2 Samuel 7

^I {untranslated} = hayah. This is to be or become, to happen.
^II “king” = melek. From malak (to be or become king or queen, to rise to the throne, to be crowned; by implication, to take counsel). This is king or royal.
^III “settled” = yashab. This is to sit and so to remain and so to dwell. It is sitting for any reason – as a judge, in order to ambush, or just sitting quietly. Causatively, this can mean settling or marrying. This can also mean continue, endure, or establish.

^IV “house” = bayit. Probably from banah (to build, make, set up, obtain children; to build literally or figuratively). This is house, court, family, palace, temple.
^V “Lord” = YHVH. Related to {untranslated} in v1. From havah (to be, become) or hayah (see note I above). This is the name of the God of Israel, the self-existent and eternal one, the tetragrammaton. This pronunciation has been lost to time so “Lord” is generally used in its place.
^VI “given…rest” = nuach. This is to rest, calm, camp, free, place, remain, satisfy, settle, station, or wait. It is rest and so implies settling down in a literal or figurative sense. This is perhaps the root verb of the name “Noah.”

^VII “all” = kol. From kalal (to complete). This is all or every.
^VIII “enemies” = oyeb. From ayab (to hate or be hostile to). This is a foe or enemy as one that you are hostile to.
^IX “around” = sabib. From sabab (turning around, going around; to surround, cast, walk, fetch; to revolve or border in a literal or figurative sense). This is a circuit or a circle. It could refer to an environment, one’s neighbors, or a circular path round about.

^X “said” = amar. This is to speak, say, answer, command, promise, report.
^XI “prophet” = nabi. This is prophet, prophecy, speaker, or someone inspired.
^XII “Nathan” = Natan. From natan (to give, put, set, offer; to give literally or figuratively). This is Nathan, meaning “given” or “[God] gives.”
^XIII “see” = raah. This is to see in a literal or figurative sense so stare, advise, think, view.
^XIV “now” = na. This particle is used for requests or for urging. It can be we pray, now, I ask you, oh. This is the same “na” in “hosanna.”

^XV “living” = yashab. Same as “settled” in v1. See note III above.
^XVI “cedar” = erez. Perhaps from araz (made from cedar; to be firm, strong). This is cedar or a cedar tree as strong.
^XVII “ark” = aron. Perhaps from arah (to gather or pluck). This is a chest, box, or coffin. It is used for the Ark of the Covenant.
^XVIII “God” = Elohim. This is God or a god.
^XIX “stays” = yashab. Same as “settled” in v1. See note III above.
^XX “in” = tavek. This is among, middle, in the midst, the center. Perhaps, properly, to sever.
^XXI “tent” = yeriah. From yara (to tremble, fear, quiver). This is a hanging curtain – a tent curtain that can shake.

^XXII “go” = halak. This is go, come, walk. It is walk literally and figuratively and includes people and animals. It can be used figuratively for one’s moral life – how we walk according to God’s way or against it. It can also refer to the walk of life as in the course one’s life takes, the choices we make, etc.
^XXIII “do” = asah. This is to make, do, act, appoint, become in many senses.
^XXIV “mind” = lebab. May be related to labab (to encourage; properly, to be encased as with fat; used in a good sense, this means to transport someone with love; used in a bad sense, it can mean to dull one’s senses). This is the heart, courage, one’s inner self, the mind, or the will. Heart is only used in a figurative sense in the Old and New Testaments.

^XXV {untranslated} = hayah. Same as {untranslated} in v1. See note I above.
^XXVI “night” = layil. Properly, this refers to light twisting away. It is used for night or midnight. Figuratively, this can mean adversity.
^XXVII “word” = dabar. From dabar (to speak, declare, discuss). This is speech, a word, a matter, an affair, charge, command, message, promise, purpose, report, request. It is a word, which implies things that are spoken of in a wide sense.
^XXVIII “came” = hayah. Same as {untranslated} in v1. See note I above.
^XXIX {untranslated} = amar. Same as “said” in v2. See note X above.

^XXX “tell” = amar. Same as “said” in v2. See note X above.
^XXXI “servant” = ebed. From abad (to work, serve, compel; any kind of work; used causatively, can mean to enslave or keep in bondage). This is a servant, slave, or bondservant.
^XXXII “David” = David. From the same as dod (beloved, love, uncle); the root may mean to boil, which is used figuratively to describe love. So, this implies someone you love such as a friend, a lover, or a close family member like an uncle. David’s name likely means something like “beloved one.”

