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Psalms 11:2
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To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee [as] a bird to your mountain?
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For, lo, the wicked bend [their] bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
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If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
For, lo, the wickedH7563 bendH1869 their bowH7198, they make readyH3559 their arrowH2671 upon the stringH3499, that they may privilyH652 H1119 shootH3384 at the uprightH3477 in heartH3820.
Original Hebrew
כִּי הִנֵּה הָרְשָׁעִים יִדְרְכוּן קֶשֶׁת כֹּונְנוּ חִצָּם עַל־יֶתֶר לִירֹות בְּמֹו־אֹפֶל לְיִשְׁרֵי־לֵב׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
כִּ֤י |
ki | H3588 | HC | for |
הִנֵּ֪ה |
hi.Neh | H2009 | HTm | there! |
הָ/רְשָׁעִ֡ים |
ha./re.sha.'Im | H7563 | HTd/Aampa | the/ wicked |
יִדְרְכ֬וּ/ן |
yid.re.Khu/n | H1869 | HVqi3mp/Sn | they bend/ ! |
קֶ֗שֶׁת |
Ke.shet | H7198 | HNcfsa | a bow |
כּוֹנְנ֣וּ |
ko.Nu | H3559 | HVop3cp | they have prepared |
חִצָּ֣/ם |
chi.Tza/m | H2671 | HNcmsc/Sp3mp | arrow/ their |
עַל |
'al- | H5921 | HR | on |
יֶ֑תֶר |
Ye.ter | H3499 | HNcmsa | (the) string |
לִ/יר֥וֹת |
li./Rot | H3384 | HR/Vqc | to/ shoot |
בְּמוֹ |
be.mov- | H1119 | HR | in |
אֹ֝֗פֶל |
'O.fel | H652 | HNcmsa | darkness |
לְ/יִשְׁרֵי |
le./yish.rei- | H3477 | HR/Aampc | to/ (people) upright of |
לֵֽב |
Lev | H3820 | HNcmsa | heart |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H652 — אֹפֶל (ʼôphel, o'fel): from the same as אָפֵל; dusk; darkness, obscurity, privily.
- H1119 — בְּמוֹ (bᵉmôw, bem-o'): prolongation for prepositional prefix; in, with, by, etc.; for, in into, through.
- H1869 — דָּרַךְ (dârak, daw-rak'): a primitive root; to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string abow (by treading on it in bending); archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk.
- H2671 — חֵץ (chêts, khayts): from חָצַץ; also by interchange for עֵץ; properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunderbolt; the shaft of aspear; [phrase] archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.
- H3384 — יָרָה (yârâh, yaw-raw'): or (2 Chronicles 26:15) יָרָא; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach; ([phrase]) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.
- H3477 — יָשָׁר (yâshâr, yaw-shawr'): from יָשַׁר; straight (literally or figuratively); convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), [phrase] pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
- H3499 — יֶתֶר (yether, yeh'-ther): from יָתַר; properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free); [phrase] abundant, cord, exceeding, excellancy(-ent), what they leave, that hath left, plentifully, remnant, residue, rest, string, with.
- H3559 — כּוּן (kûwn, koon): a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous); certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-) stablish, stand, tarry, [idiom] very deed.
- H3820 — לֵב (lêb, labe): a form of לֵבָב; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything; [phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom] themselves, [idiom] unawares, understanding, [idiom] well, willingly, wisdom.
- H7198 — קֶשֶׁת (qesheth, keh'-sheth): from קָשָׁה in the original sense (of קוֹשׁ) of bending; a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris; [idiom] arch(-er), [phrase] arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
- H7563 — רָשָׁע (râshâʻ, raw-shaw'): from רָשַׁע; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person; [phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H2009 — הִנֵּה (hinnêh, hin-nay'): prolongation for הֵן; lo!; behold, lo, see.
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- lo — Psalms 10:2, Psalms 37:14, Psalms 64:3-4, Jeremiah 9:3
- make — Psalms 21:12
- that — 1 Samuel 18:21, 1 Samuel 23:9, Psalms 10:8-9, Psalms 64:5, Psalms 142:3, Matthew 26:4, Acts 23:12-15
- the upright — Psalms 7:10, Psalms 32:11, Psalms 64:10, Psalms 94:15, Psalms 97:11, Psalms 125:4
Reciprocal references (8): Numbers 35:20, Nehemiah 4:10, Nehemiah 6:11, Psalms 7:13, Psalms 26:10, Daniel 6:10, Luke 13:31, Acts 24:1
Related Topics
- Torrey’s: ARROWS
- Nave’s: ARROW, PERSECUTION
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