Psalms

Psalm 79:10–12

¹⁰Why should the nations ask,

“Where is their God?”

Before our eyes, make known among the nations

Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants.

¹¹May the groans of the captives reach You;

by the strength of Your arm preserve those condemned to death.

¹²Pay back into the laps of our neighbors

sevenfold the reproach they hurled at You, O Lord.

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
Why	לָ֤מָּה׀	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should the nations	הַגּוֹיִם֮	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
ask	יֹאמְר֣וּ	yō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Where	אַיֵּ֪ה	’ay·yêh	Interrogative	H346 Where?
is their God	אֱ‍ֽלֹהֵ֫יהֶ֥ם	’ĕlō·hê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God
Before our eyes	לְעֵינֵ֑ינוּ	lə·‘ê·nê·nū	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; first person common plural	H5869 eye
make known	יִוָּדַ֣ע	yiw·wā·ḏa‘	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
among the nations	בַּגִּיִּים	bag·gī·yīm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
Your vengeance	נִ֝קְמַ֗ת	niq·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5360 vengeance
for the bloodshed	דַּֽם־	dam-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1818 blood
of Your servants	עֲבָדֶ֥יךָ	‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May the groans	אֶנְקַ֪ת	’en·qaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H603 crying, groaning
of the captives	אָ֫סִ֥יר	’ā·sîr	Noun - masculine singular	H616 prisoners
reach You	תָּ֤ב֣וֹא	tā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
by the strength	כְּגֹ֥דֶל	kə·ḡō·ḏel	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1433 greatness
of Your arm	זְרוֹעֲךָ֑	zə·rō·w·‘ă·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2220 arm, shoulder, strength
preserve	ה֝וֹתֵ֗ר	hō·w·ṯêr	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H3498 remain over
those condemned	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
to death	תְמוּתָֽה׃	ṯə·mū·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8546 death

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Pay back	וְהָ֘שֵׁ֤ב	wə·hā·šêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the laps	חֵיקָ֑ם	ḥê·qām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2436 bosom
of our neighbors	לִשְׁכֵנֵ֣ינוּ	liš·ḵê·nê·nū	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H7934 inhabitant, neighbour
sevenfold	שִׁ֭בְעָתַיִם	šib̲·ʿā·t̲a·yim	Number - fd	H7659 seven-fold, seven times
the reproach	חֶרְפָּ֘תָ֤ם	ḥer·pā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2781 reproach
they hurled at You	חֵרְפ֣וּךָ	ḥê·rə·p̄ū·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural; second person masculine singular	H2778 reproach
O Lord	אֲדֹנָֽי׃	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 79:10 Psalm 42:10 · Psalm 94:1 · Ezekiel 39:21–22 · Exodus 6:7 · Psalm 115:2 · Exodus 7:5 · Psalm 42:3 · Revelation 18:20 · Micah 7:10

Psalm 79:11 Psalm 102:20 · Isaiah 42:7 · Isaiah 33:2 · Psalm 146:6–7 · Exodus 2:23–24 · Psalm 12:5 · Psalm 69:33 · Ephesians 3:20 · Numbers 14:17–19 · Matthew 6:13

Psalm 79:12 Genesis 4:15 · Jeremiah 32:18 · Leviticus 26:21 · Psalm 74:18–22 · Proverbs 6:31 · Leviticus 26:28 · Luke 6:38

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.