Psalms 73

¹Surelyאַ֤ךְ’aḵ — Surely, certainly, only, neverthelessH389 — Full Word Study → Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים’ĕ·lō·hîm — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → is good to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לlə·yiś·rā·’êl — God prevailsH3478 — Full Word Study →, to those who are pureלְבָרֵ֥יlə·ḇā·rê — Pure, clean, clear, or choiceH1249 — Full Word Study → in heartלֵבָֽב׃lê·ḇāḇ — The inner self; mind, will, understandingH3824 — Full Word Study →. ²But as for meוַאֲנִ֗יwa·’ă·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study →, my feetרַגְלָ֑יraḡ·lāy — Foot; by extension, journey, way, or standingH7272 — Full Word Study → had almostכִּ֭מְעַטkim·‘aṭ — A small amount; little; fewH4592 — Full Word Study → stumbledנָטוּיnå̄·ṭui — to stretch out, extend, incline, bendH5186 — Full Word Study →; my stepsאֲשֻׁרָֽי׃’ă·šu·rāy — A step; a footfall or pace in walkingH838 — Full Word Study → had nearlyכְּ֝אַ֗יִןkə·’a·yin — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study → slippedשֻׁפְּכָהšup·pə·ḵå̄h — to pour out, shed, spillH8210 — Full Word Study →. ³Forכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → I enviedקִ֭נֵּאתִיqin·nê·ṯî — to be jealous, zealous, or enviousH7065 — Full Word Study → the arrogantבַּֽהוֹלְלִ֑יםba·hō·wl·lîm — To praise, boast, or shine; to celebrate or make a displayH1984 — Full Word Study → when I saw the prosperityשְׁל֖וֹםšə·lō·wm — Peace, wholeness, well-being, prosperityH7965 — Full Word Study → of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםrə·šā·‘îm — wicked, guilty, morally corruptH7563 — Full Word Study →. ⁴They have noאֵ֖ין’ên — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study → struggleחַרְצֻבּ֥וֹתḥar·ṣub·bō·wṯ — bond, fetter, restraintH2784 — Full Word Study → in their deathלְמוֹתָ֗םlə·mō·w·ṯām — death, the state of being deadH4194 — Full Word Study →; their bodiesאוּלָֽם׃’ū·lām — Strength, power, might, or muscular forceH193 — Full Word Study → are well-fedוּבָרִ֥יאū·ḇā·rî — Fat, well-fed, fertile, abundantly productiveH1277 — Full Word Study →. ⁵They are freeאֵינֵ֑מוֹ’ê·nê·mōw — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study → of the burdensבַּעֲמַ֣לba·‘ă·mal — Labor, toil, trouble, or arduous workH5999 — Full Word Study → others carry; they are notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → afflictedיְנֻגָּֽעוּ׃yə·nug·gā·‘ū — to touch, reach, strike, or come into contactH5060 — Full Word Study → likeוְעִם־wə·‘im- — with, together with, amongH5973 — Full Word Study → other men. ⁶Thereforeלָ֭כֵןlā·ḵên — so, thus, rightly, thereforeH3651 — Full Word Study → prideגַאֲוָ֑הḡa·’ă·wāh — Pride, arrogance, haughtiness of spiritH1346 — Full Word Study → is their necklaceעֲנָקַ֣תְמוֹ‘ă·nā·qaṯ·mōw — to adorn, ornament, or encircle with jewelryH6059 — Full Word Study →; a garmentשִׁ֝֗יתšît̲ — garment, clothing, attireH7897 — Full Word Study → of violenceחָמָ֥סḥā·mās — Violence, cruelty, or wrongful harmH2555 — Full Word Study → coversיַעֲטָף־ya·‘ă·ṭā·p̄ō·ši- — to wrap, cover, or overcome with darkness/weaknessH5848 — Full Word Study → them. ⁷From their prosperityמֵחֵ֣לֶבmê·ḥê·leḇ — Fat; the richest or best partH2459 — Full Word Study → proceedsיָ֭צָאyā·ṣā — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → iniquityעֵינֵ֑מוֹ‘ê·nê·mōw — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study →; the imaginationsמַשְׂכִּיּ֥וֹתmaś·kî·yō·wṯ — Image, picture, or mental conceptionH4906 — Full Word Study → of their heartsלֵבָֽב׃lê·ḇāḇ — The inner self; mind, will, understandingH3824 — Full Word Study → run wildעָ֝בְר֗וּ‘ā·ḇə·rū — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study →. ⁸They mockיָמִ֤יקוּ׀yā·mî·qū — to be corrupted, decayed, or foulH4167 — Full Word Study → and speakוִידַבְּר֣וּwî·ḏab·bə·rū — to speak, say, or declareH1696 — Full Word Study → with maliceבְרָ֣עḇə·rā‘ — evil, bad, harm, disasterH7451 — Full Word Study →; with arroganceמִמָּר֥וֹםmim·mā·rō·wm — Height, high