to do justiceלִשְׁפֹּטto the orphanיָתוֹםand the oppressed,וָדָךְso that the mortalאֱנוֹשׁof the earthמִן הָאָרֶץmay noבַּלlongerיוֹסִיף עוֹדstrike terror.לַעֲרֹץ
Psalms 10:18
Study it in the app“to do justice to the orphan and the oppressed, so that the mortal of the earth may no longer strike terror.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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Psalms 10:18, word by word
- to do justiceשְׁפֹּטshepot
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shepot” appears- to the orphanיָתוֹםyatom
fatherless
Orphan; above all one who has lost his father.
Where else “yatom” appears- and the oppressedדָךְdach
oppressed, crushed
Oppressed, crushed: one who has been mistreated by others and cannot defend himself.
Where else “dach” appears- so that the mortalאֱנוֹשׁenosh
man, mortal
Man, mortal: the human being seen in his weakness; also people in general.
Where else “enosh” appears- of the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- may noבַּלbal
not
Not: a negative proper to Hebrew poetry; it denies strongly ("it will not be moved").
Where else “bal” appears- longerיוֹסִיףyosif
do again
To do again what had already been done.
Where else “yosif” appears- strike terrorעֲרֹץarots
terrify
To fill others with fear.
Where else “arots” appears
The context
17The desire of the humble you have heard, YHWH; you make firm their heart, you make your ear attentive
18 · This verse (above)