Psalms

Psalm 112:7–10

⁷He does not fear bad news;

his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.

⁸His heart is assured; he does not fear,

until he looks in triumph on his foes.

⁹He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor;

his righteousness endures forever;^b

his horn will be lifted high in honor.

¹⁰The wicked man will see and be grieved;

he will gnash his teeth and waste away;

the desires of the wicked will perish.

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
He does not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
fear	יִירָ֑א	yî·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3372 fear
bad	רָ֭עָה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
news	מִשְּׁמוּעָ֣ה	miš·šə·mū·‘āh	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H8052 report
his heart	לִ֝בּ֗וֹ	lib·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
is steadfast	נָכ֥וֹן	nā·ḵō·wn	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H3559 be firm
trusting	בָּטֻ֥חַ	bā·ṭu·aḥ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H982 trust
in the LORD	בַּיהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
His heart	לִ֭בּוֹ	lib·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
is assured	סָמ֣וּךְ	sā·mūḵ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H5564 lean, lay, rest, support
he does not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
fear	יִירָ֑א	yî·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3372 fear
until	עַ֖ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
he looks in triumph	יִרְאֶ֣ה	yir·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
on his foes	בְצָרָֽיו׃	ḇə·ṣā·rāw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He has scattered abroad	פִּזַּ֤ר׀	piz·zar	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6340 scatter
his gifts	נָ֘תַ֤ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to the poor	לָאֶבְיוֹנִ֗ים	lā·’eḇ·yō·w·nîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H34 in want, needy, poor
his righteousness	צִ֭דְקָתוֹ	ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6666 righteousness
endures	עֹמֶ֣דֶת	‘ō·me·ḏeṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
forever	לָעַ֑ד	lā·‘aḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5703 perpetuity
his horn	קַ֝רְנ֗וֹ	qar·nōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7161 horn
will be lifted high	תָּר֥וּם	tā·rūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
in honor	בְּכָבֽוֹד׃	bə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The wicked man	רָ֘שָׁ֤ע	rā·šā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
will see	יִרְאֶ֨ה׀	yir·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
and be grieved	וְכָעָ֗ס	wə·ḵā·‘ās	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3707 be vexed, angry
he will gnash	יַחֲרֹ֣ק	ya·ḥă·rōq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2786 gnash or grind the teeth
his teeth	שִׁנָּ֣יו	šin·nāw	Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H8127 tooth, ivory
and waste away	וְנָמָ֑ס	wə·nā·mās	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4549 dissolve, melt
the desires	תַּאֲוַ֖ת	ta·’ă·waṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8378 desire
of the wicked	רְשָׁעִ֣ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
will perish	תֹּאבֵֽד׃	tō·ḇêḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6 perish