Psalms
Psalm 75:4–5
4I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’
and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.
5Do not lift up your horn against heaven
or speak with an outstretched neck.’”
Word by word
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Psalm 75:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I say | אָמַ֣רְתִּי | ’ā·mar·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| to the proud | לַֽ֭הוֹלְלִים | la·hō·wl·lîm | Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H1984 shine |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| boast | תָּהֹ֑לּוּ | tā·hōl·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H1984 shine |
| and to the wicked | וְ֝לָרְשָׁעִ֗ים | wə·lā·rə·šā·‘îm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| lift up | תָּרִ֥ימוּ | tā·rî·mū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| your horn | קָֽרֶן׃ | qā·ren | Noun - feminine singular | H7161 horn |
Psalm 75:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| lift up | תָּרִ֣ימוּ | tā·rî·mū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| your horn | קַרְנְכֶ֑ם | qar·nə·ḵem | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H7161 horn |
| against heaven | לַמָּר֣וֹם | lam·mā·rō·wm | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4791 height |
| or speak | תְּדַבְּר֖וּ | tə·ḏab·bə·rū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H1696 speak |
| with an outstretched | עָתָֽק׃ | ‘ā·ṯāq | Noun - masculine singular | H6277 forward, arrogant |
| neck | בְצַוָּ֣אר | ḇə·ṣaw·wār | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H6677 neck, back of neck |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 75:4 Zechariah 1:21 · Proverbs 1:22 · Proverbs 8:5
Psalm 75:5 Acts 7:51 · Isaiah 48:4 · 2 Chronicles 30:8 · Deuteronomy 31:27 · Exodus 32:9 · Ezekiel 2:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.