Psalms

Psalm 50:3–6

³Our God approaches and will not be silent!

Consuming fire precedes Him,

and a tempest rages around Him.

⁴He summons the heavens above,

and the earth, that He may judge His people:

⁵“Gather to Me My saints,

who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

⁶And the heavens proclaim His righteousness,

for God Himself is Judge.^a

Selah

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
Our God	אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
approaches	יָ֤בֹ֥א	yā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and will not	וְֽאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be silent	יֶ֫חֱרַ֥שׁ	ye·ḥĕ·raš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
Consuming	תֹּאכֵ֑ל	tō·ḵêl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
fire	אֵשׁ־	’êš-	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
precedes Him	לְפָנָ֥יו	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
and a tempest	נִשְׂעֲרָ֥ה	niś·‘ă·rāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H8175 bristle
rages around Him	וּ֝סְבִיבָ֗יו	ū·sə·ḇî·ḇāw	Conjunctive waw; Adverb; third person masculine singular	H5439 circuit, round about

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He summons	יִקְרָ֣א	yiq·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
the heavens	הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
above	מֵעָ֑ל	mê·‘āl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H5920 height
and the earth	הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that He may judge	לָדִ֥ין	lā·ḏîn	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1777 judge
His people	עַמּֽוֹ׃	‘am·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Gather	אִסְפוּ־	’is·p̄ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H622 gather, remove
to Me	לִ֥י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
My saints	חֲסִידָ֑י	ḥă·sî·ḏāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H2623 kind, pious
who made	כֹּרְתֵ֖י	kō·rə·ṯê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3772 cut off, cut down
a covenant	בְרִיתִ֣י	ḇə·rî·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1285 covenant
with Me	עֲלֵי־	‘ă·lê-	Preposition	H5921 height
by sacrifice	זָֽבַח׃	zā·ḇaḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H2077 sacrifice

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the heavens	שָׁמַ֣יִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
proclaim	וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ	way·yag·gî·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5046 be conspicuous
His righteousness	צִדְק֑וֹ	ṣiḏ·qōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
God	אֱלֹהִ֓ים׀	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
Himself	ה֣וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is Judge	שֹׁפֵ֖ט	šō·p̄êṭ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern
Selah	סֶֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up