֣ר	ve./ha.Dar	H1926	HC/Ncmsa	and/ majesty
לָבָֽשְׁתָּ	la.Va.she.ta	H3847	HVqp2ms	you are clothed

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods 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 superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
• H1288 — בָרַךְ (bârak, baw-rak'): a primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason); [idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.
• H1431 — גָּדַל (gâdal, gaw-dal'): a primitive root; properly, to twist (compare גְּדִל), i.e.; to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride); advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, [phrase] things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
• H1926 — הָדָר (hâdâr, haw-dawr'): from הָדַר; magnificence, i.e. ornament or splendor; beauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.
• H1935 — הוֹד (hôwd, hode): from an unused root; grandeur (i.e. an imposing form and appearance); beauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H3847 — לָבַשׁ (lâbash, law-bash'): or לָבֵשׁ; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively; (in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.
• H3966 — מְאֹד (mᵉʼôd, meh-ode'): from the same as אוּד; properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated); diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.
• H5315 — נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh, neh'-fesh): from נָפַשׁ; properly, 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, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

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