Psalms

Psalm 83:1–3

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.

³With cunning they scheme against Your people

and conspire against those You cherish,

Footnotes

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
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

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
With cunning	יַעֲרִ֣ימוּ	ya·‘ă·rî·mū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6191 be shrewd, crafty
they scheme	ס֑וֹד	sō·wḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5475 council, counsel
against	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Your people	עַ֭מְּךָ	‘am·mə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people
and conspire	וְ֝יִתְיָעֲצ֗וּ	wə·yiṯ·yā·‘ă·ṣū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3289 advise, counsel
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
those You cherish	צְפוּנֶֽיךָ׃	ṣə·p̄ū·ne·ḵā	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6845 hide, treasure up

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

Psalm 83:3 Psalm 64:2 · Psalm 27:5 · Psalm 31:20 · Isaiah 7:6–7 · Luke 20:20–23 · Psalm 91:1 · Psalm 10:9 · Psalm 56:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.