Psalms

Psalm 73:16–19

¹⁶When I tried to understand all this,

it was troublesome in my sight

¹⁷until I entered God’s sanctuary;

then I discerned their end.

¹⁸Surely You set them on slick ground;

You cast them down into ruin.

¹⁹How suddenly they are laid waste,

completely swept away by terrors!

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
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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Surely	אַ֣ךְ	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
You set	תָּשִׁ֣ית	tā·šîṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7896 put, set
them	לָ֑מוֹ	lā·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine plural
on slick ground	בַּ֭חֲלָקוֹת	ba·ḥă·lā·qō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H2513 portion
You cast them down	הִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗ם	hip·pal·tām	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5307 fall, lie
into ruin	לְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹת׃	lə·maš·šū·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural	H4876 ruin

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How	אֵ֤יךְ	’êḵ	Interjection	H349 How?
suddenly	כְרָ֑גַע	ḵə·rā·ḡa‘	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H7281 a moment
they are	הָי֣וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
laid waste	לְשַׁמָּ֣ה	lə·šam·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8047 waste, appalment
completely	תַ֝֗מּוּ	ṯam·mū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8552 be complete, finished
swept away	סָ֥פוּ	sā·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5486 come to an end, cease
by	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
terrors	בַּלָּהֽוֹת׃	bal·lā·hō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1091 terror, dreadful event, calamity, destruction