Psalms
Psalm 120:2–3
2Deliver my soul, O LORD,
from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.
3What will He do to you,
and what will be added to you,
O deceitful tongue?
Word by word
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Psalm 120:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deliver | הַצִּ֣ילָה | haṣ·ṣî·lāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5337 strip, plunder |
| my soul | נַ֭פְשִׁי | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| O LORD | יְֽהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| from lying | שֶׁ֑קֶר | še·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| lips | מִשְּׂפַת־ | miś·śə·p̄aṯ- | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| and a deceitful | רְמִיָּֽה׃ | rə·mî·yāh | Noun - feminine singular | H7423 deceit, treachery |
| tongue | מִלָּשׁ֥וֹן | mil·lā·šō·wn | Preposition-m; Noun - common singular | H3956 tongue |
Psalm 120:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| will He do | יִּתֵּ֣ן | yit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| to you | לְ֭ךָ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| and what | וּמַה־ | ū·mah- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| will be added | יֹּסִ֥יף | yō·sîp̄ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3254 add |
| to you | לָ֗ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| O deceitful | רְמִיָּֽה׃ | rə·mî·yāh | Noun - feminine singular | H7423 deceit, treachery |
| tongue | לָשׁ֥וֹן | lā·šō·wn | Noun - common singular | H3956 tongue |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 120:2 Psalm 140:1–3 · Proverbs 12:22 · Psalm 52:2–4 · Psalm 109:1–2
Psalm 120:3 Job 27:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.