Psalms
Psalm 62:8–9
8Trust in Him at all times, O people;
pour out your hearts before Him.
God is our refuge.
Selah
9Lowborn men are but a vapor;
the exalted are but a lie.
Weighed on the scale, they go up;
together they are but a vapor.
Word by word
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Psalm 62:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trust | בִּטְח֘וּ | biṭ·ḥū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H982 trust |
| in Him | ב֤וֹ | ḇōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| at all | בְכָל־ | ḇə·ḵāl- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| times | עֵ֨ת׀ | ‘êṯ | Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| O people | עָ֗ם | ‘ām | Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| pour out | שִׁפְכֽוּ־ | šip̄·ḵū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8210 pour out, pour |
| your hearts | לְבַבְכֶ֑ם | lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| before Him | לְפָנָ֥יו | lə·p̄ā·nāw | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| is our refuge | מַחֲסֶה־ | ma·ḥă·seh- | Noun - masculine singular | H4268 refuge, shelter |
| Selah | סֶֽלָה׃ | se·lāh | Interjection | H5542 lift up |
Psalm 62:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowborn | בְּנֵֽי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| men | אָדָם֮ | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| but | אַ֤ךְ׀ | ’aḵ | Adverb | H389 surely |
| a vapor | הֶ֥בֶל | he·ḇel | Noun - masculine singular | H1892 vapour, breath |
| the exalted | בְּנֵ֫י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| but a lie | כָּזָ֪ב | kā·zāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3577 lie, falsehood, deceptive thing |
| Weighed on the scale | בְּמֹאזְנַ֥יִם | bə·mō·zə·na·yim | Preposition-b; Noun - md | H3976 balances, scales |
| they | הֵ֝֗מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| go up | לַעֲל֑וֹת | la·‘ă·lō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| together | יָֽחַד׃ | yā·ḥaḏ | Adverb | H3162 unitedness |
| they are but a vapor | מֵהֶ֥בֶל | mê·he·ḇel | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H1892 vapour, breath |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 62:8 Philippians 4:6 · Isaiah 26:4 · Lamentations 2:19 · Psalm 142:2 · 1 Samuel 1:15 · Psalm 18:2 · Psalm 42:4 · Psalm 22:4–5 · Isaiah 26:16 · Hebrews 6:18 · Job 13:15 · 1 John 2:28
Psalm 62:9 Psalm 39:5 · Isaiah 40:17 · Isaiah 40:15 · Psalm 118:9 · Psalm 39:11 · Psalm 116:11 · 1 Samuel 18:21–26 · 2 Samuel 15:31 · 1 Samuel 23:12 · 1 Samuel 23:19–20 · 2 Samuel 15:6 · 1 Samuel 18:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.