Psalms

Psalm 94:3–8

³How long will the wicked, O LORD,

how long will the wicked exult?

⁴They pour out arrogant words;

all workers of iniquity boast.

⁵They crush Your people, O LORD;

they oppress Your heritage.

⁶They kill the widow and the foreigner;

they murder the fatherless.

⁷They say, “The LORD does not see;

the God of Jacob pays no heed.”

⁸Take notice, O senseless among the people!

O fools, when will you be wise?

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How long	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
will the wicked	רְשָׁעִ֥ים׀	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
O LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
how long	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
will the wicked	רְשָׁעִ֥ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
exult	יַעֲלֹֽזוּ׃	ya·‘ă·lō·zū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5937 exult

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They pour out	יַבִּ֣יעוּ	yab·bî·‘ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5042 flow, spring, bubble up
arrogant	עָתָ֑ק	‘ā·ṯāq	Noun - masculine singular	H6277 forward, arrogant
words	יְדַבְּר֣וּ	yə·ḏab·bə·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1696 speak
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
workers	פֹּ֥עֲלֵי	pō·‘ă·lê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H6466 do, make
of iniquity	אָֽוֶן׃	’ā·wen	Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
boast	יִֽ֝תְאַמְּר֗וּ	yiṯ·’am·mə·rū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They crush	יְדַכְּא֑וּ	yə·ḏak·kə·’ū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1792 crush
Your people	עַמְּךָ֣	‘am·mə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people
O LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
they oppress	יְעַנּֽוּ׃	yə·‘an·nū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6031 be occupied, busied with
Your heritage	וְֽנַחֲלָתְךָ֥	wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They kill	יַהֲרֹ֑גוּ	ya·hă·rō·ḡū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2026 kill, slay
the widow	אַ֭לְמָנָה	’al·mā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H490 widow
and the foreigner	וְגֵ֣ר	wə·ḡêr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
they murder	יְרַצֵּֽחוּ׃	yə·raṣ·ṣê·ḥū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7523 murder, slay
the fatherless	וִֽיתוֹמִ֣ים	wî·ṯō·w·mîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H3490 orphan

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They say	וַ֭יֹּ֣אמְרוּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
The LORD	יָּ֑הּ	yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3050 Jah
does not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
see	יִרְאֶה־	yir·’eh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֥י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Jacob	יַעֲקֹֽב׃	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
pays no heed	יָ֝בִ֗ין	yā·ḇîn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H995 discern

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Take notice	בִּ֭ינוּ	bî·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H995 discern
O senseless	בֹּעֲרִ֣ים	bō·‘ă·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1197 burn, consume
among the people	בָּעָ֑ם	bā·‘ām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
O fools	וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים	ū·ḵə·sî·lîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
when	מָתַ֥י	mā·ṯay	Interrogative	H4970 when?
will you be wise	תַּשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃	taś·kî·lū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7919 be prudent