Verse 5

{ "verseID": "Psalms.62.5", "source": "אַ֤ךְ מִשְּׂאֵת֨וֹ ׀ יָ֥עֲצ֣וּ לְהַדִּיחַ֮ יִרְצ֢וּ כָ֫זָ֥ב בְּפִ֥יו יְבָרֵ֑כוּ וּ֝בְקִרְבָּ֗ם יְקַלְלוּ־סֶֽלָה׃", "text": "*ʾak* from his *śĕʾētô* they *yāʿăṣû* to *haddîaḥ*; they *yirṣû* *kāzāb*; with their *peh* they *yĕbārēkû*, but in their *qereb* they *yĕqallĕlû-selâ*", "grammar": { "*ʾak*": "adverb - surely/only", "*śĕʾētô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed preposition 'from' - his dignity/position/elevation", "*yāʿăṣû*": "3rd person common plural qal perfect - they plan/counsel/advise", "*haddîaḥ*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to thrust down/overthrow/drive away", "*yirṣû*": "3rd person masculine plural qal imperfect - they delight in/take pleasure in", "*kāzāb*": "masculine singular noun - lie/falsehood", "*peh*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix with prefixed preposition 'with' - mouth", "*yĕbārēkû*": "3rd person masculine plural piel imperfect - they bless", "*qereb*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix with prefixed preposition 'in' - inward part/midst", "*yĕqallĕlû-selâ*": "3rd person masculine plural piel imperfect with musical notation - they curse-selah" }, "variants": { "*ʾak*": "surely/only/indeed", "*śĕʾētô*": "his dignity/elevation/exaltation/position", "*yāʿăṣû*": "plan/counsel/conspire/advise/consult", "*haddîaḥ*": "thrust down/overthrow/drive away/banish", "*yirṣû*": "delight in/take pleasure in/accept favorably", "*kāzāb*": "lie/falsehood/deception", "*peh*": "mouth/speech/command", "*yĕbārēkû*": "bless/kneel/praise", "*qereb*": "inward part/midst/inner being/heart", "*yĕqallĕlû*": "curse/revile/treat with contempt", "*selâ*": "musical notation possibly indicating pause or emphasis" } }

Verse 10

{ "verseID": "Psalms.62.10", "source": "אַ֤ךְ ׀ הֶ֥בֶל בְּנֵֽי־אָדָם֮ כָּזָ֢ב בְּנֵ֫י אִ֥ישׁ בְּמֹאזְנַ֥יִם לַעֲל֑וֹת הֵ֝֗מָּה מֵהֶ֥בֶל יָֽחַד׃", "text": "*ʾak* *hebel* are *bĕnê-ʾādām*, *kāzāb* are *bĕnê ʾîsh*; in *mōʾznayim* to *laʿălôt*, they from *hebel* altogether", "grammar": { "*ʾak*": "adverb - surely/only", "*hebel*": "masculine singular noun - vanity/breath/vapor", "*bĕnê-ʾādām*": "masculine plural construct with proper noun - sons of Adam/mankind/humans", "*kāzāb*": "masculine singular noun - lie/falsehood", "*bĕnê ʾîsh*": "masculine plural construct with noun - sons of man/people of rank", "*mōʾznayim*": "masculine dual noun with prefixed preposition 'in' - scales/balances", "*laʿălôt*": "qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition 'to' - to go up/ascend", "*hebel*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition 'from' - vanity/breath/vapor", "*ḥad*": "adverb - together/altogether/all of them" }, "variants": { "*ʾak*": "surely/only/indeed", "*hebel*": "vanity/vapor/breath/emptiness/futility", "*bĕnê-ʾādām*": "sons of man/human beings/mankind/common people", "*kāzāb*": "lie/falsehood/deception", "*bĕnê ʾîsh*": "sons of man/people of rank/persons of importance", "*mōʾznayim*": "scales/balances/weighing device", "*laʿălôt*": "to go up/ascend/rise/be lifted up", "*yāḥad*": "together/altogether/united/as one" } }

Verse 11

{ "verseID": "Psalms.62.11", "source": "אַל־תִּבְטְח֣וּ בְעֹשֶׁק֮ וּבְגָזֵ֢ל אַל־תֶּ֫הְבָּ֥לוּ חַ֤יִל ׀ כִּֽי־יָנ֑וּב אַל־תָּשִׁ֥יתוּ לֵֽב׃", "text": "Do not *tibṭĕḥû* in *ʿōsheq* and in *gāzēl* do not *tehbālû*; *ḥayil* if *yānûb*, do not *tāshîtû* *lēb*", "grammar": { "*tibṭĕḥû*": "2nd person masculine plural qal imperfect with negative particle - do not trust", "*ʿōsheq*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition 'in' - oppression/extortion", "*gāzēl*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition 'in' and conjunctive waw - robbery/plunder", "*tehbālû*": "2nd person masculine plural qal imperfect with negative particle - do not become vain/act foolishly", "*ḥayil*": "masculine singular noun - wealth/strength/ability", "*yānûb*": "3rd person masculine singular qal imperfect with conditional conjunction - it increases/produces/grows", "*tāshîtû*": "2nd person masculine plural qal imperfect with negative particle - do not set/place/fix", "*lēb*": "masculine singular noun - heart" }, "variants": { "*tibṭĕḥû*": "trust/rely on/be confident in", "*ʿōsheq*": "oppression/extortion/fraud/violence", "*gāzēl*": "robbery/plunder/spoil/violence", "*tehbālû*": "become vain/act foolishly/be deluded", "*ḥayil*": "wealth/strength/power/ability/force/army", "*yānûb*": "increase/produce/bear fruit/grow", "*tāshîtû*": "set/place/fix/establish", "*lēb*": "heart/mind/understanding/attention" } }