Ps 64:2-6 : 2 {
"verseID": "Psalms.64.2",
"source": "שְׁמַע־אֱלֹהִ֣ים קוֹלִ֣י בְשִׂיחִ֑י מִפַּ֥חַד א֝וֹיֵ֗ב תִּצֹּ֥ר חַיָּֽי׃",
"text": "*šəmaʿ*-*ʾĕlōhîm* *qôlî* in-*śîḥî* from-*paḥad* *ʾôyēb* *tiṣṣōr* *ḥayyāy*",
"grammar": {
"*šəmaʿ*": "imperative verb, masculine singular - hear",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun, treated as singular - God",
"*qôlî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular possessive suffix - my voice",
"*śîḥî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular possessive suffix, prefixed preposition bet (in) - my complaint/meditation",
"*paḥad*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition min (from) - fear/terror/dread",
"*ʾôyēb*": "masculine singular participle functioning as noun - enemy",
"*tiṣṣōr*": "imperfect verb, 2nd person masculine singular - you will preserve/protect",
"*ḥayyāy*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular possessive suffix - my life"
},
"variants": {
"*śîḥî*": "complaint/meditation/prayer/concern",
"*tiṣṣōr*": "guard/protect/preserve",
"*ḥayyāy*": "my life/my soul"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Psalms.64.3",
"source": "תַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִי מִסּ֣וֹד מְרֵעִ֑ים מֵ֝רִגְשַׁ֗ת פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃",
"text": "*tastîrēnî* from-*sôd* *mərēʿîm* from-*rigšat* *pōʿălê* *ʾāwen*",
"grammar": {
"*tastîrēnî*": "imperfect verb, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular object suffix - you will hide me",
"*sôd*": "masculine singular construct noun with prefixed preposition min (from) - council/assembly of",
"*mərēʿîm*": "masculine plural participle functioning as noun - evildoers",
"*rigšat*": "feminine singular construct noun with prefixed preposition min (from) - tumult/conspiracy of",
"*pōʿălê*": "masculine plural construct noun - workers of",
"*ʾāwen*": "masculine singular noun - iniquity/wickedness"
},
"variants": {
"*sôd*": "secret counsel/assembly/council/gathering",
"*mərēʿîm*": "evildoers/those who do evil",
"*rigšat*": "tumult/throng/conspiracy/noisy crowd",
"*ʾāwen*": "iniquity/wickedness/trouble/sorrow"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Psalms.64.4",
"source": "אֲשֶׁ֤ר שָׁנְנ֣וּ כַחֶ֣רֶב לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם דָּרְכ֥וּ חִ֝צָּ֗ם דָּבָ֥ר מָֽר׃",
"text": "*ʾăšer* *šānənû* like-the-*ḥereb* *ləšônām* *dārəḵû* *ḥiṣṣām* *dābār* *mār*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who",
"*šānənû*": "perfect verb, 3rd person plural - they have sharpened",
"*ḥereb*": "feminine singular noun with prefixed preposition kaf (like/as) - sword",
"*ləšônām*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their tongue",
"*dārəḵû*": "perfect verb, 3rd person plural - they have bent/drawn",
"*ḥiṣṣām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their arrow",
"*dābār*": "masculine singular noun - word/thing",
"*mār*": "masculine singular adjective - bitter"
},
"variants": {
"*šānənû*": "sharpened/whetted",
"*dārəḵû*": "bent/drawn/aimed/strung",
"*dābār*": "word/speech/thing/matter",
"*mār*": "bitter/painful/poisonous"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Psalms.64.5",
"source": "לִיר֣וֹת בַּמִּסְתָּרִ֣ים תָּ֑ם פִּתְאֹ֥ם יֹ֝רֻ֗הוּ וְלֹ֣א יִירָֽאוּ׃",
"text": "to-*yərôt* in-the-*mistārîm* *tām* *pitʾōm* *yōruhû* and-not *yîrāʾû*",
"grammar": {
"*yərôt*": "infinitive construct verb with prefixed preposition lamed (to) - to shoot",
"*mistārîm*": "masculine plural noun with prefixed preposition bet (in) - hiding places",
"*tām*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - blameless/perfect one",
"*pitʾōm*": "adverb - suddenly",
"*yōruhû*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person plural with 3rd person masculine singular object suffix - they will shoot him",
"*yîrāʾû*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person plural with negative particle - they will not fear"
},
"variants": {
"*tām*": "blameless one/perfect one/innocent",
"*yōruhû*": "shoot him/strike him",
"*yîrāʾû*": "fear/be afraid"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Psalms.64.6",
"source": "יְחַזְּקוּ־לָ֨מוֹ ׀ דָּ֘בָ֤ר רָ֗ע יְֽ֭סַפְּרוּ לִטְמ֣וֹן מוֹקְשִׁ֑ים אָ֝מְר֗וּ מִ֣י יִרְאֶה־לָּֽמוֹ׃",
"text": "*yəḥazzəqû*-to-them *dābār* *rāʿ* *yəsappərû* to-*ṭəmôn* *môqəšîm* *ʾāmərû* who *yirʾeh*-to-them",
"grammar": {
"*yəḥazzəqû*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person plural with suffix - they strengthen",
"*dābār*": "masculine singular noun - word/thing/matter",
"*rāʿ*": "masculine singular adjective - evil",
"*yəsappərû*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person plural - they tell/recount",
"*ṭəmôn*": "infinitive construct verb with prefixed preposition lamed (to) - to hide",
"*môqəšîm*": "masculine plural noun - snares/traps",
"*ʾāmərû*": "perfect verb, 3rd person plural - they have said",
"*yirʾeh*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular with suffix - will see them"
},
"variants": {
"*yəḥazzəqû*": "strengthen/encourage/embolden",
"*dābār rāʿ*": "evil matter/evil plan/evil word",
"*yəsappərû*": "tell/recount/narrate/discuss",
"*môqəšîm*": "snares/traps/nets"
}
}