Psalms

Psalm 50:7–13

⁷“Hear, O My people, and I will speak,

O Israel, and I will testify against you:

I am God, your God.

⁸I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices,

and your burnt offerings are ever before Me.

⁹I have no need for a bull from your stall

or goats from your pens,

¹⁰for every beast of the forest is Mine —

the cattle on a thousand hills.

¹¹I know every bird in the mountains,

and the creatures of the field are Mine.

¹²If I were hungry, I would not tell you,

for the world is Mine, and the fullness thereof.

¹³Do I eat the flesh of bulls,

or drink the blood of goats?

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
Hear	שִׁמְעָ֤ה	šim·‘āh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H8085 hear
O My people	עַמִּ֨י׀	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
and I will speak	וַאֲדַבֵּ֗רָה	wa·’ă·ḏab·bê·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H1696 speak
O Israel	יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and I will testify	וְאָעִ֣ידָה	wə·’ā·‘î·ḏāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again
against you	בָּ֑ךְ	bāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular
I	אָנֹֽכִי׃	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֣יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
rebuke	אוֹכִיחֶ֑ךָ	’ō·w·ḵî·ḥe·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H3198 decide, adjudge, prove
you for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your sacrifices	זְ֭בָחֶיךָ	zə·ḇā·ḥe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H2077 sacrifice
and your burnt offerings	וְעוֹלֹתֶ֖יךָ	wə·‘ō·w·lō·ṯe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5930 whole burnt-offering
are ever	תָמִֽיד׃	ṯā·mîḏ	Adverb	H8548 continuity
before Me	לְנֶגְדִּ֣י	lə·neḡ·dî	Preposition-l; first person common singular	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I have no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
need	אֶקַּ֣ח	’eq·qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3947 take
for a bull	פָ֑ר	p̄ār	Noun - masculine singular	H6499 young bull, steer
from your stall	מִבֵּיתְךָ֣	mib·bê·ṯə·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1004 house
or goats	עַתּוּדִֽים׃	‘at·tū·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6260 he-goat
from your pens	מִ֝מִּכְלְאֹתֶ֗יךָ	mim·miḵ·lə·’ō·ṯe·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4356 pen

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
every	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
beast	חַיְתוֹ־	ḥay·ṯōw-	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
of the forest	יָ֑עַר	yā·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular	H3293 wood, forest, thicket
is Mine	לִ֥י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
the cattle	בְּ֝הֵמ֗וֹת	bə·hê·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H929 beast, animal, cattle
on a thousand	אָֽלֶף׃	’ā·lep̄	Number - masculine singular	H505 thousand
hills	בְּהַרְרֵי־	bə·har·rê-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H2042 mountain

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I know	יָ֭דַעְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
bird	ע֣וֹף	‘ō·wp̄	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
in the mountains	הָרִ֑ים	hā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
and the creatures	וְזִ֥יז	wə·zîz	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2123 moving things
of the field	שָׂ֝דַ֗י	śā·d̲ai	Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
Mine	עִמָּדִֽי׃	‘im·mā·ḏî	Preposition; first person common singular	H5978 along with

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I were hungry	אֶ֭רְעַב	’er·‘aḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7456 be hungry
I would not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
tell	אֹ֣מַר	’ō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
you	לָ֑ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the world	תֵ֝בֵ֗ל	ṯê·ḇêl	Noun - feminine singular	H8398 world
is Mine	לִ֥י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
and the fullness thereof	וּמְלֹאָֽהּ׃	ū·mə·lō·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H4393 fulness, that which fills

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do I eat	הַֽ֭אוֹכַל	ha·’ō·w·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H398 eat
the flesh	בְּשַׂ֣ר	bə·śar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1320 flesh
of bulls	אַבִּירִ֑ים	’ab·bî·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H47 mighty, valiant
or drink	אֶשְׁתֶּֽה׃	’eš·teh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H8354 drink
the blood	וְדַ֖ם	wə·ḏam	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1818 blood
of goats	עַתּוּדִ֣ים	‘at·tū·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6260 he-goat