Psalms

Psalm 62:3–4

³How long will you threaten a man?

Will all of you throw him down

like a leaning wall

or a tottering fence?

⁴They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch;

they delight in lies;

with their mouths they bless,

but inwardly they curse.

Selah

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How long	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
will you threaten	תְּהֽוֹתְת֣וּ	tə·hō·wṯ·ṯū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2050 break in upon, assail
a man	אִישׁ֮	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
Will all	כֻ֫לְּכֶ֥ם	ḵul·lə·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
of you throw him down	תְּרָצְּח֪וּ	tə·rāṣ·ṣə·ḥū	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7523 murder, slay
like a leaning	נָט֑וּי	nā·ṭui	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
wall	כְּקִ֥יר	kə·qîr	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H7023 wall
or a tottering	הַדְּחוּיָֽה׃	had·də·ḥū·yāh	Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H1760 push, thrust
fence	גָּ֝דֵ֗ר	gā·ḏêr	Noun - masculine singular	H1447 wall

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They fully	אַ֤ךְ	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
intend	יָעֲצ֣וּ	yā·‘ă·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3289 advise, counsel
to cast him down	לְהַדִּיחַ֮	lə·had·dî·aḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5080 impel, thrust, banish
from his lofty perch	מִשְּׂאֵת֨וֹ׀	miś·śə·’ê·ṯōw	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7613 exaltation, dignity
they delight	יִרְצ֪וּ	yir·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably
in lies	כָ֫זָ֥ב	ḵā·zāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3577 lie, falsehood, deceptive thing
with their mouths	בְּפִ֥יו	bə·p̄îw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
they bless	יְבָרֵ֑כוּ	yə·ḇā·rê·ḵū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1288 kneel, bless
but inwardly they curse	יְקַלְלוּ־	yə·qal·lū-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
Selah	סֶֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up

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

Psalm 62:3 Jeremiah 4:14 · Psalm 140:2 · Psalm 82:2 · Proverbs 1:22 · Exodus 16:28 · Isaiah 30:13–14 · Psalm 38:12 · Psalm 21:11 · Hosea 7:15 · Psalm 4:2 · 1 Samuel 26:10 · Proverbs 6:9

Psalm 62:4 Psalm 55:21 · Psalm 28:3 · Psalm 5:9 · Romans 7:22 · Romans 1:32 · Revelation 22:15 · Acts 4:25–28 · Psalm 52:3 · John 8:44 · Acts 4:16–17 · John 11:47–50

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.