Friday, October 4, 2013

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"

Thursday, October 3, 2013

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"

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

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"

Friday, September 27, 2013

Psalm 10:3

כִּי־הִלֵּל רָשָׁע עַל־תַּאֲוַת נַפְשֹׁו וּבֹצֵעַ בֵּרֵךְ נִאֵץ ׀ יְהוָה׃

Rough Word-by-word:
For he praised greatly the wicked one upon the desire of the soul of him and the coveting one he blessed he despised greatly the LORD.

Smooth Translation:
For the wicked praised greatly the desire of his soul and the coveting one he blessed. The LORD despised greatly.

Notes:
I found translation difficult on this verse. The wicked could be praising both the desire of his soul and coveting. Or the wicked could be expressed in parallelism as the covetous one who blesses. Or the wicked could be blessing the covetous one, or blessing coveting itself. This could all be while despising the LORD or the LORD could be despising all of this.

כִּי־הִלֵּל preposition with Piel perfect 3ms from הָלַל ( he praised) "for he greatly praised"

רָשָׁע adjective ms "[the] wicked one"

עַל־תַּאֲוַת preposition with noun fs in construct "upon desire of"

נַפְשֹׁו noun fs with 3ms pronominal suffix "[the] soul of him"

וּבֹצֵעַ conjunction with Qal active participle ms from בָּצַע (he coveted) "and the coveting one"

בֵּרֵךְ Piel perfect 3ms from בָּרַךְ (he blessed) "he blessed"

נִאֵץ Piel perfect 3ms from נָאַץ (he despised) "he despised greatly"

יְהוָה Tetragrammaton - divine name "the LORD"

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Psalm 10:2

בְּגַאֲוַת רָשָׁע יִדְלַק עָנִי יִתָּפְשׂוּ ׀ בִּמְזִמֹּות זוּ חָשָׁבוּ׃

Rough Word-by-word:
In majesty of the wicked one he will pursue the humble one, they will be caught in plans such as they imagined.

Smooth Translation:
In the pride of the wicked he will pursue the humble, they will be caught in the plans they imagined.

בְּגַאֲוַת preposition and noun fs in construct "In majesty of"

רָשָׁע adjective ms "[the] wicked [one]"

יִדְלַק Qal imperfect 3ms from דָּלַק (he pursued) "he will pursue"

עָנִי adjective ms "[the] humble [one]"

יִתָּפְשׂוּ Niphal imperfect 3mp from תָּפַשׂ (he caught) "they will be caught"

בִּמְזִמֹּות preposition and noun fp "in plans"

זוּ adverb "such"

חָשָׁבוּ Qal perfect 3mp from חָשַׁב (he thought, he imagined) "they imagined"

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Psalm 10:1

לָמָה יְהוָה תַּעֲמֹד בְּרָחֹוק תַּעְלִים לְעִתֹּות בַּצָּרָה׃

Rough Word-by-word:
For what LORD you will stand in distant, you will cause to hide for times of distress?

Smooth Translation:
LORD, why will you stand in a distant place? Why will you hide in times of distress?

לָמָה preposition with interrogative "for what, why"

יְהוָה Tetragrammaton - divine name "LORD"

תַּעֲמֹד Qal imperfect 2ms from עָמַד (he stood) "you will stand"

בְּרָחֹוק preposition with adjective ms "in distant"

תַּעְלִים Hiphil imperfect 2ms from עָלַם (he was hidden) "you will cause to hide"

לְעִתֹּות preposition with noun fp in construct "for times of"

בַּצָּרָה noun feminine singular "narrowness, distress"

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Psalm 9:21

שִׁיתָה יְהוָה ׀ מֹורָה לָהֶם יֵדְעוּ גֹויִם אֱנֹושׁ הֵמָּה סֶּלָה׃

Rough Word-by-word:
set LORD fear to them they will know nations man them selah.

Smooth Translation:
LORD, set fear to them. Nations will know they are man. Selah

שִׁיתָה Qal imperative 2ms from שִׁית (he put, he set) "set"

יְהוָה tetragrammaton - divine name "LORD"

מֹורָה noun ms "fear"

לָהֶם preposition with 3mp pronominal suffix "to them"

יֵדְעוּ Qal imperfect 3mp from יָדַע (he knew) "they will know"

גֹויִם noun mp "nations"

אֱנֹושׁ noun ms "man"

הֵמָּה pronoun 3mp "them"

סֶּלָה perhaps an expression of direction to the musicians (note: BibleWorks 4 calls it an "interjection," meaning "lift up, exalt")