Psalms 64

David prays to Elohim for protection from enemies who sharpen their tongues like swords, shoot bitter words like arrows from ambush, and devise secret evil plots, believing no one sees their deep-hearted schemes.[1][2][3] Elohim suddenly shoots arrows at them, turns their tongues against them, causes all to fear and proclaim His works, and the righteous rejoice and take refuge in YHWH.[1][2][3]

Word-by-Word

Translation column shows two renderings:
  • SIBI-P1 (root-faithful)
  • SIBI-P2 (context-aware)
Verse 1
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 לַ/מְנַצֵּ֗חַ 𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 lamenatsecha
to the overseeing one
to the overseeing one
HRd/Vprmsa H5329
2 מִזְמ֥וֹר 𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤓 mizemor
musical composition
psalm
HNcmsa H4210
3 לְ/דָוִֽד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid
to David
to David
HR/Np H1732
Verse 2
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 שְׁמַע 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shema
Listen!
Hear!
HVqv2ms H8085
2 אֱלֹהִ֣ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi)
mighty ones
Elohim
HNcmpa H430
3 קוֹלִ֣/י 𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤉 qoli
my voice
my voice
HNcmsc/Sp1cs H6963
4 בְ/שִׂיחִ֑/י 𐤁/𐤔𐤉𐤇/𐤉 vesichi
in my meditation
in my meditation
HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs H7879
5 מִ/פַּ֥חַד 𐤌/𐤐𐤇𐤃 mipachad
from dread of
from dread of
HR/Ncmsc H6343
6 א֝וֹיֵ֗ב 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁 oyev
hostile one
enemy
HVqrmsa H341
7 תִּצֹּ֥ר 𐤕𐤑𐤓 titsor
you will guard
you will guard
HVqi2ms H5341
8 חַיָּֽ/י 𐤇𐤉/𐤉 chayay hai (Swahili)
my lives
my livings
HNcmpc/Sp1cs H2416
Verse 3
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 תַּ֭סְתִּירֵ/נִי 𐤕𐤎𐤕𐤉𐤓/𐤍𐤉 tasetireni
you will hide me
you will hide me
HVhi2ms/Sp1cs H5641
2 מִ/סּ֣וֹד 𐤌/𐤎𐤅𐤃 misod
established confidential council of
from the confidential council of
HR/Ncmsc H5475
3 מְרֵעִ֑ים 𐤌𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 mereim
harm-causers
doers of harm
HVhrmpa H7489
4 מֵ֝/רִגְשַׁ֗ת 𐤌/𐤓𐤂𐤔𐤕 merigeshat
from a tumultuous assembly of
from the tumult of
HR/Ncfsc H7285
5 פֹּ֣עֲלֵי 𐤐𐤏𐤋𐤉 poaley
accomplishers of
accomplishers of
HVqrmpc H6466
6 אָֽוֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven
worthless wickedness
worthless wickedness
HNcmsa H205
Verse 4
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher
that-which
who
HTr H834
2 שָׁנְנ֣וּ 𐤔𐤍𐤍𐤅 shanenu
they sharpened
have sharpened
HVqp3cp H8150
3 כַ/חֶ֣רֶב 𐤊/𐤇𐤓𐤁 khacherev
like a destroying blade
like a sword
HRd/Ncfsa H2719
4 לְשׁוֹנָ֑/ם 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍/𐤌 leshonam
their tongue
their tongue
HNcbsc/Sp3mp H3956
5 דָּרְכ֥וּ 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤅 darekhu kanyaga (Swahili)
they trod
they trod
HVqp3cp H1869
6 חִ֝צָּ֗/ם 𐤇𐤑/𐤌 chitsam
their piercing-arrow
their arrow
HNcmsc/Sp3mp H2671
7 דָּבָ֥ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar Ndaba (Zulu)
spoken matter
word
HNcmsa H1697
8 מָֽר 𐤌𐤓 mar
bitterness of
bitterness of
HAamsa H4751
Verse 5
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 לִ/יר֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤕 lirot
to shoot
to shoot
HR/Vqc H3384
2 בַּ/מִּסְתָּרִ֣ים 𐤁/𐤌𐤎𐤕𐤓𐤉𐤌 bamisetarim
in the hiding places
in the hiding places
HRd/Ncmpa H4565
3 תָּ֑ם 𐤕𐤌 tam
whole and blameless
the whole and blameless
HAamsa H8535
4 פִּתְאֹ֥ם 𐤐𐤕𐤀𐤌 piteom
suddenly
suddenly
HD H6597
5 יֹ֝רֻ֗/הוּ 𐤉𐤓/𐤄𐤅 yoruhu
they shoot him
they shoot at him
HVhi3mp/Sp3ms H3384
6 וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo
and not
and not
HC/Tn H3808
7 יִירָֽאוּ 𐤉𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 yirau
they will fear
they will fear
HVqi3mp H3372
Verse 6
Verse 7
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 יַֽחְפְּֽשׂוּ 𐤉𐤇𐤐𐤔𐤅 yachepesu
they diligently search
they diligently search
HVqi3mp H2664
