Psalms

Psalm 69:23–24

²³May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,

and their backs be bent forever.^e

²⁴Pour out Your wrath upon them,

and let Your burning anger overtake them.

Footnotes

e 69:23 LXX; Hebrew and may their loins tremble continually; cited in Romans 11:10|ROM 11:10

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.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May their eyes	עֵ֭ינֵיהֶם	‘ê·nê·hem	Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural	H5869 eye
be darkened	תֶּחְשַׁ֣כְנָה	teḥ·šaḵ·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H2821 be, grow dark
so they cannot see	מֵרְא֑וֹת	mê·rə·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
and their backs	וּ֝מָתְנֵ֗יהֶם	ū·mā·ṯə·nê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H4975 waist, loins
be bent	הַמְעַֽד׃	ham·‘aḏ	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H4571 slip, slide, totter, shake
forever	תָּמִ֥יד	tā·mîḏ	Adverb	H8548 continuity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Pour out	שְׁפָךְ־	šə·p̄āḵ-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8210 pour out, pour
Your wrath	זַעְמֶ֑ךָ	za‘·me·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2195 indignation
upon them	עֲלֵיהֶ֥ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
and let Your burning anger	וַחֲר֥וֹן	wa·ḥă·rō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2740 (burning of) anger
overtake them	יַשִּׂיגֵֽם׃	yaś·śî·ḡêm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5381 reach, overtake

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

Psalm 69:23 Daniel 5:6 · Romans 11:10 · Isaiah 6:9–10 · 2 Corinthians 3:14 · Jeremiah 30:6 · Isaiah 21:3–4 · Acts 28:26–27

Psalm 69:24 Psalm 79:6 · Hosea 5:10 · Revelation 16:1 · Luke 21:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.