Psalms
Psalm 64:3–4
3who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim their bitter words like arrows,
4ambushing the innocent in seclusion,
shooting suddenly, without fear.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 64:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| who | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| sharpen | שָׁנְנ֣וּ | šā·nə·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8150 whet, sharpen |
| their tongues | לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם | lə·šō·w·nām | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3956 tongue |
| like swords | כַחֶ֣רֶב | ḵa·ḥe·reḇ | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| and aim | דָּרְכ֥וּ | dā·rə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1869 tread, march |
| their bitter | מָֽר׃ | mār | Adjective - masculine singular | H4751 bitter, bitterness |
| words | דָּבָ֥ר | dā·ḇār | Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| like arrows | חִ֝צָּ֗ם | ḥiṣ·ṣām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H2671 arrow |
Psalm 64:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ambushing | לִיר֣וֹת | lî·rō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3384 throw, shoot |
| the innocent | תָּ֑ם | tām | Adjective - masculine singular | H8535 complete |
| in seclusion | בַּמִּסְתָּרִ֣ים | bam·mis·tā·rîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4565 secret place, hiding place |
| shooting | יֹ֝רֻ֗הוּ | yō·ru·hū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H3384 throw, shoot |
| suddenly | פִּתְאֹ֥ם | piṯ·’ōm | Adverb | H6597 suddenness |
| without | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| fear | יִירָֽאוּ׃ | yî·rā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3372 fear |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 64:3 Psalm 57:4 · James 3:6–8 · Psalm 58:7 · Jeremiah 9:3 · Isaiah 54:17 · Psalm 11:2 · Proverbs 12:18
Psalm 64:4 Psalm 55:19 · 1 Peter 2:22–23 · Psalm 11:2 · Psalm 10:8–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.