Psalms

Psalm 58:2

²No, in your hearts you devise injustice;

with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
No	אַף־	’ap̄-	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
in your hearts	בְּלֵב֮	bə·lêḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
you devise	תִּפְעָ֫ל֥וּן	tip̄·‘ā·lūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H6466 do, make
injustice	עוֹלֹ֪ת	‘ō·w·lōṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5766 injustice, unrighteousness
with your hands	יְ֝דֵיכֶ֗ם	yə·ḏê·ḵem	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine plural	H3027 hand
you mete out	תְּפַלֵּֽסֽוּן׃	tə·p̄al·lê·sūn	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H6424 weigh, make level
violence	חֲמַ֥ס	ḥă·mas	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2555 violence, wrong
on the earth	בָּאָ֡רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.