Psalms
Psalm 64:7–8
7But God will shoot them with arrows;
suddenly they will be wounded.
8They will be made to stumble,
their own tongues turned against them.
All who see will shake their heads.
Word by word
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Psalm 64:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But God | אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| will shoot them | וַיֹּרֵ֗ם | way·yō·rêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H3384 throw, shoot |
| with arrows | חֵ֥ץ | ḥêṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H2671 arrow |
| suddenly | פִּתְא֑וֹם | piṯ·’ō·wm | Adverb | H6597 suddenness |
| they will be | הָ֝י֗וּ | hā·yū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| wounded | מַכּוֹתָֽם׃ | mak·kō·w·ṯām | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4347 blow, wound, slaughter |
Psalm 64:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They will be made to stumble | וַיַּכְשִׁיל֣וּהוּ | way·yaḵ·šî·lū·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H3782 stumble, stagger, totter |
| their own tongues | לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם | lə·šō·w·nām | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3956 tongue |
| turned against them | עָלֵ֣ימוֹ | ‘ā·lê·mōw | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| All | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| who see | רֹ֥אֵה | rō·’êh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H7200 see |
| will shake their heads | יִ֝תְנֹדֲד֗וּ | yiṯ·nō·ḏă·ḏū | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5074 retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 64:7 Proverbs 6:15 · Psalm 7:12–13 · Psalm 18:14 · 1 Thessalonians 5:2–3 · Proverbs 29:1 · Isaiah 30:13 · Psalm 73:19 · Job 6:4 · Deuteronomy 32:23 · Deuteronomy 32:42 · 1 Chronicles 10:3–7 · Lamentations 3:12–13
Psalm 64:8 Proverbs 18:7 · Proverbs 12:13 · Psalm 140:9 · Psalm 31:11 · Matthew 21:41 · Psalm 22:7 · Jeremiah 48:27 · Nahum 3:7 · Job 15:6 · Jeremiah 18:16 · Luke 19:22 · Revelation 18:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.