Psalms
Psalm 59:5
5O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel,
rouse Yourself to punish all the nations;
show no mercy to the wicked traitors.
Selah
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O LORD | יְהוָֽה־ | Yah·weh- | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֥ים׀ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֡וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| the God | אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| rouse Yourself | הָקִ֗יצָה | hā·qî·ṣāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H6974 awake |
| to punish | לִפְקֹ֥ד | lip̄·qōḏ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| all | כָּֽל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the nations | הַגּוֹיִ֑ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| show no | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| mercy | תָּחֹ֨ן | tā·ḥōn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H2603 shew favour, be gracious |
| to the | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| wicked | אָ֣וֶן | ’ā·wen | Noun - masculine singular | H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness |
| traitors | בֹּ֖גְדֵי | bō·ḡə·ḏê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H898 act or deal treacherously |
| Selah | סֶֽלָה׃ | se·lāh | Interjection | H5542 lift up |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.