Psalms
Psalm 81:14–15
14how soon I would subdue their enemies
and turn My hand against their foes!
15Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience,
and their doom would last forever.
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.
Psalm 81:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| how soon | כִּ֭מְעַט | kim·‘aṭ | Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular | H4592 a little, fewness, a few |
| I would subdue | אַכְנִ֑יעַ | ’aḵ·nî·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3665 be humble |
| their enemies | אוֹיְבֵיהֶ֣ם | ’ō·wy·ḇê·hem | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H341 be hostile to |
| and turn | אָשִׁ֥יב | ’ā·šîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| My hand | יָדִֽי׃ | yā·ḏî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| against | וְעַ֥ל | wə·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| their foes | צָ֝רֵיהֶ֗ם | ṣā·rê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6862 narrow, tight |
Psalm 81:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Those who hate | מְשַׂנְאֵ֣י | mə·śan·’ê | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | H8130 hate |
| the LORD | יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| would feign obedience | יְכַֽחֲשׁוּ־ | yə·ḵa·ḥă·šū- | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean |
| and their doom | עִתָּ֣ם | ‘it·tām | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural | H6256 time |
| would last forever | וִיהִ֖י | wî·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 81:14 Amos 1:8 · Judges 2:20–23 · Joshua 23:13 · Numbers 14:9 · Numbers 14:45 · Psalm 47:3
Psalm 81:15 Deuteronomy 7:10 · Psalm 63:3 · Romans 1:30 · Romans 8:7 · Joel 3:20 · Exodus 20:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.