Psalms
Psalm 10:12–15
12Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God!
Do not forget the helpless.
13Why has the wicked man renounced God?
He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
14But You have regarded trouble and grief;
You see to repay it by Your hand.
The victim entrusts himself to You;
You are the helper of the fatherless.
15Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer;
call him to account for his wickedness
until none is left to be found.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 10:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arise | קוּמָ֤ה | qū·māh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| Lift up | נְשָׂ֣א | nə·śā | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| Your hand | יָדֶ֑ךָ | yā·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| O God | אֵ֭ל | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| forget | תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח | tiš·kaḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7911 forget |
| the helpless | עֲנִיִּים׃ | ʿă·nī·yīm | Adjective - masculine plural | H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek |
Psalm 10:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| has the wicked man | רָשָׁ֥ע׀ | rā·šā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| renounced | נִאֵ֖ץ | ni·’êṣ | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5006 contemn, spurn |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֑ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| He says | אָמַ֥ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to himself | בְּ֝לִבּ֗וֹ | bə·lib·bōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| You will never | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| call | תִּדְרֹֽשׁ׃ | tiḏ·rōš | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1875 resort to, seek |
Psalm 10:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| You | אַתָּ֤ה׀ | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| have regarded | רָאִ֡תָה | rā·’i·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| trouble | עָ֘מָ֤ל | ‘ā·māl | Noun - masculine singular | H5999 trouble, labour, toil |
| and grief | וָכַ֨עַס׀ | wā·ḵa·‘as | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3708 vexation, anger |
| You see | תַּבִּיט֮ | tab·bîṭ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5027 look |
| to repay | לָתֵ֪ת | lā·ṯêṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| by Your hand | בְּיָ֫דֶ֥ךָ | bə·yā·ḏe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| The victim | חֵלֶ֑כָה | ḥê·le·ḵāh | Noun - feminine singular | H2489 wretch, unfortunate |
| entrusts himself | יַעֲזֹ֣ב | ya·‘ă·zōḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| to You | עָ֭לֶיךָ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| You | אַתָּ֤ה׀ | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are | הָיִ֬יתָ | hā·yî·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the helper | עוֹזֵֽר׃ | ‘ō·w·zêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5826 help, succour |
| of the fatherless | יָ֝ת֗וֹם | yā·ṯō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3490 orphan |
Psalm 10:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Break | שְׁ֭בֹר | šə·b̲ōr | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7665 break, break in pieces |
| the arm | זְר֣וֹעַ | zə·rō·w·a‘ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2220 arm, shoulder, strength |
| of the wicked | רָשָׁ֑ע | rā·šā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| and evildoer | וָ֝רָ֗ע | wā·rā‘ | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| call him to account | תִּֽדְרוֹשׁ־ | tiḏ·rō·wōš- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1875 resort to, seek |
| for his wickedness | רִשְׁע֥וֹ | riš·‘ōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7562 wickedness |
| until none is left | בַל־ | ḇal- | Adverb | H1077 not |
| to be found | תִּמְצָֽא׃ | tim·ṣā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 10:12 Micah 5:9 · Psalm 94:2 · Psalm 9:12 · Isaiah 33:10 · Psalm 17:7
Psalm 10:13 Luke 10:16 · Psalm 74:18 · 2 Chronicles 24:22 · Psalm 74:10 · 1 Thessalonians 4:8 · Numbers 11:20 · 2 Samuel 12:9–10
Psalm 10:14 Psalm 68:5 · Psalm 55:22 · Psalm 146:9 · Deuteronomy 10:18 · Hosea 14:3 · 1 Peter 4:19 · Jeremiah 49:11
Psalm 10:15 Psalm 37:17 · Job 38:15 · Zephaniah 1:12 · Psalm 7:9 · Ezekiel 30:21–22 · Zechariah 11:17 · Jeremiah 2:34
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.