Psalm 10:16

יְהוָה מֶלֶךְ עֹולָם וָעֶד אָבְדוּ גֹויִם מֵאַרְצֹו׃

Rough Word-by-word:
LORD king forever and perpetually they perished [the] nations from the land of him.

Smooth Translation:
The LORD is king forever and ever. The nations perished from his land.

יְהוָה Tetragrammaton - divine name "LORD"

מֶלֶךְ noun ms "king"

עֹולָם noun ms "forever"

וָעֶד conjunction and noun ms "and perpetually"

אָבְדוּ Qal perfect 3cp from אָבַד (he perished) "they perished"

גֹויִם noun mp "nations"

מֵאַרְצֹו preposition and noun fs with 3ms pronominal suffix "from [the] land of him"

Psalm 10:15

שְׁבֹר זְרֹועַ רָשָׁע וָרָע תִּדְרֹושׁ־רִשְׁעֹו בַל־תִּמְצָא׃

Rough Word-by-word:
Break the arm of the wicked one and evil. You will seek the wickedness of him and not you will find.

Smooth Translation:
Break the arm of the wicked and evil. You will seek his wickedness and not find it.

שְׁבֹר Qal imperative 2ms from שָׁבָר (he broke) "break"

זְרֹועַ noun fs in construct "[the] arm of"

רָשָׁע adjective ms "[the] wicked one"

וָרָע conjunction with adjective ms "and evil"

תִּדְרֹושׁ־רִשְׁעֹו Qal imperfect 2ms and adjective ms with 3ms pronominal suffix from דָּרַשׁ (he sought, he inquired) "you will seek [the] wickedness of him"

בַל־תִּמְצָא adverb and Qal imperfect 2ms from מָצָא (he found) "not you will find"

Psalm 10:14

רָאִתָה כִּי־אַתָּה ׀ עָמָל וָכַעַס ׀ תַּבִּיט לָתֵת בְּיָדֶךָ עָלֶיךָ יַעֲזֹב חֵלֶכָה יָתֹום אַתָּה ׀ הָיִיתָ עֹוזֵר׃
Rough Word-by-word:
You have seen for you labor and grief you will cause to look to give in the hand of you upon you he will forsake the poor the fatherless you you will be helping.

Smooth Translation:
You have seen for you will look on labor and grief to give in your hand . The poor and fatherless will forsake upon you and you will be helping.



רָאִתָה Qal perfect 2ms from רָאָה (he saw) "you have seen"

כִּי־אַתָּה preposition and pronoun 2ms "as/like/for you"

עָמָל noun ms "labor"

וָכַעַס conjunction and noun ms "and grief"

תַּבִּיט Hiphil imperfect 2ms from נָבַט (he looked, he regarded) "you will cause to look"

לָתֵת preposition on Qal infinitive construct from נָתַן (he gave) "to give"

בְּיָדֶךָ preposition and noun fs in construct with 2ms pronominal suffix "in [the] hand of you"

עָלֶיךָ preposition with 2ms pronominal suffix "upon you"

יַעֲזֹב Qal imperfect 3ms from עָזַב (he left, he forsook) "he will forsake" (I was thinking Hiphil, but the Pe guttural must be lengthening the prefix vowel)

חֵלֶכָה noun fs "[the] poor"

יָתֹום noun ms "[the] fatherless, orphan"

אַתָּה pronoun 2ms "you"

הָיִיתָ Qal perfect 2ms from הָיָה (he was) "you will be"

עֹוזֵר Qal active participle ms from עָזַר (he helped) "helping"

Psalm 10:13

עַל־מֶה ׀ נִאֵץ רָשָׁע ׀ אֱלֹהִים אָמַר בְּלִבֹּו לֹא תִּדְרֹשׁ׃

Rough Word-by-word:
Upon what he despised intensely the wicked one God. He said in the heart of him, "Not you will inquire."

