Psalms

Psalm 73:12–16

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.

¹⁵If I had said, “I will speak this way,”

then I would have betrayed Your children.

¹⁶When I tried to understand all this,

it was troublesome in my sight

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
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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I had said	אָ֭מַרְתִּי	’ā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
I will speak	אֲסַפְּרָ֥ה	’ă·sap·pə·rāh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5608 count
this way	כְמ֑וֹ	ḵə·mōw	Preposition	H3644 like, as, when
then	הִנֵּ֤ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
I would have betrayed	בָגָֽדְתִּי׃	ḇā·ḡā·ḏə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H898 act or deal treacherously
Your children	בָּנֶ֣יךָ	bā·ne·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When I tried	וָֽ֭אֲחַשְּׁבָה	wā·’ă·ḥaš·šə·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H2803 think, account
to understand	לָדַ֣עַת	lā·ḏa·‘aṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3045 know
all this	זֹ֑את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
it	הִיא	hī	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
was troublesome	עָמָ֖ל	‘ā·māl	Noun - masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
in my sight	בְעֵינָֽי׃	ḇə·‘ê·nāy	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye