Psalms

Psalm 73:13–17

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

¹⁷until I entered God’s sanctuary;

then I discerned their end.

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
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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
I entered	אָ֭בוֹא	’ā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
God’s	אֵ֑ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
sanctuary	מִקְדְּשֵׁי־	miq·də·šê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4720 sacred place, sanctuary
then I discerned	אָ֝בִ֗ינָה	’ā·ḇî·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H995 discern
their end	לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃	lə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯām	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H319 after-part, end