Psalms
Psalm 45:5
5Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes;
the nations fall beneath your feet.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your arrows | חִצֶּ֗יךָ | ḥiṣ·ṣe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H2671 arrow |
| pierce | שְׁנ֫וּנִ֥ים | šə·nū·nîm | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural | H8150 whet, sharpen |
| the hearts | בְּ֝לֵ֗ב | bə·lêḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| of the king’s | הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| foes | אוֹיְבֵ֥י | ’ō·wy·ḇê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H341 be hostile to |
| the nations | עַ֭מִּים | ‘am·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5971 people |
| fall | יִפְּל֑וּ | yip·pə·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| beneath your feet | תַּחְתֶּ֣יךָ | taḥ·te·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H8478 the under part |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 21:12 · Numbers 24:8 · Psalm 38:2 · Psalm 22:27 · Zechariah 9:13–14 · Psalm 66:3–4 · Romans 15:18–19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.