Psalms

Psalm 26:4–10

⁴I do not sit with deceitful men,

nor keep company with hypocrites.

⁵I hate the mob of evildoers,

and refuse to sit with the wicked.

⁶I wash my hands in innocence

that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,

⁷to raise my voice in thanksgiving

and declare all Your wonderful works.

⁸O LORD, I love the house where You dwell,

the place where Your glory resides.

⁹Do not take my soul away with sinners,

or my life with men of bloodshed,

¹⁰in whose hands are wicked schemes,

whose right hands are full of bribes.

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
I do not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
sit	יָ֭שַׁבְתִּי	yā·šaḇ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
deceitful	שָׁ֑וְא	šāw	Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity
men	מְתֵי־	mə·ṯê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4962 male, man
nor	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
keep company	אָבֽוֹא׃	’ā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
with	וְעִ֥ם	wə·‘im	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5973 with
hypocrites	נַ֝עֲלָמִ֗ים	na·‘ă·lā·mîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H5956 conceal

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I hate	שָׂ֭נֵאתִי	śā·nēʾ·t̲î	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8130 hate
the mob	קְהַ֣ל	qə·hal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation
of evildoers	מְרֵעִ֑ים	mə·rê·‘îm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H7489 be evil, bad
and refuse	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to sit	אֵשֵֽׁב׃	’ê·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
with	וְעִם־	wə·‘im-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5973 with
the wicked	רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I wash	אֶרְחַ֣ץ	’er·ḥaṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
my hands	כַּפָּ֑י	kap·pāy	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
in innocence	בְּנִקָּי֣וֹן	bə·niq·qā·yō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H5356 innocency
that I may go about	וַאֲסֹבְבָ֖ה	wa·’ă·sō·ḇə·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
Your altar	מִזְבַּחֲךָ֣	miz·ba·ḥă·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4196 altar
O LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to raise	לַ֭שְׁמִעַ	laš·mi·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
my voice	בְּק֣וֹל	bə·qō·wl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
in thanksgiving	תּוֹדָ֑ה	tō·w·ḏāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8426 thanksgiving
and declare	וּ֝לְסַפֵּ֗ר	ū·lə·sap·pêr	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H5608 count
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Your wonderful works	נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃	nip̄·lə·’ō·w·ṯe·ḵā	Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O LORD	יְֽהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
I love	אָ֭הַבְתִּי	’ā·haḇ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H157 love
the house	בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ	bê·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1004 house
where You dwell	מְע֣וֹן	mə·‘ō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4583 dwelling, habitation
the place	וּ֝מְק֗וֹם	ū·mə·qō·wm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4725 standing, spot, condition
where Your glory	כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃	kə·ḇō·w·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
resides	מִשְׁכַּ֥ן	miš·kan	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
take	תֶּאֱסֹ֣ף	te·’ĕ·sōp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H622 gather, remove
my soul	נַפְשִׁ֑י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
away with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
sinners	חַטָּאִ֣ים	ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2400 sinful
or my life	חַיָּֽי׃	ḥay·yāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H2416 alive, living
with	וְעִם־	wə·‘im-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5973 with
men	אַנְשֵׁ֖י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of bloodshed	דָמִ֣ים	ḏā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1818 blood

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
in whose	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
hands	בִּידֵיהֶ֥ם	bî·ḏê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H3027 hand
are wicked schemes	זִמָּ֑ה	zim·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2154 plan, device, wickedness
whose right hands	וִֽ֝ימִינָ֗ם	wî·mî·nām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3225 right hand
are full	מָ֣לְאָה	mā·lə·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H4390 be full, fill
of bribes	שֹּֽׁחַד׃	šō·ḥaḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H7810 present