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In his prideבְּגַאֲוַתthe wickedרָשָׁעhotly pursuesיִדְלַקthe afflicted;עָנִיlet them be caughtיִתָּפְשׂוּin the plansבִּמְזִמּוֹתthatזוּthey have devised.חָשָׁבוּ
Psalms 10:2
Study it in the app“In his pride the wicked hotly pursues the afflicted; let them be caught in the plans that they have devised.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 10:2, word by word
- In his prideגַאֲוַתgaavat
pride
Thinking oneself above others.
Where else “gaavat” appears- the wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- hotly pursuesיִדְלַקyidlak
pursue hotly
To go after someone in fury, giving no respite.
Where else “yidlak” appears- the afflictedעָנִיani
poor, afflicted
Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.
Where else “ani” appears- let them be caughtיִתָּפְשׂוּyitafsu
seize
To grab or capture someone.
Where else “yitafsu” appears- in the plansמְזִמּוֹתmezimot
plan
What one plots, often evil.
Where else “mezimot” appears- thatזוּzu
which
Joins a clause to what has just been named (in poetry).
Where else “zu” appears- they have devisedחָשָׁבוּchashavu
devise
To devise a plan or a design, good or bad.
Where else “chashavu” appears
Translation note
It can also be read: “Through the pride of the wicked the afflicted burns.”
The context
1Why, YHWH, do you stand far off, why do you hide yourself in times of distress?
2 · This verse (above)
3For the wicked boasts of the desire of his soul, and the greedy one curses, spurns YHWH.