^XXXIII “thus” = koh. Perhaps from ki (that, for when, certainly) + hu (he, she, it). This is like this, thus, here, now.
^XXXIV “build” = banah. Related to “house” in v1. See note IV above.
^XXXV “day” = yom. Root may mean being hot. This is the day in a literal or figurative sense. It can also mean birth, age, daylight, continually or other references to time.
^XXXVI “brought up” = alah. This is to go up, approach, ascend, be high, be a priority; to arise in a literal or figurative sense.

^XXXVII “people” = ben. Related to “house” in v1 & “build” in v5. From banah (see note IV above). This is son, age, child. It is son in a literal or figurative sense.
^XXXVIII “Israel” = Yisrael. Related to “God” in v2. From sarah (to persist, exert oneself, contend, persevere, wrestle, prevail) + El (see note XVIII above). This is Israel, meaning God strives or one who strives with God; new name for Jacob and for his offspring. This refers to the people and to the land.
^XXXIX “Egypt” = Mitsrayim. Perhaps from matsor (besieged or fortified place, bulwark, entrenchment; something hemmed in; a siege or distress or fastness); from tsur (to confine, besiege, to cramp). This is Egypt.

^XL “have” = hayah. Same as {untranslated} in v1. See note I above.
^XLI “moving about” = halak. Same as “go” in v3. See note XXII above.
^XLII “tent” = ohel. Perhaps from ahal (to shine, be clear). This is a tent, covering, home, or side pillar.
^XLIII “tabernacle” = mishkan. From shakan (to settle down in the sense of residing somewhere or staying there permanently; to abide or continue). This is a place where one lives – a tabernacle, tent, or other kind of dwelling. It can also be a lair where animals live, the grave, the Temple, or the Tabernacle.

^XLIV “speak” = dabar. Related to “word” in v4. See note XXVII above.
^XLV “any” = echad. Perhaps from achad (to unify, continue on a path; figuratively, to gather one’s thoughts). This is the number one, first, united. It can also be alone, altogether, a certain, a few.
^XLVI “tribal leaders” = shebet. This is a rod, staff, club, scepter, dart, or tribe. Literally a stick that can be used for punishing, writing, fighting, walking, ruling; thus, used figuratively for a clan.
^XLVII “commanded” = tsavah. This is to charge, command, order, appoint, or enjoin. This is the root that the Hebrew word for “commandment” comes from (mitsvah).

^XLVIII “shepherd” = ra’ah. This is to tend a flock, pasture, or graze. It can mean to rule or to associate with someone. Figuratively, it can be ruler or teacher.
^XLIX “people” = am. From amam (to darken, hide, associate; creating shadows by huddling together). This is people or nation. It can be used specifically for a tribe, collectively of troops or armies, or figuratively to refer to a flock of animals.
^L “now therefore” = attah. Perhaps from et (a period or season; whenever or continually); probably from anah (to answer, sing, announce); from ad (forever, all, old); from adah (to pass on, advance, decorate oneself). This is now, from now on.

^LI “Hosts” = tsaba. From tsaba (to wage war, serve, assemble, fight, perform, muster, wait on). This is a large group of persons (used figuratively for a group of things). It implies a campaign literally as with army, war, warfare, battle, company, soldiers. Can also be used figuratively for hardship or for worship.
^LII “took” = laqach. This is to take, accept, carry away, receive. It can also have the sense of take a wife or take in marriage.
^LIII “pasture” = naveh. From navah (home, beautify, praise) This is home, place where shepherd or sheep live. It is at home – implies a lovely place or a place of satisfaction. It can also be used for the Temple or a pasture as the home of wild animals.
^LIV “following” = achar. From achar (to remain behind, linger, continue, be behind, or delay; can also imply procrastination). This is after or the last part, following.

^LV “sheep” = tson. This is a flock of sheep and goats.
^LVI “be” = hayah. Same as {untranslated} in v1. See note I above.
^LVII “prince” = nagid. From nagad (this is to declare, make conspicuous, stand in front, manifest, predict, explain). This is a commander or leader as the one who stands at the front, whether in a military, religious, or civic setting. It can also mean honorable or noble in an abstract sense.
^LVIII “people” = am. Same as “people” in v7. See note XLIX above.

^LIX “wherever” = kol. Same as “all” in v1. See note VII above.
^LX “cut off” = karat. This is to cut down, cut off, or make a covenant (idiom for making a covenant is “to cut a covenant”). It can also mean to destroy, fail, or consume.
^LXI “before” = paneh. From panah (to turn, face, appear). This is face in a literal or figurative sense. It could be face, presence, anger, respect. It can also be used of God to indicate divine favor or presence.
^LXII “make” = asah. Same as “do” in v3. See note XXIII above.

^LXIII “great” = gadol. From gadal (to grow up, become great, become wealthy – to advance. The root meaning may be to twist in the sense of the process of growing). This is great, high, bigger, noble, old, marvelous. It can also refer to someone who is powerful or distinguished.
^LXIV “name” = shem. May be from sim (to put, place, set). This is name, fame, renown. A name was thought to indicate something essential about a person – something about their individuality. So, this word can also mean honor, authority, or character.
^LXV “earth” = erets. Root may mean to be firm. This is earth, ground, field land, or country.

^LXVI “appoint” = sim. Related to “name” in v9. See note LXIV above.
^LXVII “place” = maqom. From qum (to arise, stand, accomplish, establish, abide; rising against, getting up after being sick or asleep, arising from one state to another, becoming powerful, or rising for action; standing in a figurative sense). This is a standing, which is to say a spot or space a place. It can also refer to a locality or a physical/mental condition. HaMaqom is also a Jewish name for God – the place, i.e. the Omnipresent One.
^LXVIII “people” = am. Same as “people” in v7. See note XLIX above.
^LXIX “plant” = nata. To fix or fasten, establish or plant. This is planting in a literal or figurative sense.

^LXX “live” = shakan. Related to “tabernacle” in v6. See note XLIII above.
^LXXI “own place” = tachat. This is underneath, below, the bottom, instead of.
^LXXII “be disturbed” = ragaz. This is shaking from any strong emotion, particularly anger or fear. It can be agitated, excited, perturbed, afraid, quaking, quivering.
^LXXIII “more” = yasaph. This is to add, increase, continue, exceed.

^LXXIV “evildoers” = ben + evel. Literally, “children of wickedness.” Ben is the same as “people” in v6. See note XXXVII above. Evel is perhaps from aval (to deal unjustly, act in a wrongful way, a wrongdoer). This is injustice, wrong, moral evil, acts of violence, or unrighteousness.
^LXXV “afflict” = anah. This is to be occupied with. It can also be bowed down. It can refer to a sense of humility or to a sense of being browbeaten, oppressed, afflicted, or depressed. This can be literal or figurative – depressed in mood or circumstance.
^LXXVI “formerly” = rishon. From rishah (beginning or early time); from rosh (head, captain, or chief; excellent or the forefront; first in position or in statue or in time). This is first, former, ancestor, beginning, ranked first.

^LXXVII “time” = yom. Same as “day” in v6. See note XXXV above.
^LXXVIII “appointed” = tsavah. Same as “commanded” in v7. See note XLVII above.
^LXXIX “judges” = shaphat. This is to judge, defend, pronounce judgment, condemn, or govern. It can refer to God judging or to human judges. This is pronouncing a verdict in favor or against so it implies consequences or punishment. It can also mean to litigate or govern as one with authority.
^LXXX “people” = am. Same as “people” in v7. See note XLIX above.
^LXXXI “declares” = nagad. Related to “prince” in v8. See note LVII above.

^LXXXII “fulfilled” = male. This is fill, satisfy, replenish, accomplish, fulfill, confirm, or consecrate. It is fill in a literal or figurative sense.
^LXXXIII “lie down” = shakab. This is to lie down, lodge. It is lying for sleep, sex, or other reasons.
^LXXXIV “ancestors” = ab. This is father, chief, or ancestor. It is father in a literal or figurative sense.
^LXXXV “raise up” = qum. Related to “place” in v10. See note LXVII above.
^LXXXVI “offspring” = zera. From zara (to sow or scatter seed; conceive or yield). This is seed or sowing. It can, thus, mean a fruit, plant, sowing time, child, offspring, or posterity.
^LXXXVII “after” = achar. Same as “following” in v8. See note LIV above.

^LXXXVIII “come forth” = yatsa. This is to go or come out, bring forth, appear. It is to go out in a literal or figurative sense.
^LXXXIX “body” = meeh. This is inward parts, belly, heart, womb, intestines, vastness. It can also be figurative for sympathy.
^XC “establish” = kun. Properly, this means in a perpendicular position. So, it is set up in a literal sense – establish, fix, fasten, prepare. In a figurative sense, it is certainty, to be firm, faithfulness, render sure or prosperous.
^XCI “kingdom” = mamlakah. Related to “king” in v1. From the same as melek (see note II above). This is kingdom, dominion, sovereignty, rule. It can also refer to the realm.

