Psalms

Psalm 62:9–10

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.

¹⁰Place no trust in extortion

or false hope in stolen goods.

If your riches increase,

do not set your heart upon them.

Word by word

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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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Place no	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
trust	תִּבְטְח֣וּ	tiḇ·ṭə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H982 trust
in extortion	בְעֹשֶׁק֮	ḇə·‘ō·šeq	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6233 oppression, extortion
or false hope	תֶּ֫הְבָּ֥לוּ	teh·bā·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1891 act emptily, become vain
in stolen goods	וּבְגָזֵ֪ל	ū·ḇə·ḡā·zêl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H1498 robbery
If	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
your riches	חַ֤יִל׀	ḥa·yil	Noun - masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
increase	יָנ֑וּב	yā·nūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5107 bear fruit
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
set	תָּשִׁ֥יתוּ	tā·šî·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7896 put, set
your heart	לֵֽב׃	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

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

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

Psalm 62:10 1 Timothy 6:17 · Psalm 52:7 · Jeremiah 17:11 · Job 31:24–25 · Isaiah 61:8 · 1 Timothy 6:10 · Deuteronomy 6:10–12 · Deuteronomy 8:12–14 · Job 20:19 · Job 27:16–23 · Job 20:29 · Mark 10:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.