Psalms 75:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I said unto the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly; And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

נְֽמֹגִ֗ים אֶ֥רֶץ וְכָל־יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ אָנֹכִ֨י תִכַּ֖נְתִּי עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ סֶּֽלָה׃

Transliteration

nəmōḡîm ʾereṣ and-all-yōšḇêhā ʾānōḵî ṯikkanəttî ʿammûḏêhā selāh

Grammar Details

*nəmōḡîm*: Niphal participle masculine plural verb - dissolving/melting
*ʾereṣ*: feminine singular noun - earth/land
*yōšḇêhā*: Qal participle masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its inhabitants
*ʾānōḵî*: 1st person singular independent pronoun - I
*ṯikkanəttî*: Piel perfect 1st person singular verb - I have established/measured
*ʿammûḏêhā*: masculine plural noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its pillars
*selāh*: musical notation/pause

Word Meanings

*nəmōḡîm*: dissolving/melting/disintegrating
*ʾereṣ*: earth/land/ground/world
*yōšḇêhā*: its inhabitants/dwellers/residents
*ṯikkanəttî*: I have established/measured/set up/secured
*ʿammûḏêhā*: its pillars/columns/supports
*selāh*: musical interlude/pause/lift up (meaning uncertain)

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Zech 1:21 : 21 Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head; but these are come to terrify them, to cast down the horns of the nations, which lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.
Ps 82:2-8 : 2 How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? Selah 3 Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. 4 Rescue the poor and needy: Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked. 5 They know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken. 6 I said, Ye are gods, And all of you sons of the Most High. 7 Nevertheless ye shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes. 8 Arise, O God, judge the earth; For thou shalt inherit all the nations.
Ps 89:17 : 17 For thou art the glory of their strength; And in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.
Ps 94:8 : 8 Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye be wise?
Ps 148:14 : 14 And he hath lifted up the horn of his people, The praise of all his saints; Even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye Jehovah.
Prov 1:22 : 22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
Prov 8:5 : 5 O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.
Prov 9:6 : 6 Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.
Dan 7:20-21 : 20 and concerning the ten horns that were on its head, and the other [horn] which came up, and before which three fell, even that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake great things, whose look was more stout than its fellows. 21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;

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