^XCII “throne” = kisse. From the same as kese (full moon); perhaps from kasah (to cover, conceal, overwhelm; to cover as clothes do or to hide a secret). This is throne – a seat that is covered or has a canopy. Thus, it is a seat that conveys authority.
^XCIII “forever” = olam. This is a long scope of time whether in the past (antiquity, ancient time) or in the future (eternal, everlasting).
^XCIV “father” = ab. Same as “ancestors” in v12. See note LXXXIV above.
^XCV “son” = ben. Same as “people” in v6. See note XXXVII above.

^XCVI “commits iniquity” = avah. 17x in OT. This is to bend, turn, be crooked in a literal or figurative sense. So, it can refer to committing iniquity.
^XCVII “punish” = yakach. This is to decide, be right, argue, or convince. It can also be to decide, convict, reason together, or reprove.
^XCVIII “rod” = shebet. Same as “tribal leaders” in v7. See note XLVI above.

^XCIX “mortals” = ish. Perhaps from enosh (human, humankind, mortal); from anash (to be weak, sick, or frail). This is man, husband, another, or humankind.
^C “blows” = nega. From naga (touch, reach, arrive, come near, strike; touching for any reason including sexual or violent). This is a blow or stroke, wound, sore, mark plague. It can refer to someone with leprosy or to dress.
^CI “human beings” = ben + adam. Literally, “children of humanity.” Ben is the same as “people” in v6. See note XXXVII above. Adam is perhaps from adam (to be red, make ruddy); related to adamah (ground, dirt, earth). This is man, humankind, also Adam’s name. It refers to a human individual or humanity.

^CII “take” = sur. This is to turn aside in a literal or figurative sense – to depart, decline, rebel, remove, or withdraw.
^CIII “steadfast love” = chesed. From chasad (being good, kind, merciful; may mean bowing one’s neck as is done in the presence of an equal for courtesy’s sake; so, if one in a superior position is treating you like an equal, that is what is captured here). This is favor, goodness, kindness, loving kindness, pity, reproach, or a good deed. When done by God to humanity, this is mercy/loving kindness. When done by humanity to God, it is piety.
^CIV “took” = sur. Same as “take” in v15. See note CII above.
^CV “Saul” = Shaul. From shaal (to ask, inquire, beg, borrow, desire, request; can also mean demand). This is Saul or Shaul, meaning “asked of the Lord.”

^CVI “put away” = sur. Same as “take” in v15. See note CII above.
^CVII “before” = paneh. Same as “before” in v9. See note LXI above.
^CVIII “made sure” = aman. This is to believe, endure, fulfill, confirm, support, be faithful. It is to put one’s trust in, be steadfast. Figuratively, this is to be firm, steadfast, or faithful, trusting, believing, being permanent, morally solid. This is where the word “amen” comes from.
^CIX “before” = paneh. Same as “before” in v9. See note LXI above.

^CX “vision” = chizzayon. 9x in OT. From chazah (to gaze at – to see or behold; perceiving as a mental process or looking at something with pleasure; seeing a vision). This is a vision or revelation that comes in a dream.
^CXI {untranslated} = ken. Related to “establish” in v12. Perhaps from kun (see note XC above). This is to set upright. Generally used figuratively to mean thus, so, afterwards, rightly so.
^CXII “went in” = bo. This is to enter, come in, advance, fulfill, bring offerings, enter to worship, attack. It can also have a sexual connotation.
^CXIII “sat” = yashab. Same as “settled” in v1. See note III above.
^CXIV “before” = paneh. Same as “before” in v9. See note LXI above.

^CXV “Lord” = Adonai. From adon (lord, master, owner); root means to rule or be sovereign. This is the actual Hebrew word for Lord used (in a different form) of humans and (in the present form) of God. It means someone who is in control.
^CXVI “God” = YHVH. Related to {untranslated} and “Lord” in v1. From the same as YHVH (see note V above). This is a secondary spelling of the Lord, the name of the God of Israel. It has the same meaning.
^CXVII “brought” = bo. Same as “went in” in v18. See note CXII above.
^CXVIII “far” = halom. 11x in OT. This is here or this far.

