Psalms
Psalm 73:5–7
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.
Footnotes
- a 73:7 Literally Their eye bulges with fatness; Syriac From their callous heart proceeds iniquity
Word by word
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Psalm 73:5
| 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 |
Psalm 73:6
| 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 |
Psalm 73:7
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 73:5 Psalm 73:12 · Job 21:9 · Revelation 3:19 · Jeremiah 12:1–2
Psalm 73:6 Psalm 109:18 · 1 Peter 5:5 · Judges 8:26 · Daniel 4:30 · Proverbs 1:9 · Proverbs 3:31
Psalm 73:7 Job 15:27 · Jeremiah 5:28 · Psalm 17:10 · Psalm 73:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.