Psalms

Psalm 18:26–27

²⁶to the pure You show Yourself pure,

but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.

²⁷For You save an afflicted people,

but You humble those with haughty eyes.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the pure	נָבָ֥ר	nā·ḇār	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H1305 purify, select
You show Yourself pure	תִּתְבָּרָ֑ר	tiṯ·bā·rār	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1305 purify, select
but to	וְעִם־	wə·‘im-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5973 with
the crooked	עִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ	‘iq·qêš	Adjective - masculine singular	H6141 twisted, perverted
You show Yourself shrewd	תִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃	tiṯ·pat·tāl	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6617 twist

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
You	אַ֭תָּה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
save	תוֹשִׁ֑יעַ	ṯō·wō·šî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3467 deliver
an afflicted	עָנִ֣י	‘ā·nî	Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
people	עַם־	‘am-	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
but You humble	תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃	taš·pîl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8213 be or become low, be abased
those with haughty	רָמ֣וֹת	rā·mō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
eyes	וְעֵינַ֖יִם	wə·‘ê·na·yim	Conjunctive waw; Noun - cd	H5869 eye

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 18:26 Proverbs 3:34 · Leviticus 26:23–24 · James 2:13 · Psalm 109:17–19 · Leviticus 26:27–28 · Romans 2:4–6

Psalm 18:27 Isaiah 66:2 · James 2:5 · Isaiah 57:15 · 2 Samuel 22:28 · Psalm 101:5 · Psalm 9:18 · Isaiah 3:9 · 2 Corinthians 8:9 · Psalm 17:13 · Proverbs 6:16–17 · Psalm 10:4 · Psalm 34:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.