Ps 37:32-40 : 32 {
"verseID": "Psalms.37.32",
"source": "צוֹפֶ֣ה רָ֭שָׁע לַצַּדִּ֑יק וּ֝מְבַקֵּ֗שׁ לַהֲמִיתוֹ׃",
"text": "*Ṣôpeh rāšāʿ* for *ṣaddîq*, and *məbaqqēš* to *lăhămîtô*.",
"grammar": {
"*ṣôpeh*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - watches/spies on",
"*rāšāʿ*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - wicked person",
"*laṣṣaddîq*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular adjective/noun - for the righteous person",
"*məbaqqēš*": "Piel participle, masculine singular - seeking",
"*lăhămîtô*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to kill him"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣôpeh*": "watches/spies on/lies in wait for",
"*məbaqqēš lăhămîtô*": "seeks to kill him/seeks to put him to death"
}
}
33 {
"verseID": "Psalms.37.33",
"source": "יְ֭הוָה לֹא־יַעַזְבֶ֣נּוּ בְיָד֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א יַ֝רְשִׁיעֶ֗נּוּ בְּהִשָּׁפְטֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*YHWH* will not *yaʿazbenû* in his *yādô*, and will not *yaršîʿenû* when *bəhiššāpəṭô*.",
"grammar": {
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh",
"*lōʾ*": "particle of negation - not",
"*yaʿazbenû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he will leave him",
"*bəyādô*": "preposition + feminine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his hand",
"*yaršîʿenû*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he will condemn him",
"*bəhiššāpəṭô*": "preposition + Niphal infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - when he is judged"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿazbenû bəyādô*": "will leave him in his hand/will abandon him to his power",
"*yaršîʿenû*": "will condemn him/will declare him guilty",
"*bəhiššāpəṭô*": "when he is judged/when he stands trial"
}
}
34 {
"verseID": "Psalms.37.34",
"source": "קַוֵּ֤ה אֶל־יְהוָ֨ה ׀ וּשְׁמֹ֬ר דַּרְכּ֗וֹ וִֽ֭ירוֹמִמְךָ לָרֶ֣שֶׁת אָ֑רֶץ בְּהִכָּרֵ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּרְאֶֽה׃",
"text": "*Qawwēh* unto *YHWH* and *šəmōr* his *darkô*, and he will *wîrômimkā* to *lārešet ʾāreṣ*; when *bəhikkārēt rəšāʿîm* you will *tirʾeh*.",
"grammar": {
"*qawwēh*": "Piel imperative, masculine singular - wait for/hope in",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh",
"*šəmōr*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - keep/guard",
"*darkô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his way",
"*wîrômimkā*": "conjunction + Polel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and he will exalt you",
"*lārešet*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to inherit/possess",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun - land/earth",
"*bəhikkārēt*": "preposition + Niphal infinitive construct - when are cut off",
"*rəšāʿîm*": "masculine plural adjective/noun - wicked ones",
"*tirʾeh*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will see"
},
"variants": {
"*qawwēh*": "wait for/hope in/expect",
"*šəmōr darkô*": "keep his way/guard his path/follow his course",
"*wîrômimkā*": "will exalt you/will lift you up/will honor you",
"*lārešet ʾāreṣ*": "to inherit the land/to possess the earth",
"*bəhikkārēt rəšāʿîm tirʾeh*": "when the wicked are cut off you will see/you will witness the destruction of the wicked"
}
}
35 {
"verseID": "Psalms.37.35",
"source": "רָ֭אִיתִי רָשָׁ֣ע עָרִ֑יץ וּ֝מִתְעָרֶ֗ה כְּאֶזְרָ֥ח רַעֲנָֽן׃",
"text": "I have *rāʾîtî rāšāʿ ʿārîṣ*, and *mitʿāreh* like *ʾezrāḥ raʿănān*.",
"grammar": {
"*rāʾîtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have seen",
"*rāšāʿ*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - wicked person",
"*ʿārîṣ*": "masculine singular adjective - ruthless/terrifying/powerful",
"*mitʿāreh*": "Hithpael participle, masculine singular - spreading himself",
"*ʾezrāḥ*": "masculine singular noun - native tree/native",
"*raʿănān*": "masculine singular adjective - luxuriant/flourishing"
},
"variants": {
"*rāšāʿ ʿārîṣ*": "ruthless wicked person/terrifying evil one/powerful evildoer",
"*mitʿāreh*": "spreading himself/flourishing/extending",
"*ʾezrāḥ raʿănān*": "luxuriant native tree/flourishing green tree/leafy indigenous plant"
}
}
36 {
"verseID": "Psalms.37.36",
"source": "וַ֭יּֽ͏ַעֲבֹר וְהִנֵּ֣ה אֵינֶ֑נּוּ וָֽ֝אֲבַקְשֵׁ֗הוּ וְלֹ֣א נִמְצָֽא׃",
"text": "Yet he *wayyaʿăbōr* and *hinnēh* he was *ʾênenû*; and I *wāʾăbaqšēhû* and he was not *nimṣāʾ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʿăbōr*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect (consecutive), 3rd person masculine singular - and he passed away/vanished",
"*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold/indeed",