place, or exaltationH4791 — Full Word Study → they threatenיְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃yə·ḏab·bê·rū — to speak, say, or declareH1696 — Full Word Study → oppressionעֹ֑שֶׁק‘ō·šeq — Oppression, extortion, or unjust gain obtained through violence or deceitH6233 — Full Word Study →. ⁹They setשַׁתּ֣וּšat·tū — to lay, set, or establish in placeH8371 — Full Word Study → their mouthsפִּיהֶ֑םpî·hem — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study → against the heavensבַשָּׁמַ֣יִםḇaš·šā·ma·yim — The heavens; sky; dwelling place of GodH8064 — Full Word Study →, and their tonguesוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םū·lə·šō·w·nām — Tongue; language; speechH3956 — Full Word Study → strutתִּֽהֲלַ֥ךְti·hă·laḵ — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study → across the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃bā·’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁰Soלָכֵ֤ן׀lā·ḵên — so, thus, rightly, thereforeH3651 — Full Word Study → their peopleעַמּ֣וֹ‘am·mōw — a people; nation; communityH5971 — Full Word Study → returnיָשִׁיבyå̄·šīḇ — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → to this placeהֲלֹ֑םhă·lōm — Here, to this place, hitherH1988 — Full Word Study → and drink upיִמָּ֥צוּyim·mā·ṣū — to squeeze out, drain, or wring outH4680 — Full Word Study → watersוּמֵ֥יū·mê — Water; liquid; fluidsH4325 — Full Word Study → in abundanceמָ֝לֵ֗אmā·lê — to fill, be full, fullnessH4392 — Full Word Study →. ¹¹The wicked sayוְֽאָמְר֗וּwə·’ā·mə·rū — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “Howאֵיכָ֥ה’ê·ḵāh — How? In what way? Where?H349 — Full Word Study → can Godאֵ֑ל’êl — God, Mighty OneH410 — Full Word Study → knowיָדַֽע־yā·ḏa‘- — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study →? Does the Most Highבְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃ḇə·‘el·yō·wn — Most High, elevated, supremeH5945 — Full Word Study → have knowledgeדֵּעָ֣הdê·‘āh — Knowledge; understanding; awarenessH1844 — Full Word Study →?” ¹²Beholdהִנֵּה־hin·nêh- — Look! Behold! Pay attention!H2009 — Full Word Study →, these are the wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםrə·šā·‘îm — wicked, guilty, morally corruptH7563 — Full Word Study →— alwaysע֝וֹלָ֗ם‘ō·w·lām — forever, eternity, perpetual durationH5769 — Full Word Study → carefreeוְשַׁלְוֵ֥יwə·šal·wê — at ease, secure, peaceful, prosperousH7961 — Full Word Study → as they increaseהִשְׂגּוּ־hiś·gū- — To grow, enlarge, or increaseH7685 — Full Word Study → their wealthחָֽיִל׃ḥā·yil — Army, force, or wealthH2428 — Full Word Study →. ¹³Surelyאַךְ־’aḵ- — Surely, certainly, only, neverthelessH389 — Full Word Study → in vainרִ֭יקrîq — Empty, vain, futile, without substance or purposeH7385 — Full Word Study → I have kept my heart pureזִכִּ֣יתִיzik·kî·ṯî — to be clean, cleanse, purifyH2135 — Full Word Study →; in innocenceבְּנִקָּי֣וֹןbə·niq·qā·yō·wn — Cleanness, purity, innocenceH5356 — Full Word Study → I have washedוָאֶרְחַ֖ץwā·’er·ḥaṣ — to wash or bathe the bodyH7364 — Full Word Study → my handsכַּפָּֽי׃kap·pāy — Palm of the hand; hollow of anything; power or controlH3709 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁴For I amוָאֱהִ֣יwā·’ĕ·hî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → afflictedנָ֭גוּעַnā·ḡū·a‘ — to touch, reach, strike, or come into contactH5060 — Full Word Study → all day longכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → and punished every morningוְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗יwə·ṯō·w·ḵaḥ·tî — Rebuke, correction, reproofH8433 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁵Ifאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → I had saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי’ā·mar·tî — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “I will speakאֲסַפְּרָ֥ה’ă·sap·pə·rāh — To count, record, or declareH5608 — Full Word Study → this wayכְמ֑וֹḵə·mōw — Like; according to; asH3644 — Full Word Study →,” thenהִנֵּ֤הhin·nêh — Look! Behold! Pay attention!H2009 — Full Word Study → I would have betrayedבָגָֽדְתִּי׃ḇā·ḡā·ḏə·tî — To act treacherously; betray or deal unfaithfullyH898 — Full Word Study → Your childrenבָּנֶ֣יךָbā·ne·ḵā — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁶When I triedוָֽ֭אֲחַשְּׁבָהwā·’ă·ḥaš·šə·ḇāh — to think, devise, plan, or reckonH2803 — Full Word Study → to understandלָדַ֣עַתlā·ḏa·‘aṯ — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → all thisזֹ֑אתzōṯ — This, that; demonstrative pronounH2063 — Full Word Study →, itהִיאhī — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → was troublesomeעָמָ֖ל‘ā·māl — Labor, toil, trouble, or arduous workH5999 — Full Word Study → in my sightבְעֵינָֽי׃ḇə·‘ê·nāy — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → ¹⁷untilעַד־‘aḏ- — until, till, up to (temporal or spatial limit)H5704 — Full Word Study → I enteredאָ֭בוֹא’ā·ḇō·w — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → God’sאֵ֑ל’êl — God, Mighty OneH410 — Full Word Study → sanctuaryמִקְדְּשֵׁי־miq·də·šê- — Sanctuary, holy place of worshipH4720 — Full Word Study →; then I discernedאָ֝בִ֗ינָה’ā·ḇî·nāh — To understand, discern, perceiveH995 — Full Word Study → their endלְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃lə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯām — End, latter time, final outcomeH319 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁸Surelyאַ֣ךְ’aḵ — Surely, certainly, only, neverthelessH389 — Full Word Study → You setתָּשִׁ֣יתtā·šîṯ — to set, place, or appointH7896 — Full Word Study → them on slick groundבַּ֭חֲלָקוֹתba·ḥă·lā·qō·wṯ — Smoothness; flattery; allotment of landH2513 — Full Word Study →; You cast them downהִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗םhip·pal·tām — to fall; collapse; perishH5307 — Full Word Study → into ruinלְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹת׃lə·maš·šū·’ō·wṯ — desolation, ruin, devastationH4876 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁹Howאֵ֤יךְ’êḵ — How? In what way? Where?H349 — Full Word Study → suddenlyכְרָ֑גַעḵə·rā·ḡa‘ — A brief moment; an instantH7281 — Full Word Study → they areהָי֣וּhā·yū — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → laid wasteלְשַׁמָּ֣הlə·šam·māh — desolation, horror, ruin, devastationH8047 — Full Word Study →, completelyתַ֝֗מּוּṯam·mū — to finish, complete, bring to an endH8552 — Full Word Study → swept awayסָ֥פוּsā·p̄ū — to cease, end, or be consumedH5486 — Full Word Study → byמִן־min- — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study → terrorsבַּלָּהֽוֹת׃bal·lā·hō·wṯ — Terror, dread, sudden frightH1091 — Full Word Study →! ²⁰Like one waking from a dreamכַּחֲל֥וֹםka·ḥă·lō·wm — dream, vision during sleepH2472 — Full Word Study →, so You, O Lordאֲ֝דֹנָי’ă·ḏō·nāy — Master, LordH136 — Full Word Study →, awakenבָּעִ֤יר׀bā·‘îr — To wake up, rouse, stir up, awakenH5782 — Full Word Study → and despise their formצַלְמָ֬םṣal·mām — Image, likeness, or representationH6754 — Full Word Study →. ²¹Whenכִּ֭יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → my heartלְבָבִ֑יlə·ḇā·ḇî — The inner self; mind, will, understandingH3824 — Full Word Study → was grievedיִתְחַמֵּ֣ץyiṯ·ḥam·mêṣ — to ferment; to be sour or harshH2556 — Full Word Study → and I was piercedאֶשְׁתּוֹנָֽן׃’eš·tō·w·nān — To sharpen; to make keen or acuteH8150 — Full Word Study → withinוְ֝כִלְיוֹתַ֗יwə·ḵil·yō·w·ṯay — Kidney; seat of emotion and conscienceH3629 — Full Word Study →, ²²I wasוַאֲנִי־wa·’ă·nî- — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → senselessבַ֭עַרḇa·‘ar — brutish, stupid, senselessH1198 — Full Word Study → andוְלֹ֣אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → ignorantאֵדָ֑ע’ê·ḏā‘ — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study →; I wasהָיִ֥יתִיhā·yî·ṯî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → a brute beastבְּ֝הֵמ֗וֹתbə·hê·mō·wṯ — Animal, beast, livestockH929 — Full Word Study → before Youעִמָּֽךְ׃‘im·māḵ — with, together with, amongH5973 — Full Word Study →. ²³Yet Iוַאֲנִ֣יwa·’ă·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → am alwaysתָמִ֣ידṯā·mîḏ — continually, perpetually, alwaysH8548 — Full Word Study → with Youעִמָּ֑ךְ‘im·māḵ — with, together with, amongH5973 — Full Word Study →; You holdאָ֝חַ֗זְתָּ’ā·ḥaz·tā — to grasp, seize, or take hold ofH270 — Full Word Study → my rightיְמִינִֽי׃yə·mî·nî — right hand, right side, southH3225 — Full Word Study → handבְּיַד־bə·yaḏ- — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study →. ²⁴You guide meתַנְחֵ֑נִיṯan·ḥê·nî — To lead, guide, direct with authorityH5148 — Full Word Study → with Your counselבַּעֲצָתְךָ֥ba·‘ă·ṣā·ṯə·ḵā — counsel, advice, or purposeH6098 — Full Word Study →, and laterוְ֝אַחַ֗רwə·’a·ḥar — after, behind, followingH310 — Full Word Study → receive meתִּקָּחֵֽנִי׃tiq·qā·ḥê·nî — to take, seize, or receiveH3947 — Full Word Study → in gloryכָּב֥וֹדkā·ḇō·wḏ — weightiness, honor, splendor, gloryH3519 — Full Word Study →. ²⁵Whom have Iמִי־mî- — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → in heaven but Youבַשָּׁמָ֑יִםḇaš·šā·mā·yim — The heavens; sky; dwelling place of GodH8064 — Full Word Study →? And on earthבָאָֽרֶץ׃ḇā·’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → I desireחָפַ֥צְתִּיḥā·p̄aṣ·tî — to delight in; to desire; to take pleasureH2654 — Full Word Study → no oneלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → besides Youוְ֝עִמְּךָ֗wə·‘im·mə·ḵā — with, together with, amongH5973 — Full Word Study →. ²⁶My fleshשְׁאֵרִ֗יšə·’ê·rî — Flesh; kinship; blood relativeH7607 — Full Word Study → and my heartוּלְבָ֫בִ֥יū·lə·ḇā·ḇî — The inner self; mind, will, understandingH3824 — Full Word Study → may failכָּלָ֥הkā·lāh — to finish, complete, or bring to an endH3615 — Full Word Study →, but Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים’ĕ·lō·hîm — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → is the strengthצוּר־ṣūr- — Rock; stone; strength; fortressH6697 — Full Word Study → of my heartלְבָבִ֥יlə·ḇā·ḇî — The inner self; mind, will, understandingH3824 — Full Word Study → and my portionוְחֶלְקִ֗יwə·ḥel·qî — portion, allotment, flatteryH2506 — Full Word Study → foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃lə·‘ō·w·lām — forever, eternity, perpetual durationH5769 — Full Word Study →. ²⁷Those farרְחֵקֶ֣יךָrə·ḥê·qe·ḵā — to be far away; to remove or distanceH7369 — Full Word Study → from Youכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → will surelyהִנֵּ֣הhin·nêh — Look! Behold! Pay attention!H2009 — Full Word Study → perishיֹאבֵ֑דוּyō·ḇê·ḏū — To perish, be destroyed, or lostH6 — Full Word Study →; You destroyהִ֝צְמַ֗תָּהhiṣ·mat·tāh — To cut off, destroy utterly, consume completelyH6789 — Full Word Study → allכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → who are unfaithfulזוֹנֶ֥הzō·w·neh — to commit sexual immorality; to act as a harlot or prostituteH2181 — Full Word Study → to Youמִמֶּֽךָּ׃mim·me·kā — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study →. ²⁸But asוַאֲנִ֤י׀wa·’ă·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → for me, it is good to draw nearקִֽרֲבַ֥תqi·ră·ḇaṯ — nearness, approaching, drawing nearH7132 — Full Word Study → to Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים’ĕ·lō·hîm — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →. I have madeשַׁתִּ֤י׀šat·tî — to set, place, or appointH7896 — Full Word Study → the Lordבַּאדֹנָ֣יba·ḏō·nāy — Master, LordH136 — Full Word Study → GODיְהֹוִ֣הYah·weh — The LORD, the covenant God of IsraelH3069 — Full Word Study → my refugeמַחְסִ֑יmaḥ·sî — Refuge, shelter, or place of safetyH4268 — Full Word Study →, that I may proclaimלְ֝סַפֵּ֗רlə·sap·pêr — To count, record, or declareH5608 — Full Word Study → allכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → Your worksמַלְאֲכוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mal·’ă·ḵō·w·ṯe·ḵā — Work, labor, occupation; manufactured goods or craftH4399 — Full Word Study →.