Psalms

Psalm 24:3–6

³Who may ascend the hill of the LORD?

Who may stand in His holy place?

⁴He who has clean hands and a pure heart,

who does not lift up his soul to an idol^b

or swear deceitfully.

⁵He will receive blessing from the LORD

and vindication from the God of his salvation.

⁶Such is the generation of those who seek Him,

who seek Your face, O God of Jacob.^c

Selah

Footnotes

b 24:4 Or to falsehood or to vanity
c 24:6 LXX, Syriac, and two Hebrew manuscripts; MT who seek your face, O Jacob

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
Who	מִֽי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
may ascend	יַעֲלֶ֥ה	ya·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
the hill	בְהַר־	ḇə·har-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Who	וּמִי־	ū·mî-	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4310 who?
may stand	יָ֝קוּם	yā·qūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
in His holy	קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃	qā·ḏə·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
place	בִּמְק֥וֹם	bim·qō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4725 standing, spot, condition

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He who has clean	נְקִ֥י	nə·qî	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H5355 clean, free from, exempt
hands	כַפַּ֗יִם	ḵap·pa·yim	Noun - fd	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
and a pure	וּֽבַר־	ū·ḇar-	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H1249 corn
heart	לֵ֫בָ֥ב	lê·ḇāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
who	אֲשֶׁ֤ר׀	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
does not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
lift up	נָשָׂ֣א	nā·śā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
his soul	נַפְשִׁ֑י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
to an idol	לַשָּׁ֣וְא	laš·šāw	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity
or	וְלֹ֖א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
swear	נִשְׁבַּ֣ע	niš·ba‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
deceitfully	לְמִרְמָֽה׃	lə·mir·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H4820 deceit, treachery

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He will receive	יִשָּׂ֣א	yiś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
blessing	בְ֭רָכָה	ḇə·rā·ḵāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1293 blessing
from the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and vindication	וּ֝צְדָקָ֗ה	ū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H6666 righteousness
from the God	מֵאֱלֹהֵ֥י	mê·’ĕ·lō·hê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of his salvation	יִשְׁעֽוֹ׃	yiš·‘ōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3468 deliverance, rescue, salvation

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Such	זֶ֭ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
is the generation	דּ֣וֹר	dō·wr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1755 period, generation, dwelling
of those who seek Him	דֹּרְשׁוֹ	dō·rə·šō	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1875 resort to, seek
who seek	מְבַקְשֵׁ֨י	mə·ḇaq·šê	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct	H1245 seek
Your face	פָנֶ֖יךָ	p̄ā·ne·ḵā	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
of Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֣ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
Selah	סֶֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up