1 { "verseID": "Psalms.64.1", "source": "לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃", "text": "To-the-*mənaṣṣēaḥ* *mizmôr* to-*dāwid*", "grammar": { "*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition lamed (to/for) - director of music/choirmaster", "*mizmôr*": "masculine singular noun - psalm/song", "*dāwid*": "proper name with prefixed preposition lamed (to/for/of) - David" }, "variants": { "*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "conductor/director/chief musician/choirmaster", "*mizmôr*": "psalm/melody/song" } }

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" } }

7 { "verseID": "Psalms.64.7", "source": "יַֽחְפְּֽשׂוּ־עוֹלֹ֗ת תַּ֭מְנוּ חֵ֣פֶשׂ מְחֻפָּ֑שׂ וְקֶ֥רֶב אִ֝֗ישׁ וְלֵ֣ב עָמֹֽק׃", "text": "*yaḥpəśû*-*ʿôlōt* *tamnû* *ḥēpeś* *məḥuppāś* and-*qereb* *ʾîš* and-*lēb* *ʿāmōq*", "grammar": { "*yaḥpəśû*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person plural - they search out", "*ʿôlōt*": "feminine plural noun - iniquities", "*tamnû*": "perfect verb, 1st person plural - we are finished/completed", "*ḥēpeś*": "masculine singular noun - search", "*məḥuppāś*": "Pual participle, masculine singular - thoroughly searched", "*qereb*": "masculine singular construct noun - inward part of", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man", "*lēb*": "masculine singular noun - heart", "*ʿāmōq*": "masculine singular adjective - deep" }, "variants": { "*yaḥpəśû*": "search out/devise/investigate", "*ʿôlōt*": "iniquities/injustices/wrongdoings", "*tamnû*": "we are finished/we have completed/we are exhausted", "*ḥēpeś məḥuppāś*": "thorough search/carefully devised plan", "*qereb ʾîš*": "inner part of man/inside of man", "*lēb ʿāmōq*": "deep heart/inscrutable heart/unfathomable mind" } }

8 { "verseID": "Psalms.64.8", "source": "וַיֹּרֵ֗ם אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים חֵ֥ץ פִּתְא֑וֹם הָ֝י֗וּ מַכּוֹתָֽם׃", "text": "and-*yōrēm* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ḥēṣ* *pitʾôm* *hāyû* *makkôtām*", "grammar": { "*yōrēm*": "imperfect verb with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he will shoot them", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun functioning as singular - God", "*ḥēṣ*": "masculine singular noun - arrow", "*pitʾôm*": "adverb - suddenly", "*hāyû*": "perfect verb, 3rd person plural - they were/became", "*makkôtām*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their wounds" }, "variants": { "*yōrēm*": "shoot/strike/hit with arrow", "*ḥēṣ*": "arrow/shaft", "*makkôtām*": "their wounds/their plagues/their blows" } }

9 { "verseID": "Psalms.64.9", "source": "וַיַּכְשִׁיל֣וּהוּ עָלֵ֣ימוֹ לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם יִ֝תְנֹדֲד֗וּ כָּל־רֹ֥אֵה בָֽם׃", "text": "and-*yakšîlûhû* upon-them *ləšônām* *yitnōdădû* all-*rōʾēh* in-them", "grammar": { "*yakšîlûhû*": "Hiphil imperfect verb with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular object suffix - they will cause him to stumble", "*ləšônām*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their tongue", "*yitnōdădû*": "Hithpael imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine plural - they will flee/shake their heads", "*rōʾēh*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - one who sees" }, "variants": { "*yakšîlûhû*": "cause to stumble/bring down/overthrow", "*yitnōdădû*": "flee away/shake head/wag head/retreat" } }

10 { "verseID": "Psalms.64.10", "source": "וַיִּֽירְא֗וּ כָּל־אָ֫דָ֥ם וַ֭יַּגִּידוּ פֹּ֥עַל אֱלֹהִ֗ים וּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֥הוּ הִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃", "text": "and-*yîrəʾû* all-*ʾādām* and-*yaggîdû* *pōʿal* *ʾĕlōhîm* and-*maʿăśēhû* *hiśkîlû*", "grammar": { "*yîrəʾû*": "imperfect verb with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - they will fear", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular collective noun - mankind/humanity", "*yaggîdû*": "Hiphil imperfect verb with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - they will declare", "*pōʿal*": "masculine singular construct noun - work of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun functioning as singular - God", "*maʿăśēhû*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - his deed/work", "*hiśkîlû*": "Hiphil perfect verb, 3rd person masculine plural - they understood/became wise about" }, "variants": { "*yaggîdû*": "declare/tell/proclaim", "*pōʿal*": "work/deed/action", "*maʿăśēhû*": "his work/his deed/his action", "*hiśkîlû*": "understand/comprehend/consider/become wise about" } }

11 { "verseID": "Psalms.64.11", "source": "יִשְׂמַ֬ח צַדִּ֣יק בַּ֭יהוָה וְחָ֣סָה ב֑וֹ וְ֝יִתְהַֽלְל֗וּ כָּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃", "text": "*yiśmaḥ* *ṣaddîq* in-*YHWH* and-*ḥāsāh* in-him and-*yithallĕlû* all-*yišrê*-*lēb*", "grammar": { "*yiśmaḥ*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - he will rejoice", "*ṣaddîq*": "masculine singular adjective functioning as noun - righteous one", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*ḥāsāh*": "perfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - he has taken refuge", "*yithallĕlû*": "Hithpael imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine plural - they will boast/glory", "*yišrê*": "masculine plural construct adjective - upright of", "*lēb*": "masculine singular noun - heart" }, "variants": { "*yiśmaḥ*": "rejoice/be glad", "*ṣaddîq*": "righteous person/just one", "*ḥāsāh*": "take refuge/find shelter/trust", "*yithallĕlû*": "boast/glory/praise themselves", "*yišrê-lēb*": "upright of heart/those with honest hearts" } }