Psalms
Psalm 83:1–2
1A song. A Psalm of Asaph.
O God, be not silent; be not speechless;a
be not still, O God.
2See how Your enemies rage,
how Your foes have reared their heads.
Footnotes
- a 83:1 Or deaf
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 83:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A song | שִׁ֖יר | šîr | Noun - masculine singular | H7892 song |
| A Psalm | מִזְמ֣וֹר | miz·mō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H4210 melody |
| of Asaph | לְאָסָֽף׃ | lə·’ā·sāp̄ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H623 Asaph |
| O God | אֱלֹהִ֥ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| silent | דֳּמִי־ | do·mî- | Noun - masculine singular | H1824 cessation, pause, quiet, rest |
| not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| speechless | תֶּחֱרַ֖שׁ | te·ḥĕ·raš | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise |
| not | וְאַל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| still | תִּשְׁקֹ֣ט | tiš·qōṭ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H8252 be quiet, undisturbed |
| O God | אֵֽל׃ | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
Psalm 83:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See | הִנֵּ֣ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| how | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Your enemies | א֭וֹיְבֶיךָ | ’ō·wy·ḇe·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H341 be hostile to |
| rage | יֶהֱמָי֑וּן | ye·hĕ·mā·yūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous |
| how Your foes | וּ֝מְשַׂנְאֶ֗יךָ | ū·mə·śan·’e·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H8130 hate |
| have reared | נָ֣שְׂאוּ | nā·śə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| their heads | רֹֽאשׁ׃ | rōš | Noun - masculine singular | H7218 head |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 83:1 Psalm 28:1 · Psalm 35:22 · Psalm 50:3 · Psalm 109:1–2 · Isaiah 42:14
Psalm 83:2 Psalm 81:15 · Matthew 27:24 · Isaiah 17:12 · Isaiah 37:23 · Jeremiah 1:19 · Judges 8:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.