Smooth Translation:
For what reason has the wicked one intensely despised God? He said in his heart, "You will not inquire."

עַל־מֶה preposition and interrogative pronoun "upon what"

נִאֵץ Piel perfect 3ms from נָאַצ (he despised) "he despised intensely"

רָשָׁע adjective ms "[the] wicked one"

אֱלֹהִים noun mp "God"

אָמַר Qal perfect 3ms from אָמַר (he said) "he said"

בְּלִבֹּו preposition and noun ms with 3ms pronominal suffix "in [the] heart of him"

לֹא adverb of negation "not"

תִּדְרֹשׁ Qal imperfect 2ms from דָּרַשׁ (he sought, he inquired) "you will inquire"

Psalm 10:12

קוּמָה יְהוָה אֵל נְשָׂא יָדֶךָ אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח עֲנִיִּים כ (עֲנָוִים׃ ק

Rough Word-by-word:
Arise, LORD. God, lift up the hand of you. Do not forget humble ones.

Smooth Translation:
Arise, LORD. God, lift up your hand. Do not forget humble ones.
or
Arise, LORD God. Lift up your hand. Do not forget humble ones.

קוּמָה Qal imperative 2ms from קוּם (he arose) "arise"

יְהוָה Tetragrammaton - divine name "LORD"

אֵל noun ms "God"

נְשָׂא Qal imperative 2ms from נָשָׂא (he lifted up) "lift up"

יָדֶךָ noun fs in construct with 2ms pronominal suffix "the hand of you"

אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח adverb of negation and Qal imperfect 2ms from שָׁכַח (he forgot) "[not he will forget] do not forget" (note: the negative imperative is formed by negating the imperfect)

עֲנִיִּים כ adjective mp "humble ones"

עֲנָוִים׃ ק adjective mp "humble ones"

Psalm 10:11

אָמַר בְּלִבֹּו שָׁכַח אֵל הִסְתִּיר פָּנָיו בַּל־רָאָה לָנֶצַח׃

Rough Word-by-word:
He said in the heart of him he forgot God he caused to hide the face of him not he saw forever.

Smooth Translation:
He said in his heart, "God forgot. He hid his face and has not ever seen."

אָמַר Qal perfect 3ms from אָמַר (he said) "he said"

בְּלִבֹּו preposition and noun ms with 3ms pronominal suffix "in [the] heart of him"

שָׁכַח Qal perfect 3ms from שָׁכַח (he forgot) "he forgot"

אֵל noun ms "God"

הִסְתִּיר Hiphil perfect 3ms from סָתַר (he hid) "he caused to hide"

פָּנָיו noun mp with 3ms pronominal suffix "[the] face[s] of him"

בַּל־רָאָה adverb of negation with Qal perfect 3ms from רָאָה (he saw, he looked) "not he saw"

לָנֶצַח preposition with noun ms "to/for perpetuity/forever"

Psalm 10:10

וַדָּכַה כ (יִדְכֶּה ק) יָשֹׁחַ וְנָפַל בַּעֲצוּמָיו חֶלְכָּאִים כ (חֵיל ק) (כָּאִים׃ ק

Rough Word-by-word:
He will be crushed. He will bow down and he will fall in strengths of him [the] unfortunate one of unfortunate ones.

Smooth Translation:
He will be crushed. He will bow down and the unfortunate will fall into his strength.

Notes: The ketiv and qere are both difficult to translate here, but I am favoring the qere in my translation.

