Psalms

Psalm 73:3–9

³For I envied the arrogant

when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

⁴They have no struggle in their death;

their bodies are well-fed.

⁵They are free of the burdens others carry;

they are not afflicted like other men.

⁶Therefore pride is their necklace;

a garment of violence covers them.

⁷From their prosperity proceeds iniquity;^a

the imaginations of their hearts run wild.

⁸They mock and speak with malice;

with arrogance they threaten oppression.

⁹They set their mouths against the heavens,

and their tongues strut across the earth.

Footnotes

a 73:7 Literally Their eye bulges with fatness; Syriac From their callous heart proceeds iniquity

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
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I envied	קִ֭נֵּאתִי	qin·nê·ṯî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H7065 be jealous, zealous
the arrogant	בַּֽהוֹלְלִ֑ים	ba·hō·wl·lîm	Preposition-b, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1984 shine
I saw	אֶרְאֶֽה׃	’er·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
the prosperity	שְׁל֖וֹם	šə·lō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
of the wicked	רְשָׁעִ֣ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They have no	אֵ֖ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
struggle	חַרְצֻבּ֥וֹת	ḥar·ṣub·bō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H2784 bond, fetter, pang
in their death	לְמוֹתָ֗ם	lə·mō·w·ṯām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4194 death
their bodies	אוּלָֽם׃	’ū·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H193 body, belly
are well-fed	וּבָרִ֥יא	ū·ḇā·rî	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H1277 fat

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They are free	אֵינֵ֑מוֹ	’ê·nê·mōw	Adverb; third person masculine plural	H369 nothing, nought
of the burdens	בַּעֲמַ֣ל	ba·‘ă·mal	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
others	אֱנ֣וֹשׁ	’ĕ·nō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
they are not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
afflicted	יְנֻגָּֽעוּ׃	yə·nug·gā·‘ū	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5060 touch, reach, strike
like	וְעִם־	wə·‘im-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5973 with
men	אָ֝דָ֗ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָ֭כֵן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
pride	גַאֲוָ֑ה	ḡa·’ă·wāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1346 majesty, pride
is their necklace	עֲנָקַ֣תְמוֹ	‘ă·nā·qaṯ·mōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H6059 serve as necklace
a garment	שִׁ֝֗ית	šît̲	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7897 garment
of violence	חָמָ֥ס	ḥā·mās	Noun - masculine singular	H2555 violence, wrong
covers	יַעֲטָף־	ya·‘ă·ṭā·p̄ō·ši-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5848 turn aside
them	לָֽמוֹ׃	lā·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine plural

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From their prosperity	מֵחֵ֣לֶב	mê·ḥê·leḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H2459 fat
proceeds	יָ֭צָא	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
iniquity	עֵינֵ֑מוֹ	‘ê·nê·mōw	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5869 eye
the imaginations	מַשְׂכִּיּ֥וֹת	maś·kî·yō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4906 show-piece, figure, imagination
of their hearts	לֵבָֽב׃	lê·ḇāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
run wild	עָ֝בְר֗וּ	‘ā·ḇə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They mock	יָמִ֤יקוּ׀	yā·mî·qū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4167 mock, deride
and speak	וִידַבְּר֣וּ	wî·ḏab·bə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1696 speak
with malice	בְרָ֣ע	ḇə·rā‘	Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
with arrogance	מִמָּר֥וֹם	mim·mā·rō·wm	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H4791 height
they threaten	יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃	yə·ḏab·bê·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1696 speak
oppression	עֹ֑שֶׁק	‘ō·šeq	Noun - masculine singular	H6233 oppression, extortion

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They set	שַׁתּ֣וּ	šat·tū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8371 set, appoint
their mouths	פִּיהֶ֑ם	pî·hem	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6310 mouth
against the heavens	בַשָּׁמַ֣יִם	ḇaš·šā·ma·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and their tongues	וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם	ū·lə·šō·w·nām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3956 tongue
strut	תִּֽהֲלַ֥ךְ	ti·hă·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
across the earth	בָּאָֽרֶץ׃	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land