Psalms

Psalm 55:23

²³But You, O God, will bring them down

to the Pit of destruction;

men of bloodshed and deceit

will not live out half their days.

But I will trust in You.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But You	וְאַתָּ֤ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
O God	אֱלֹהִ֨ים׀	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
will bring them down	תּוֹרִדֵ֬ם׀	tō·w·ri·ḏêm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
to the Pit	לִבְאֵ֬ר	liḇ·’êr	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H875 well, pit
of destruction	שַׁ֗חַת	ša·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H7845 pit
men	אַנְשֵׁ֤י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H376 man
of bloodshed	דָמִ֣ים	ḏā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1818 blood
and deceit	וּ֭מִרְמָה	ū·mir·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H4820 deceit, treachery
will not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
live out half	יֶחֱצ֣וּ	ye·ḥĕ·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2673 divide
their days	יְמֵיהֶ֑ם	yə·mê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H3117 day
But I	וַ֝אֲנִ֗י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will trust	אֶבְטַח־	’eḇ·ṭaḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H982 trust
in You	בָּֽךְ׃	bāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.