וַדָּכַה conjunction and Qal perfect 3ms from דָּכָה (he was crushed) "and he was crushed" (note: BibleWorks 4 calls the vav a vav consecutive)

(יִדְכֶּה ק) Qal imperfect 3ms from דָּכָה (he was crushed) "he will be crushed"

יָשֹׁחַ Qal imperfect 3ms from שָׁחָח (he bowed down) "he will  bow down"

וְנָפַל vav conversive conjunction and Qal perfect 3ms from נָפַל (he fell) "and he will fall"

בַּעֲצוּמָיו preposition and adjective mp in construct with 3ms pronominal suffix "in strengths of him"

חֶלְכָּאִים adjective mp "unfortunate ones"

(חֵיל ק) noun ms in construct "unfortunate one of"

כָּאִים adjective mp "unfortunate ones"

Psalm 10:9

יֶאֱרֹב בַּמִּסְתָּר ׀ כְּאַרְיֵה בְסֻכֹּה יֶאֱרֹב לַחֲטֹוף עָנִי יַחְטֹף עָנִי בְּמָשְׁכֹו בְרִשְׁתֹּו׃

Rough Word-by-word:
He will ambush in the hiding place as a lion in the thicket of him. He will ambush to capture the humble one. He will capture the humble one in the drawing of him the net of him.

Smooth Translation:
He will ambush in the hiding place like a lion in his thicket. He will ambush to capture the humble. He will capture the humble in drawing his net.

יֶאֱרֹב Qal imperfect 3ms from אָרַב (he ambushed) "he will ambush"

בַּמִּסְתָּר preposition and definite article with noun ms "in the hiding place"

כְּאַרְיֵה preposition and noun ms "as [a] lion"

בְסֻכֹּה preposition and noun ms in construct with 3ms pronominal suffix "in [the] booth or thicket of him"

יֶאֱרֹב Qal imperfect 3ms from אָרַב (he ambushed) "he will ambush"

לַחֲטֹוף preposition and Qal infinitive construct from חָטַפ (he seized, he captured) "to capture"

עָנִי adjective ms "[the] humble one"

יַחְטֹף Qal imperfect 3ms from חָטַפ (he seized, he captured) "he will capture"

עָנִי adjective ms "[the] humble one"

בְּמָשְׁכֹו preposition and Qal infinitive construct with 3ms pronominal suffix from מָשַׁךְ (he drew, he dragged) "in drawing of him"

בְרִשְׁתֹּו preposition and noun fs with 3ms pronominal suffix "in [the] net of him"

Psalm 10:8

יֵשֵׁב ׀ בְּמַאְרַב חֲצֵרִים בַּמִּסְתָּרִים יַהֲרֹג נָקִי עֵינָיו לְחֵלְכָה יִצְפֹּנוּ׃

Rough Word-by-word:
He will sit in ambush villages in hiding places he will kill [the] innocent one [the] eyes of him for [the] unfortunate one they will hide.

Smooth Translation:
He will sit in ambush in villages. In hiding places he will kill the innocent. His eyes will hide for the unfortunate one.

יֵשֵׁב Qal imperfect 3ms from יָשַׁב (he sat) "he will sit"

בְּמַאְרַב preposition with noun ms "in ambush"

חֲצֵרִים noun mp "villages"

בַּמִּסְתָּרִים preposition and noun mp "in hiding places"

יַהֲרֹג Qal imperfect 3ms from הָרַג (he killed, he murdered) "he will kill"

נָקִי adjective ms "[the] innocent one"

עֵינָיו noun feminine dual with 3ms pronominal suffix "[the] eyes of him"

לְחֵלְכָה preposition and noun fs "for [the] unfortunate person"

יִצְפֹּנוּ Qal imperfect 3mp from צָפַן (he hid) "they will hide"

Psalm 10:7

אָלָה פִּיהוּ מָלֵא וּמִרְמֹות וָתֹךְ תַּחַת לְשֹׁונֹו עָמָל וָאָוֶן׃

Rough Word-by-word:
Cursing mouth of him it was full and deceits and fraud under the tongue of him mischief and iniquity.

Smooth Translation:
His mouth was full of cursing and deceits and fraud. Under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.