"*ʾênenû*": "particle of negation + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he was not",
"*wāʾăbaqšēhû*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect (consecutive), 1st person singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and I sought him",
"*lōʾ*": "particle of negation - not",
"*nimṣāʾ*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he was found"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyaʿăbōr*": "passed away/vanished/moved on",
"*wāʾăbaqšēhû*": "I sought him/I searched for him",
"*lōʾ nimṣāʾ*": "was not found/could not be found"
}
}
37 {
"verseID": "Psalms.37.37",
"source": "שְׁמָר־תָּ֭ם וּרְאֵ֣ה יָשָׁ֑ר כִּֽי־אַחֲרִ֖ית לְאִ֣ישׁ שָׁלֽוֹם׃",
"text": "Mark [the] *tām* and see [the] *yāšār*, for [the] *ʾaḥărît* for *ʾîš* [is] *šālôm*.",
"grammar": {
"*šəmār*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - mark/observe",
"*tām*": "masculine singular adjective - blameless/complete person",
"*rəʾēh*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - see/observe",
"*yāšār*": "masculine singular adjective - upright person",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ʾaḥărît*": "feminine singular noun - end/future/outcome",
"*ləʾîš*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - for man/person",
"*šālôm*": "masculine singular noun - peace/well-being"
},
"variants": {
"*tām*": "blameless person/complete one/person of integrity",
"*yāšār*": "upright person/straight one/honest person",
"*ʾaḥărît*": "end/future/final outcome",
"*ʾîš šālôm*": "man of peace/peaceful person"
}
}
38 {
"verseID": "Psalms.37.38",
"source": "וּֽ֭פֹשְׁעִים נִשְׁמְד֣וּ יַחְדָּ֑ו אַחֲרִ֖ית רְשָׁעִ֣ים נִכְרָֽתָה׃",
"text": "But *pōšəʿîm nišmədû* together; [the] *ʾaḥărît rəšāʿîm* [is] *nikrātâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*pōšəʿîm*": "Qal participle, masculine plural - transgressors/rebels",
"*nišmədû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they are destroyed",
"*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together/all at once",
"*ʾaḥărît*": "feminine singular construct - end/future of",
"*rəšāʿîm*": "masculine plural adjective/noun - wicked ones",
"*nikrātâ*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it is cut off"
},
"variants": {
"*pōšəʿîm*": "transgressors/rebels/law-breakers",
"*nišmədû*": "are destroyed/are wiped out/are laid waste",
"*ʾaḥărît rəšāʿîm nikrātâ*": "the future of the wicked is cut off/the posterity of evildoers is destroyed"
}
}
39 {
"verseID": "Psalms.37.39",
"source": "וּתְשׁוּעַ֣ת צַ֭דִּיקִים מֵיְהוָ֑ה מָֽ֝עוּזָּ֗ם בְּעֵ֣ת צָרָֽה׃",
"text": "And [the] *təšûʿat ṣaddîqîm* [is] from *YHWH*, [their] *māʿûzzām* in *ʿēt ṣārâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*təšûʿat*": "feminine singular construct - salvation/deliverance of",
"*ṣaddîqîm*": "masculine plural adjective/noun - righteous ones",
"*mēYHWH*": "preposition + proper noun - from the LORD/Yahweh",
"*māʿûzzām*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their stronghold",
"*bəʿēt*": "preposition + feminine singular construct - in time of",
"*ṣārâ*": "feminine singular noun - trouble/distress"
},
"variants": {
"*təšûʿat ṣaddîqîm*": "salvation of the righteous/deliverance of the just",
"*māʿûzzām*": "their stronghold/their refuge/their strength",
"*ʿēt ṣārâ*": "time of trouble/time of distress/period of adversity"
}
}
40 {
"verseID": "Psalms.37.40",
"source": "וַֽיַּעְזְרֵ֥ם יְהוָ֗ה וַֽיְפַלְּ֫טֵ֥ם יְפַלְּטֵ֣ם מֵ֭רְשָׁעִים וְיוֹשִׁיעֵ֑ם כִּי־חָ֥סוּ בֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And *YHWH* *wayaʿzərēm* and *wayəpalləṭēm*; he *yəpalləṭēm* from *rəšāʿîm* and *yôšîʿēm*, for they *ḥāsû* in him.",
"grammar": {
"*wayaʿzərēm*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect (consecutive), 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and he helps them",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh",
"*wayəpalləṭēm*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect (consecutive), 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and he delivers them",
"*yəpalləṭēm*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - he delivers them",
"*mērəšāʿîm*": "preposition + masculine plural adjective/noun - from wicked ones",
"*yôšîʿēm*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - he saves them",
"*ḥāsû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they have taken refuge",
"*bô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in him"
},
"variants": {
"*wayaʿzərēm*": "helps them/assists them/supports them",
"*wayəpalləṭēm*": "delivers them/rescues them/sets them free",
"*yôšîʿēm*": "saves them/rescues them",
"*ḥāsû bô*": "have taken refuge in him/have trusted in him/have sought shelter in him"
}
}