Psalms

Psalm 56:11–12

¹¹in God I trust; I will not be afraid.

What can man do to me?

¹²Your vows are upon me, O God;

I will render thank offerings to You.

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
in God	בֵּֽאלֹהִ֣ים	bê·lō·hîm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
I trust	בָּ֭טַחְתִּי	bā·ṭaḥ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H982 trust
I will not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be afraid	אִירָ֑א	’î·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3372 fear
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
can man	אָדָ֣ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
do	יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה	ya·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
to me	לִֽי׃	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your vows	נְדָרֶ֑יךָ	nə·ḏā·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5088 vow
upon me	עָלַ֣י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
O God	אֱלֹהִ֣ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
I will render	אֲשַׁלֵּ֖ם	’ă·šal·lêm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7999 be complete, sound
thank offerings	תּוֹדֹ֣ת	tō·w·ḏōṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H8426 thanksgiving
to You	לָֽךְ׃	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 56:11 Psalm 27:1 · Isaiah 51:12–13 · Isaiah 51:7–8 · Psalm 112:7–8

Psalm 56:12 Psalm 9:1–3 · 1 Samuel 1:24–28 · Psalm 50:14 · Ecclesiastes 5:4–6 · Numbers 30:2–16 · Psalm 119:106 · Psalm 76:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.