Psalms

Psalm 73:12–14

¹²Behold, these are the wicked —

always carefree as they increase their wealth.

¹³Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure;

in innocence I have washed my hands.

¹⁴For I am afflicted all day long

and punished every morning.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הִנֵּה־	hin·nêh-	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
these	אֵ֥לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
the wicked	רְשָׁעִ֑ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
always	ע֝וֹלָ֗ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
carefree	וְשַׁלְוֵ֥י	wə·šal·wê	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural construct	H7961 quiet, at ease
as they increase	הִשְׂגּוּ־	hiś·gū-	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H7685 grow, increase
their wealth	חָֽיִל׃	ḥā·yil	Noun - masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Surely	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	Adverb	H389 surely
in vain	רִ֭יק	rîq	Noun - masculine singular	H7385 emptiness, vanity
I have kept my heart pure	זִכִּ֣יתִי	zik·kî·ṯî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H2135 be clear, clean, pure
in innocence	בְּנִקָּי֣וֹן	bə·niq·qā·yō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H5356 innocency
I have washed	וָאֶרְחַ֖ץ	wā·’er·ḥaṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
my hands	כַּפָּֽי׃	kap·pāy	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For I am	וָאֱהִ֣י	wā·’ĕ·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
afflicted	נָ֭גוּעַ	nā·ḡū·a‘	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
all day long	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
and punished every morning	וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗י	wə·ṯō·w·ḵaḥ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8433 rebuke, correction

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

Psalm 73:12 Psalm 52:7 · Hosea 12:7–8 · Jeremiah 5:28

Psalm 73:13 Psalm 26:6 · Job 21:15 · Job 34:9 · Psalm 51:10 · James 4:8 · Job 35:3 · Malachi 3:14 · Hebrews 10:19–22

Psalm 73:14 Hebrews 12:5 · Psalm 94:12 · Amos 3:2 · Psalm 34:19 · Jeremiah 15:18 · 1 Peter 1:6 · Job 7:3–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.