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He saysאָמַרin his heart,בְּלִבּוֹ“Elאֵלhas forgotten;שָׁכַחhe has hiddenהִסְתִּירhis face;פָּנָיוhe will notבַּלsee itרָאָהever.”לָנֶצַח
Psalms 10:11
Study it in the app“He says in his heart, “El has forgotten; he has hidden his face; he will not see it ever.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 10:11, word by word
- He saysאָמַרamar
think
To speak inwardly without saying it aloud; to think.
Where else “amar” appears- in his heartלִבּlib
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lib” appears- “Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- has forgottenשָׁכַחshachach
forget
Forget.
Where else “shachach” appears- he has hiddenהִסְתִּירhistir
hide the face
"Hide the face": withdraw favor.
Where else “histir” appears- his faceפָּנָיpanay
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “panay” appears- he will notבַּלbal
not
Not: a negative proper to Hebrew poetry; it denies strongly ("it will not be moved").
Where else “bal” appears- see itרָאָהraa
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raa” appears- everנֶצַחnetsach
forever
Forever, without end; with not, never again.
Where else “netsach” appears
The context
10He crouches, he bows down, and the helpless fall before his strong ones.
11 · This verse (above)
12Rise up, YHWH; El, lift up your hand; do not forget the humble.