Psalms
Psalm 7:3–4
3O LORD my God, if I have done this,
if injustice is on my hands,
4if I have rewarded my allyb with evil,
if I have plundered my foe without cause,
Footnotes
- b 7:4 Hebrew the one at peace with me
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 7:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| my God | אֱ֭לֹהַי | ’ĕ·lō·hay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H430 God |
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I have done | עָשִׂ֣יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| this | זֹ֑את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| if | אִֽם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| injustice | עָ֥וֶל | ‘ā·wel | Noun - masculine singular | H5766 injustice, unrighteousness |
| is | יֶשׁ־ | yeš- | Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| on my hands | בְּכַפָּֽי׃ | bə·ḵap·pāy | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
Psalm 7:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I have rewarded | גָּ֭מַלְתִּי | gā·mal·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H1580 deal fully or adequately with, deal out to |
| my ally | שֽׁוֹלְמִ֥י | šō·wl·mî | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H7999 be complete, sound |
| with evil | רָ֑ע | rā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| if I have plundered | וָאֲחַלְּצָ֖ה | wā·’ă·ḥal·lə·ṣāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H2502 draw off or out, withdraw |
| my foe | צוֹרְרִ֣י | ṣō·wr·rî | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped |
| without cause | רֵיקָֽם׃ | rê·qām | Adverb | H7387 emptily, vainly |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 7:3 1 Samuel 24:11 · 1 Samuel 26:18–19 · Psalm 59:3 · Job 11:14 · Joshua 22:22 · 2 Samuel 16:7–8
Psalm 7:4 Psalm 55:20 · 1 Samuel 24:17–19 · Psalm 109:5 · Jeremiah 18:20–21 · 1 Samuel 19:4–5 · 1 Samuel 26:9–17 · 1 Samuel 20:1 · Genesis 44:4 · 1 Samuel 26:24 · 1 Samuel 25:28–29 · 1 Samuel 24:10–15 · Proverbs 17:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.