Psalms
Psalm 25:12–13
12Who is the man who fears the LORD?
He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.
13His soul will dwell in prosperity,
and his descendants will inherit the land.
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.
Psalm 25:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | מִי־ | mî- | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| is the man | הָ֭אִישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| who fears | יְרֵ֣א | yə·rê | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H3373 fear |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| He will instruct him | י֝וֹרֶ֗נּוּ | yō·w·ren·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H3384 throw, shoot |
| in the path | בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ | bə·ḏe·reḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| chosen | יִבְחָֽר׃ | yiḇ·ḥār | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H977 choose |
Psalm 25:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| His soul | נַ֭פְשׁוֹ | nap̄·šōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| will dwell | תָּלִ֑ין | tā·lîn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3885 lodge, pass the night |
| in prosperity | בְּט֣וֹב | bə·ṭō·wḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| and his descendants | וְ֝זַרְע֗וֹ | wə·zar·‘ōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| will inherit | יִ֣ירַשׁ | yî·raš | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| the land | אָֽרֶץ׃ | ’ā·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 25:12 Psalm 37:23 · Psalm 32:8 · John 7:17 · Ecclesiastes 12:13 · Isaiah 50:10 · Psalm 111:10 · John 8:31–32 · John 3:20–21 · Proverbs 15:33 · Proverbs 1:7 · Proverbs 16:6 · Isaiah 35:8
Psalm 25:13 Psalm 37:11 · Proverbs 1:33 · Proverbs 19:23 · Psalm 37:26 · Acts 2:39 · Isaiah 65:23 · Zephaniah 3:17 · Proverbs 29:25 · Psalm 112:2 · Ezekiel 34:25–28 · Psalm 69:36 · Jeremiah 32:39
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.