Psalms

Psalm 75:4–6

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.’”

⁶For exaltation comes neither from east nor west,

nor out of the desert,

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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

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
exaltation	הָרִֽים׃	hā·rîm	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
comes neither	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
from east	מִ֭מּוֹצָא	mim·mō·w·ṣā	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H4161 place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring
nor west	וּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֑ב	ū·mim·ma·‘ă·rāḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H4628 west
nor	וְ֝לֹ֗א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
out of the desert	מִמִּדְבַּ֥ר	mim·miḏ·bar	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4057 mouth

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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

Psalm 75:6 Psalm 3:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.