Psalms

Psalm 146:6–9

⁶the Maker of heaven and earth,

the sea, and everything in them.

He remains faithful forever.

⁷He executes justice for the oppressed

and gives food to the hungry.

The LORD sets the prisoners free,

⁸the LORD opens the eyes of the blind,

the LORD lifts those who are weighed down,

the LORD loves the righteous.

⁹The LORD protects foreigners;

He sustains the fatherless and the widow,

but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.

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
the Maker	עֹשֶׂ֤ה׀	‘ō·śeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
of heaven	שָׁ֘מַ֤יִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and earth	וָאָ֗רֶץ	wā·’ā·reṣ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
the sea	הַיָּ֥ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
and everything	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
in them	בָּ֑ם	bām	Preposition; third person masculine plural
He remains	הַשֹּׁמֵ֖ר	haš·šō·mêr	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
faithful	אֱמֶ֣ת	’ĕ·meṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
forever	לְעוֹלָֽם׃	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He executes	עֹשֶׂ֤ה	‘ō·śeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
justice	מִשְׁפָּ֨ט׀	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
for the oppressed	לָעֲשׁוּקִ֗ים	lā·‘ă·šū·qîm	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H6231 oppress, wrong, extort
gives	נֹתֵ֣ן	nō·ṯên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
food	לֶ֭חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
to the hungry	לָרְעֵבִ֑ים	lā·rə·‘ê·ḇîm	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H7457 hungry
The LORD	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
sets	מַתִּ֥יר	mat·tîr	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5425 spring or start up
the prisoners	אֲסוּרִֽים׃	’ă·sū·rîm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H631 tie, bind, imprison

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה׀	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
opens	פֹּ֘קֵ֤חַ	pō·qê·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6491 open
the blind	עִוְרִ֗ים	‘iw·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H5787 blind
the LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
lifts	זֹקֵ֣ף	zō·qêp̄	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2210 raise up
those who are weighed down	כְּפוּפִ֑ים	kə·p̄ū·p̄îm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H3721 bend, bend down, be bent, bowed
the LORD	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
loves	אֹהֵ֥ב	’ō·hêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H157 love
the righteous	צַדִּיקִֽים׃	ṣad·dî·qîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6662 just, righteous

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהוָ֤ה׀	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
protects	שֹׁ֘מֵ֤ר	šō·mêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
foreigners	גֵּרִ֗ים	gê·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1616 sojourner
He sustains	יְעוֹדֵ֑ד	yə·‘ō·w·ḏêḏ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again
the fatherless	יָת֣וֹם	yā·ṯō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3490 orphan
and the widow	וְאַלְמָנָ֣ה	wə·’al·mā·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H490 widow
but the ways	וְדֶ֖רֶךְ	wə·ḏe·reḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the wicked	רְשָׁעִ֣ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
He frustrates	יְעַוֵּֽת׃	yə·‘aw·wêṯ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5791 be bent, crooked