Psalms

Psalm 64:8–9

⁸They will be made to stumble,

their own tongues turned against them.

All who see will shake their heads.

⁹Then all mankind will fear

and proclaim the work of God;

so they will ponder what He has done.

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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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
mankind	אָ֫דָ֥ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
will fear	וַיִּֽירְא֗וּ	way·yî·rə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3372 fear
and proclaim	וַ֭יַּגִּידוּ	way·yag·gî·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5046 be conspicuous
the work	פֹּ֥עַל	pō·‘al	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6467 doing, deed, work
of God	אֱלֹהִ֗ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
so they will ponder	הִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃	hiś·kî·lū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H7919 be prudent
what He has done	וּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֥הוּ	ū·ma·‘ă·śê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4639 deed, work

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

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

Psalm 64:9 Jeremiah 51:10 · Hosea 14:9 · Psalm 40:3 · Isaiah 5:12 · Psalm 107:42–43 · Jeremiah 50:28 · Psalm 58:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.