^CXIX “small thing” = qaton. 4x in OT. Perhaps from qatan (least, small, young, littlfe one; it is literally smaller whether in amount or size; figuratively smaller in the sense of younger or less important); from qut (grieved, cut off, to detest). This is to be small, diminished, insignificant, or unworthy.
^CXX “eyes” = ayin. This is eye in a literal or figurative sense so eye, appearance, favor, or a fountain (the eye of the landscape).
^CXXI “Lord” = Adonai. Same as “Lord” in v18. See note CXV above.
^CXXII “God” = YHVH. Same as “Lord” in v1. See note V above.

^CXXIII “also” = gam. This is also, moreover, again.
^CXXIV “distant future” = rachoq. From rachaq (to widen, become distant, cast, or remove in a literal or figurative sense). This is distant or far, whether of space or of time.
^CXXV “instruction” = torah. 1x in OT. Probably from tor (ornament, standard, plait, seek, a series, an order, border, row, turn); from tur (to seek, explore, follow, spy out; meandering whether to do business or to spy). This is law, custom, or manner. This is a different word and a different origin than the “Torah.”
^CXXVI “people” = adam. Same as “human beings” in v14. See note CI above.
^CXXVII “Lord” = Adonai. Same as “Lord” in v18. See note CXV above.
^CXXVIII “God” = YHVH. Same as “Lord” in v1. See note V above.

^CXXIX “say” = dabar. Same as “speak” in v7. See note XLIV above.
^CXXX “know” = yada. This is to know, acknowledge, advise, answer, be aware, be acquainted with. Properly, this is to figure something out by seeing. It includes ideas of observation, recognition, and care about something. It can be used causatively for instruction, designation, and punishment.
^CXXXI “Lord” = Adonai. Same as “Lord” in v18. See note CXV above.
^CXXXII “God” = YHVH. Same as “God” in v18. See note CXVI above.

^CXXXIII “because” = abur. From abar (to pass over, pass through, or pass by; cross over or to alienate; used for transitions). This is for, so that, on account of. Properly, it means crossed.
^CXXXIV “promise” = dabar. Same as “word” in v4. See note XXVII above.
^CXXXV “heart” = leb. Related to “mind” in v3. From the same as lebab (see note XXIV above). This is inner self, mind, will, feelings, the center.
^CXXXVI “wrought” = asah. Same as “do” in v3. See note XXIII above.
^CXXXVII “greatness” = gedullah. Related to “great” in v9. 12x in OT. From gadal (see note LXIII above). This is greatness, dignity, distinction, or mighty acts.

^CXXXVIII “therefore” = ken. Same as {untranslated} in v17. See note CXI above.
^CXXXIX “are great” = gadal. Related to “great” in v9 & “greatness” in v21. See note LXIII above.
^CXL “Lord” = Adaoni. Same as “Lord” in v18. See note CXV above.
^CXLI “God” = YHVH. Same as “God” in v18. See note CXVI above.
^CXLII “no one” = ayin. Perhaps from a word that means to be nothing. This means nothing, none, non-existent. It can also simply mean not or are not.

^CXLIII “no” = ayin. Same as “no one” in v22. See note CXLII above.
^CXLIV “God” = Elohim. Same as “God” in v2. See note XVIII above.
^CXLV “besides” = zulah. 16x in OT. Perhaps from zul (to shake out, lavish, despise). This is removal, except, besides.
^CXLVI “heard” = shama. This is to hear, call, consent, or consider. It implies listening intelligently, giving attention, and, because of these two factors, obedience and action are often implied.
^CXLVII “ears” = ozen. This is ear, hearing, audience, show. Properly, it is broadness – applied to its ear in reference to its shape.

^CXLVIII “people” = am. Same as “people” in v7. See note XLIX above.
^CXLIX “another” = echad. Same as “any” in v7. See note XLV above.
^CL “nation” = goy. From the same root as gevah (the back, person, or body); related to gev (among); related to gaah (to rise up). This is nation or people. Often used to refer to Gentiles or foreign nations. It can also be used figuratively for a group of animals. This is where the Yiddish “goy” comes from.

^CLI “God” = Elohim. Same as “God” in v2. See note XVIII above.
^CLII “redeem” = padah. This is to sever, which is to say to ransom. To secure someone’s release (by paying their debt to free them from slavery) and thus redeem, rescue, deliver, preserve. Can also be the redemption price.
^CLIII “people” = am. Same as “people” in v7. See note XLIX above.
^CLIV “make” = sim. Same as “appoint” in v10. See note LXVI above.

