Psalms
Psalm 50:3
3Our God approaches and will not be silent!
Consuming fire precedes Him,
and a tempest rages around Him.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Daniel 7:10 · Numbers 16:35 · Leviticus 10:2 · Matthew 3:12 · Psalm 97:3–5 · Malachi 4:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.