Psalms 92:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Though the wicked spring up like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בִּפְרֹ֤חַ רְשָׁעִ֨ים ׀ כְּמ֥וֹ עֵ֗שֶׂב וַ֭יָּצִיצוּ כָּל־פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן לְהִשָּֽׁמְדָ֥ם עֲדֵי־עַֽד׃

Transliteration

When biprōaḥ rešāʿîm like ʿēśeb wayyāṣîṣû all pōʿălê ʾāwen lehiššāmedām unto ʿădê-ʿad.

Grammar Details

• When *biprōaḥ*: preposition bə + Qal infinitive construct - when sprout/flourish
• *rešāʿîm*: noun masculine plural absolute - wicked ones
• like: preposition kə - like/as
• *ʿēśeb*: noun masculine singular absolute - grass/herb
• *wayyāṣîṣû*: conjunction wə + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural consecutive - and they blossom
• all: noun masculine singular construct - all of
• *pōʿălê*: Qal participle masculine plural construct - workers of
• *ʾāwen*: noun masculine singular absolute - iniquity
• *lehiššāmedām*: preposition lē + Niphal infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - for their destruction
• unto *ʿădê*-*ʿad*: preposition ʿădê + noun masculine singular - forever/eternity

Word Meanings

• *biprōaḥ*: when they sprout/when they flourish/when they spring up
• *rešāʿîm*: wicked ones/evil people/sinners
• *ʿēśeb*: grass/herb/vegetation
• *wayyāṣîṣû*: and they blossom/and they flourish/and they sprout
• *pōʿălê*: workers of/doers of/practitioners of
• *ʾāwen*: iniquity/wickedness/evil
• *lehiššāmedām*: for their destruction/for them to be destroyed
• *ʿădê*-*ʿad*: forever/eternity/perpetuity

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But you, LORD, are most high forevermore.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But thou, O Jehovah, art on high for evermore.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But thou LORDE o most hyest, abydest worlde without ende.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But thou, O Lord, art most High for euermore.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But thou O God: art the most highest for euermore.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But thou, LORD, [art most] high for evermore.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But you, Yahweh, are on high forevermore.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Thou `art' high to the age, O Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But thou, O Jehovah, art on high for evermore.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But thou, O Jehovah, art on high for evermore.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But you, O Lord, are on high for ever.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But you, Yahweh, are on high forevermore.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But you, O LORD, reign forever!

Referenced Verses

• Ps 83:18 : 18 Let them be ashamed and dismayed forever; let them be disgraced and perish.
• Ps 93:4 : 4 More than the sounds of many waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea, the LORD on high is mighty.
• Ps 102:26-27 : 26 Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. 27 They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them, and they will be discarded.
• Eccl 5:8 : 8 The benefit of the land is for everyone; even a king depends on the field being cultivated.
• Dan 4:34-34 : 34 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and glorify the King of Heaven, because all His works are true and His ways are just. He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
• Acts 12:1 : 1 Around that time, King Herod laid hands on some from the church to mistreat them.
• Acts 12:22-24 : 22 The crowd kept shouting, 'This is the voice of a god, not of a man!' 23 Immediately, an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God. He was eaten by worms and died. 24 But the word of God continued to grow and multiply.
• Exod 18:11 : 11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He acted against those who treated Israel arrogantly.
• Ps 56:2 : 2 Be gracious to me, O God, for mankind pursues me; all day long an attacker oppresses me!