Psalms

Psalm 17:4

⁴As for the deeds of men —

by the word of Your lips

I have avoided the ways of the violent.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As for the deeds	לִפְעֻלּ֣וֹת	lip̄·‘ul·lō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct	H6468 work, recompence
of men	אָ֭דָם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
by the word	בִּדְבַ֣ר	biḏ·ḇar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of Your lips	שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָ	śə·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
have avoided	שָׁ֝מַ֗רְתִּי	šā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the ways	אָרְח֥וֹת	’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯ	Noun - common plural construct	H734 way, path
of the violent	פָּרִֽיץ׃	pā·rîṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H6530 violent one

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.