2 עוֹלֹ֗ת 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤕 olot
ascending-offerings
injustices
HNcbpa H5766
3 תַּ֭מְנוּ 𐤕𐤌𐤍𐤅 tamenu
we were finished
they complete
HVqp1cp H8552
4 חֵ֣פֶשׂ 𐤇𐤐𐤔 chefes fichwa (verb: kuficha) (Swahili)
covert search
search
HNcmsa H2665
5 מְחֻפָּ֑שׂ 𐤌𐤇𐤐𐤔 mechupas
thoroughly searched
thoroughly searched
HVPsmsa H2664
6 וְ/קֶ֥רֶב 𐤅/𐤒𐤓𐤁 veqerev
interior of
and midst of
HC/Ncmsc H7130
7 אִ֝֗ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish
man
man
HNcmsa H376
8 וְ/לֵ֣ב 𐤅/𐤋𐤁 velev
inner-core of
inner-core of
HC/Ncmsa H3820
9 עָמֹֽק 𐤏𐤌𐤒 amoq
deep
deep
HAamsa H6013
Verse 8
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 וַ/יֹּרֵ֗/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤓/𐤌 vayorem
and he shoots them
and he shoots them
HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3mp H3384
2 אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi)
mighty ones
Elohim
HNcmpa H430
3 חֵ֥ץ 𐤇𐤑 chets
piercing-arrow of
an arrow
HNcmsa H2671
4 פִּתְא֑וֹם 𐤐𐤕𐤀𐤅𐤌 piteom
suddenly
suddenly
HD H6597
5 הָ֝י֗וּ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu
they were
they were
HVqp3cp H1961
6 מַכּוֹתָֽ/ם 𐤌𐤊𐤅𐤕/𐤌 makotam
their blows
their wounds
HNcfpc/Sp3mp H4347
Verse 9
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 וַ/יַּכְשִׁיל֣וּ/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤔𐤉𐤋𐤅/𐤄𐤅 vayakheshiluhu
they caused him to stumble
they caused him to stumble
HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3ms H3782
2 עָלֵ֣י/מוֹ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤌𐤅 aleymo
over them
upon them
HR/Sp3mp H5921
3 לְשׁוֹנָ֑/ם 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍/𐤌 leshonam
their tongue
their tongue
HNcbsc/Sp3mp H3956
4 יִ֝תְנֹדֲד֗וּ 𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤃𐤃𐤅 yitenodadu
they will keep wandering
they will keep wandering
HVri3mp H5074
5 כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili)
entirety of
all of
HNcmsc H3605
6 רֹ֥אֵה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 roeh
seeing one
seeing one
HVqrmsa H7200
7 בָֽ/ם 𐤁/𐤌 vam
in them
HR/Sp3mp
Verse 10
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 וַ/יִּֽירְא֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 vayireu
and they feared
and they feared
HC/Vqw3mp H3372
2 כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili)
entirety of
all of
HNcmsc H3605
3 אָ֫דָ֥ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam
human being
human being
HNcmsa H120
4 וַ֭/יַּגִּידוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤃𐤅 vayagidu
and they made known
and they declared
HC/Vhw3mp H5046
5 פֹּ֥עַל 𐤐𐤏𐤋 poal
work-of
work-of
HNcmsc H6467
6 אֱלֹהִ֗ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi)
mighty ones
Elohim
HNcmpa H430
7 וּֽ/מַעֲשֵׂ֥/הוּ 𐤅/𐤌𐤏𐤔/𐤄𐤅 umaasehu
and his deed
and his work
HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms H4639
8 הִשְׂכִּֽילוּ 𐤄𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤋𐤅 hisekilu
they acted with insight
they acted with insight
HVhp3cp H7919
Verse 11
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 יִשְׂמַ֬ח 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇 yisemach samka (Kirundi)
he will rejoice
he will rejoice
HVqi3ms H8055
2 צַדִּ֣יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq
righteous man
righteous man
HAamsa H6662
3 בַּ֭/יהוָה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 bayhvah Nyambe (Lozi)
in Yahweh
in Yahweh
HR/Np H3068
4 וְ/חָ֣סָה 𐤅/𐤇𐤎𐤄 vechasah
and he sought refuge
and he will seek refuge
HC/Vqp3ms H2620
5 ב֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo
in him
HR/Sp3ms
6 וְ֝/יִתְהַֽלְל֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅 veyitehalelu
and they will boast
and they will boast
HC/Vti3mp H1984
7 כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili)
entirety of
all of
HNcmsc H3605
8 יִשְׁרֵי 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉 yisherey
upright ones of
upright ones of
HAampc H3477
9 לֵֽב 𐤋𐤁 lev
inner core of
heart
HNcmsa H3820