אָלָה noun fs "cursing"

פִּיהוּ noun ms in construct with 3ms pronominal suffix "mouth of him"

מָלֵא Qal perfect 3ms from מָלֵא (be full) "[he] it was full"

וּמִרְמֹות conjunction and noun fp "and deceits"

וָתֹךְ conjunction and noun ms "and fraud"

תַּחַת preposition "under"

לְשֹׁונֹו noun fs with 3ms pronominal suffix "[the] tongue of him"

עָמָל noun ms "mischief" (BibleWorks 4 says "labor")

וָאָוֶן conjunction and noun ms "and iniquity" (BibleWorks 4 says "trouble")

Psalm 10:6

אָמַר בְּלִבֹּו בַּל־אֶמֹּוט לְדֹר וָדֹר אֲשֶׁר לֹא־בְרָע׃

Rough Word-by-word:
He said in the heart of him, "Not I will be shaken to generation and generation, who [am] not in evil."

Smooth Translation:
He said in his heart, "I will not be shaken to generations, who am not in evil."

אָמַר Qal perfect 3ms from אָמַר (he said) "he said"

בְּלִבֹּו preposition and noun ms in construct with 3ms pronominal suffix "in [the] heart of him"

בַּל־אֶמֹּוט adverb and Niphal imperfect 1cs from מוֹט (shake, totter) "not I will be shaken"

לְדֹר preposition and noun ms "to/for generation"

וָדֹר conjunction and noun ms "and generation"

אֲשֶׁר relative pronoun "who, what, which"

לֹא־בְרָע adverb of negation with preposition and adjective ms "not in evil"

Psalm 10:5

חִילוּ דָרְכּו כ (דְרָכָיו ׀ ק) בְּכָל־עֵת מָרֹום מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ מִנֶּגְדֹּו כָּל־צֹורְרָיו יָפִיחַ בָּהֶם׃

Rough Word-by-word:
They will be in anguish ways of him in all time height of judgments of you from before him all distressings of him he will cause to blow in them.

Smooth Translation:
His ways will be in anguish always. The height of your judgments he will cause to puff at all his distress from before him.

חִילוּ Qal imperfect 3mp from חוּל (be in anguish) "they will be in anguish"

דָרְכּו noun ms in construct with 3ms pronominal suffix "way of him"

(דְרָכָיו ׀ ק) noun mp in construct with 3ms pronominal suffix "ways of him"

בְּכָל־עֵת preposition with adjective ms and noun ms "in all time"

מָרֹום noun ms "height"

מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ noun mp in construct with 2ms pronominal suffix "judgments of you"

מִנֶּגְדֹּו preposition and preposition with 3ms pronominal suffix "from before him"

כָּל־צֹורְרָיו adjective and Qal active participle mp in construct with 3ms pronominal suffix from צָרַר (he was distressed) "all distressings of him"

יָפִיחַ Hiphil imperfect 3ms from פּוּח (breath, blow) "he will cause to blow"

בָּהֶם preposition with 3mp pronominal suffix "in them"

Psalm 10:4

רָשָׁע כְּגֹבַהּ אַפֹּו בַּל־יִדְרֹשׁ אֵין אֱלֹהִים כָּל־מְזִמֹּותָיו׃

Rough Word-by-word:
The wicked one as pride of the anger of him not he will inquire never God all the plans of him.

Smooth Translation:
The wicked in the pride of his countenance will never seek God [in] all his plans.


Alternate Translation:
The wicked in the pride of his countenance will not seek. Never [is] God in all his plans.

רָשָׁע adjective ms "[the] wicked one"

כְּגֹבַהּ preposition and noun ms in construct "as pride of"

אַפֹּו noun ms in construct with 3ms pronominal suffix "[the] anger/countenance of him"

בַּל־יִדְרֹשׁ adverb with Qal imperfect 3ms from דָּרַשׁ (he sought, he inquired) "not he will inquire"

אֵין adverb "nothing, never"

אֱלֹהִים noun mp "God"

כָּל־מְזִמֹּותָיו adjective ms and noun fp in construct with 3ms pronominal suffix "all the plans of him"