Psalm 145:10 pronominal suffix surprise on verb 'to bless'

Question

The final verb in Psalm 146:10 (יבﬧכוכה - "And Thy Godly ones shall bless Thee") doesn't make sense to me. I would have expected a 'ך' (final 'כ') instead of 'כה.' Does its coming at the end of the verse have anything to do with this form of suffix?

Answer 1

Actually, it's that כה (your in masculine singular) and ך mean the same thing, as we see in the History of Hebrew Language here https://www.adath-shalom.ca/history_of_hebrew3.htm

Indeed, כה is rarely used.

I would like to add some phrases to prove this (in Psalms 139:5):

אָח֣וֹר וָקֶ֣דֶם צַרְתָּ֑נִי וַתָּ֖שֶׁת עָלַ֣י כַּפֶּֽכָה׃

which means:

You hedge me before and behind; You lay Your hand upon me.

Above כַּפֶּֽכָה (your hand) is formed by כַּף (palm of hand) and the suffix כָה (your).

Another example is (Proverbs 24:10):

הִ֭תְרַפִּיתָ בְּי֥וֹם צָרָ֗ה צַ֣ר כֹּחֶֽכָה׃

כֹּחֶֽכָה which is the junction of כֹּחַ (power, strengh) and the suffix כָה (your).

Answer 2

I believe you meant Ps 145:10 and a certain numbers of the Psalms are different. In any event, the terminal Caph-Hey indicates the optative mood. The verse could be translated as follows:

All the creatures you made will acknowledge you

May your pious Bless [through] you

An example of the last verse is that when someone asks "How are you" they respond "Blessed be God".

I suggest in Joao's answer that the optative would nicely fit here. Here are the two verses with the optative mood indicated by the terminal hey in the translation

Ps 139:5

You have fashioned me both in the past and in the future. Oh, I wish your hand to always support me

(Note: The linking word of "hand" in v5 and v10)

Prv 24:10

You have become lazy/lax? [Then] I wish you to be in straights on a day of straights.

(Note the pun: "be in straights" "day of straights")

Personally, I have always advocated a careful nuanced reading of verses with translations that capture mood. It is quite dry to simply make every sentence indicative.