Psalms

Psalm 26:8–10

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

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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

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

Psalm 26:8 Psalm 84:10 · Psalm 27:4–6 · John 2:14–17 · Psalm 84:1–2 · Psalm 122:9 · Luke 2:46 · Isaiah 38:22 · Luke 2:49 · 2 Chronicles 5:14–6:2 · Exodus 40:34–35 · Exodus 25:21–22 · Psalm 122:1–4

Psalm 26:9 Psalm 139:19 · Matthew 25:32 · Revelation 22:14–15

Psalm 26:10 Deuteronomy 16:19 · Exodus 23:8 · 1 Samuel 8:3 · Micah 7:3 · Psalm 52:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.