Psalms

Psalm 10:7–10

⁷His mouth is full of cursing, deceit,^a and violence;

trouble and malice are under his tongue.

⁸He lies in wait near the villages;

in ambush he slays the innocent;

his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.

⁹He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket;

he lurks to seize the oppressed;

he catches the lowly in his net.

¹⁰They are crushed and beaten down;^b

the helpless fall prey to his strength.

Footnotes

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.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
His mouth	פִּ֣יהוּ	pî·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
is full of	מָ֭לֵא	mā·lê	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4390 be full, fill
cursing	אָלָ֤ה	’ā·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H423 oath
deceit	וּמִרְמ֣וֹת	ū·mir·mō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H4820 deceit, treachery
and violence	וָתֹ֑ךְ	wā·ṯōḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8496 injury, oppression
trouble	עָמָ֥ל	‘ā·māl	Noun - masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
and malice	וָאָֽוֶן׃	wā·’ā·wen	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
are under	תַּ֥חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
his tongue	לְ֝שׁוֹנ֗וֹ	lə·šō·w·nōw	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3956 tongue

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He lies	יֵשֵׁ֤ב׀	yê·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in wait	בְּמַאְרַ֬ב	bə·ma’·raḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3993 ambush
near the villages	חֲצֵרִ֗ים	ḥă·ṣê·rîm	Noun - common plural	H2691 enclosure, court
in ambush	בַּֽ֭מִּסְתָּרִים	bam·mis·tā·rîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4565 secret place, hiding place
he slays	יַהֲרֹ֣ג	ya·hă·rōḡ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2026 kill, slay
the innocent	נָקִ֑י	nā·qî	Adjective - masculine singular	H5355 clean, free from, exempt
his eyes	עֵ֝ינָ֗יו	‘ê·nāw	Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye
watch in stealth	יִצְפֹּֽנוּ׃	yiṣ·pō·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6845 hide, treasure up
for the helpless	לְֽחֵלְכָ֥ה	lə·ḥê·lə·ḵāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H2489 wretch, unfortunate

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He lies in wait	יֶאֱרֹ֬ב	ye·’ĕ·rōḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H693 lie in wait
like a lion	כְּאַרְיֵ֬ה	kə·’ar·yêh	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
in a thicket	בְסֻכֹּ֗ה	ḇə·suk·kōh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5520 thicket, covert, lair
he lurks	יֶ֭אֱרֹב	ye·’ĕ·rōḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H693 lie in wait
to seize	לַחֲט֣וֹף	la·ḥă·ṭō·wp̄	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2414 catch, seize
the oppressed	עָנִ֑י	‘ā·nî	Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
he catches	יַחְטֹ֥ף	yaḥ·ṭōp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2414 catch, seize
the lowly	עָ֝נִ֗י	‘ā·nî	Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
in his net	בְּמָשְׁכ֥וֹ	bə·mā·šə·ḵōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H4900 draw, drag

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They are crushed	וְדָכָה	wə·ḏå̄·ḵå̄h	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1794 id.
and beaten down	יָשֹׁ֑חַ	yā·šō·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7817 bow, be bowed down, crouch
the helpless	חֶלְכָּאִים׃	ḥɛl·kå̄·ʾīm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2489 wretch, unfortunate
fall prey	וְנָפַ֥ל	wə·nā·p̄al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
to his strength	בַּ֝עֲצוּמָ֗יו	ba·‘ă·ṣū·māw	Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6099 mighty, numerous