Psalms

Psalm 34:12–16

¹²Who is the man who delights in life,

who desires to see good days?

¹³Keep your tongue from evil

and your lips from deceitful speech.

¹⁴Turn away from evil and do good;

seek peace and pursue it.

¹⁵The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous,

and His ears are inclined to their cry.^c

¹⁶But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil,^d

to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.

Footnotes

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?
is the man	הָ֭אִישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who delights in	הֶחָפֵ֣ץ	he·ḥā·p̄êṣ	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2655 delighting in, having pleasure in
life	חַיִּ֑ים	ḥay·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
who desires	אֹהֵ֥ב	’ō·hêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H157 love
to see	לִרְא֥וֹת	lir·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
good	טֽוֹב׃	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
days	יָ֝מִ֗ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Keep	נְצֹ֣ר	nə·ṣōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5341 watch, guard, keep
your tongue	לְשׁוֹנְךָ֣	lə·šō·wn·ḵā	Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3956 tongue
from evil	מֵרָ֑ע	mê·rā‘	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
and your lips	וּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָ	ū·śə·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge
from deceitful	מִרְמָֽה׃	mir·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4820 deceit, treachery
speech	מִדַּבֵּ֥ר	mid·dab·bêr	Preposition-m; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1696 speak

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Turn away	ס֣וּר	sūr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
from evil	מֵ֭רָע	mê·rā‘	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
and do	וַעֲשֵׂה־	wa·‘ă·śêh-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
good	ט֑וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
seek	בַּקֵּ֖שׁ	baq·qêš	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H1245 seek
peace	שָׁל֣וֹם	šā·lō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
and pursue it	וְרָדְפֵֽהוּ׃	wə·rā·ḏə·p̄ê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The eyes	עֵינֵ֣י	‘ê·nê	Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
are on	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the righteous	צַדִּיקִ֑ים	ṣad·dî·qîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6662 just, righteous
and His ears	וְ֝אָזְנָ֗יו	wə·’ā·zə·nāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H241 ear
are inclined	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
to their cry	שַׁוְעָתָֽם׃	šaw·‘ā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7775 cry for help

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the face	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is against	בְּעֹ֣שֵׂי	bə·‘ō·śê	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H6213 do, make
those who do evil	רָ֑ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
to wipe out	לְהַכְרִ֖ית	lə·haḵ·rîṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3772 cut off, cut down
memory of them	זִכְרָֽם׃	ziḵ·rām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2143 remembrance, memorial
from the earth	מֵאֶ֣רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land