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לַמְנַצֵּחַ
lam·na·tze·ach
to the choirmaster
verb · piel · participle
לְדָוִד
le·da·vid
of David
noun
בַּיהוָה
ba·yah·weh
in Yahweh
noun
חָסִיתִי
cha·si·ti
I have taken refuge
verb · qal · perfect
אֵיךְ
'eikh
how
particle
תֹּאמְרוּ
to·me·ru
will you say
verb · qal · imperfect
לְנַפְשִׁי
le·naf·shi
to self my
noun · construct
נוּדִי
nu·du
take flight
verb · qal · imperative
הַרְכֶם
har·khem
mountain your
noun · construct
צִפּוֹר
tzi·por
a bird
noun · absolute
In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!
כִּי
ki
for
particle
הִנֵּה
hi·neh
there
particle
הָרְשָׁעִים
ha·re·sha·'im
the wicked
noun · absolute
יִדְרְכוּן
yid·re·khun
they bend
verb · qal · imperfect
קֶשֶׁת
ke·shet
a bow
noun · absolute
כּוֹנְנוּ
ko·nu
they have prepared
verb · piel · perfect
חִצָּם
chi·tzam
arrow their
noun · construct
עַל־
'al-
on
preposition
יֶתֶר
ye·ter
[the] string
noun · absolute
לִירוֹת
li·rot
to shoot
verb · qal · infinitive
בְּמוֹ־
be·mov-
in
preposition
אֹפֶל
'o·fel
darkness
noun · absolute
לְיִשְׁרֵי־
le·yish·rei-
to [people] upright of
adjective · construct
לֵב
lev
heart
noun · absolute
For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
כִּי
ki
if
particle
הַשָּׁתוֹת
ha·sha·tot
the foundations
noun · absolute
יֵהָרֵסוּן
ye·ha·re·sun
they will be torn down
verb · niphal · imperfect
צַדִּיק
tza·dik
[the] righteous
adjective · absolute
מַה־
mah-
what
pronoun
פָּעָל
pa·'al
does he do
verb · qal · perfect
If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
בְּהֵיכַל
be·hei·khal
[is] in [the] temple of
noun · construct
קָדְשׁוֹ
ka·de·sho
holiness his
noun · construct
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
בַּשָּׁמַיִם
ba·sha·ma·yim
[is] in the heavens
noun · absolute
כִּסְאוֹ
kis·'o
throne his
noun · construct
עֵינָיו
'ei·nav
eyes his
noun · construct
יֶחֱזוּ
ye·che·zu
they see
verb · qal · imperfect
עַפְעַפָּיו
'af·'a·pav
eyelids his
noun · construct
יִבְחֲנוּ
yiv·cha·nu
they test
verb · qal · imperfect
בְּנֵי
be·nei
[the] children of
noun · construct
אָדָם
'a·dam
humankind
noun · absolute
The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
צַדִּיק
tza·dik
[the] righteous
adjective · absolute
יִבְחָן
yiv·chan
he tests
verb · qal · imperfect
וְרָשָׁע
ve·ra·sho'
and [the] wicked
noun · absolute
וְאֹהֵב
ve·'o·hev
and [one who] loves
verb · qal · participle
חָמָס
cha·mas
violence
noun · absolute
שָׂנְאָה
sa·ne·'ah
it hates
verb · qal · perfect
נַפְשׁוֹ
naf·sho
self his
noun · construct
The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.
יַמְטֵר
yam·ter
he will rain down
verb · hiphil · imperfect
עַל־
'al-
on
preposition
רְשָׁעִים
re·sha·'im
wicked [people]
noun · absolute
פַּחִים
pa·chim
snares
noun · absolute
אֵשׁ
'esh
fire
noun · absolute
וְגָפְרִית
ve·ga·fe·rit
and sulfur
noun · absolute
וְרוּחַ
ve·ru·ach
and [will be] a wind of
noun · construct
זִלְעָפוֹת
zil·'a·fot
burning heat
noun · absolute
מְנָת
me·nat
[the] portion of
noun · construct
כּוֹסָם
ko·sam
cup their
noun · construct
On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
כִּי־
ki-
for
particle
צַדִּיק
tza·dik
[is] righteous
adjective · absolute
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
צְדָקוֹת
tze·da·kot
righteousness(es)
noun · absolute
אָהֵב
'a·hev
he loves
verb · qal · perfect
יָשָׁר
ya·shar
[the] upright
adjective · absolute
יֶחֱזוּ
ye·che·zu
they will see
verb · qal · imperfect
פָנֵימוֹ
fa·nei·mov
faces their
noun · construct
For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
Psalms 10
Psalms 12
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English: Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Grammar from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Sentence structure and references from MACULA Greek and Hebrew (Biblica / Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meaning groups from the UBS MARBLE Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Greek, based on Louw & Nida. Words marked with a dotted line are found in only some manuscripts.