Psalms
Psalm 66:5–6
5Come and see the works of God;
how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
6He turned the sea into dry land;
they passed through the waters on foot;
there we rejoiced in Him.
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 66:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Come | לְכ֣וּ | lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| and see | וּ֭רְאוּ | ū·rə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7200 see |
| the works | מִפְעֲל֣וֹת | mip̄·‘ă·lō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4659 work, thing made |
| of God | אֱלֹהִ֑ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| how awesome | נוֹרָ֥א | nō·w·rā | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H3372 fear |
| are His deeds | עֲ֝לִילָ֗ה | ‘ă·lî·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5949 wantonness, deed |
| toward | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| mankind | אָדָֽם׃ | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
Psalm 66:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He turned | הָ֤פַךְ | hā·p̄aḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
| the sea | יָ֨ם׀ | yām | Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| into dry land | לְֽיַבָּשָׁ֗ה | lə·yab·bā·šāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H3004 dry land, dry ground |
| they passed through | יַֽעַבְר֣וּ | ya·‘aḇ·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| the waters | בַּ֭נָּהָר | ban·nā·hār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5104 stream, river |
| on foot | בְרָ֑גֶל | ḇə·rā·ḡel | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H7272 foot |
| there | שָׁ֝֗ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| we rejoiced | נִשְׂמְחָה־ | niś·mə·ḥāh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
| in Him | בּֽוֹ׃ | bōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 66:5 Psalm 126:1–3 · Numbers 23:23 · Psalm 66:16 · Psalm 111:2 · Psalm 66:3 · Psalm 46:8
Psalm 66:6 Joshua 3:16 · Exodus 14:21–22 · Psalm 78:13 · Joshua 3:14 · Exodus 15:1–21 · Psalm 136:13–14 · Psalm 106:8–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.