Psalms

Psalm 33:6–7

⁶By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,

and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.

⁷He piles up the waters of the sea;

He puts the depths into storehouses.

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
By the word	בִּדְבַ֣ר	biḏ·ḇar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the heavens	שָׁמַ֣יִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
were made	נַעֲשׂ֑וּ	na·‘ă·śū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
and all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the stars	צְבָאָֽם׃	ṣə·ḇā·’ām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
by the breath	וּבְר֥וּחַ	ū·ḇə·rū·aḥ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of His mouth	פִּ֝֗יו	pîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6310 mouth

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He piles up	כֹּנֵ֣ס	kō·nês	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3664 gather, collect
the waters	מֵ֣י	mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
of the sea	הַיָּ֑ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
He puts	נֹתֵ֖ן	nō·ṯên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the depths	תְּהוֹמֽוֹת׃	tə·hō·w·mō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H8415 deep, sea, abyss
into storehouses	בְּאֹצָר֣וֹת	bə·’ō·ṣā·rō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse

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

Psalm 33:6 Hebrews 11:3 · Job 33:4 · 2 Peter 3:5 · John 1:1–3 · Psalm 33:9 · Genesis 2:1 · Genesis 2:7 · Genesis 1:1 · Genesis 6:7 · John 20:22 · Romans 1:25 · Job 26:13

Psalm 33:7 Exodus 15:8 · Joshua 3:16 · Joshua 3:13 · Genesis 1:9–10 · Habakkuk 3:15 · Psalm 104:6–9 · Jeremiah 5:22 · Job 38:8–11 · Job 26:10 · Proverbs 8:29 · Psalm 78:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.