^CLV “great” = gedullah. Same as “greatness” in v21. See note CXXXVII above.
^CLVI “awesome things” = yare. This is to fear, be afraid, dreadful. It can also refer to fearful reverence – to fear in a moral sense is to say to revere, respect.
^CLVII {untranslated} = erets. Same as “earth” in v9. See note LXV above.
^CLVIII “gods” = elohim. Same as “God” in v2. See note XVIII above.
^CLIX “before” = paneh. Same as “before” in v9. See note LXI above.
^CLX “people” = am. Same as “people” in v7. See note XLIX above.

^CLXI “people” = am. Same as “people” in v7. See note XLIX above.
^CLXII “people” = am. Same as “people” in v7. See note XLIX above.
^CLXIII “Lord” = YHVH. Same as “Lord” in v1. See note V above.
^CLXIV “became” = hayah. Same as {untranslated} in v1. See note I above.
^CLXV “God” = Elohim. Same as “God” in v2. See note XVIII above.

^CLXVI “now” = attah. Same as “now therefore” in v8. See note L above.
^CLXVII “Lord” = YHVH. Same as “Lord” in v1. See note V above.
^CLXVIII “God” = Elohim. Same as “God” in v2. See note XVIII above.
^CLXIX “confirm” = qum. Same as “raise up” in v12. See note LXXXV above.

^CLXX “magnified” = gadal. Same as “are great” in v22. See note CXXXIX above.
^CLXXI “saying” = amar. Same as “said” in v2. See note X above.
^CLXXII “Lord” = YHVH. Same as “Lord” in v1. See note V above.
^CLXXIII “God” = Elohim. Same as “God” in v2. See note XVIII above.
^CLXXIV “before” = paneh. Same as “before” in v9. See note LXI above.

^CLXXV “Lord” = YHVH. Same as “Lord” in v1. See note V above.
^CLXXVI “God” = Elohim. Same as “God” in v2. See note XVIII above.
^CLXXVII “made…revelation” = galah…ozen. Galah is to remove, bring, carry, lead, appear, advertise. It can mean to strip someone or something bare in a negative sense. Captives were typically stripped before they were sent into exile. Used figuratively, in a positive sense, this word means reveal, disclose, discover. Ozen is the same as “ears” in v22. See note CXLVII above.
^CLXXVIII “saying” = amar. Same as “said” in v2. See note X above.

^CLXXIX “found” = matsa. This is to find, catch or acquire. It can also mean to come forth or appear. Figuratively, this can mean to meet or be together with.
^CLXXX “courage” = leb. Same as “heart” in v21. See note CXXXV above.
^CLXXXI “pray” = palal. This is to judge for oneself or in an official capacity. It can also mean to pray or make supplication, to entreat.
^CLXXXII “prayer” = tephillah. Related to “pray” in v27. From palal (see note CLXXXI above). This is prayer or intercession. It can also be a hymn.

^CLXXXIII “now” = attah. Same as “now therefore” in v8. See note L above.
^CLXXXIV “Lord” = Adonai. Same as “Lord” in v18. See note CXV above.
^CLXXXV “God” = YHVH. Same as “God” in v18. See note CXVI above.
^CLXXXVI “God” = Elohim. Same as “God” in v2. See note XVIII above.

^CLXXXVII “true” = emet. Related to “made sure” in v16. From aman (see note CVIII above). This is firmness or stability. Figuratively, it is faithfulness, truth, or trustworthiness. This is the same root that “amen” comes from.
^CLXXXVIII “good thing” = tob. From tob (to be pleasing, to be good). This is good, beautiful, pleasant, agreeable, bountiful, at ease. This word is used for goodness as a concept, a good thing, a good person. This can refer to prosperity and welfare as well as joy, kindness, sweetness, and graciousness. So, this is ethically good, but also enjoyably good.
^CLXXXIX “now, therefore” = attah. Same as “now therefore” in v8. See note L above.
^CXC “may…please” = yaal. 19x in OT. This to be pleased or willing, determined, to take on something, to try, to do willingly, to begin. It can have the idea of assent or consent as well as continuing or persisting as.

^CXCI “bless” = barak. This is to kneel, to bless. It is blessing God as part of worship and adoration or blessing humans to help them. It can be used as a euphemism to say curse God.
^CXCII “continue” = hayah. Same as {untranslated} in v1. See note I above.
^CXCIII “before” = paneh. Same as “before” in v9. See note LXI above.
^CXCIV “Lord” = Adonai. Same as “Lord” in v18. See note CXV above.
^CXCV “God” = YHVH. Same as “God” in v18. See note CXVI above.
^CXCVI “blessing” = barakah. Related to “bless” in v29. From barak (see note CXCI above). This is blessing, which implies prosperity or peace.