Psalms
Psalm 83:2–4
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,
4saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation;
may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
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 83:2
| 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 |
Psalm 83:3
| 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 |
Psalm 83:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| saying | אָמְר֗וּ | ’ā·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| Come | לְ֭כוּ | lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| let us erase them | וְנַכְחִידֵ֣ם | wə·naḵ·ḥî·ḏêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; third person masculine plural | H3582 hide, efface |
| as a nation | מִגּ֑וֹי | mig·gō·w | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| may the name | שֵֽׁם־ | šêm- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| be remembered | יִזָּכֵ֖ר | yiz·zā·ḵêr | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2142 remember |
| no | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| more | עֽוֹד׃ | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Psalm 83:4 Jeremiah 48:2 · Jeremiah 11:19 · Esther 3:6–9 · Psalm 74:8 · Acts 9:1–2 · Exodus 1:10 · Daniel 7:25 · Proverbs 1:12 · Jeremiah 31:36 · Matthew 27:62–66
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.