Psalms 10:7

“His mouth is full of cursing and of deceit and oppression; under his tongue are suffering and wickedness.”
Psalms 10:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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His mouthפִּיהוּis fullמָלֵאof cursingאָלָהand of deceitוּמִרְמוֹתand oppression;וָתֹךְunderתַּחַתhis tongueלְשׁוֹנוֹare sufferingעָמָלand wickedness.וָאָוֶן

Quotation · Romans 3:14

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The series continues with Psalm 10:7: the mouth full of cursing.

Formula: καθὼς γέγραπται ὅτι “as it is written” (Romans 3:10)

See the original texts

Greek of the New Testament: ὧν τὸ στόμα ἀρᾶς καὶ πικρίας γέμει

Hebrew (Masoretic text): אָלָה פִּיהוּ מָלֵא וּמִרְמוֹת וָתֹךְ תַּחַת לְשׁוֹנוֹ עָמָל וָאָוֶן

This passage could not be located with certainty in the transcription of the Septuagint we use, so it is not compared.

Psalms 10:7, word by word

His mouthפִּיpi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

Where else “pi” appears

is fullמָלֵאmale

fill

To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.

Where else “male” appears

of cursingאָלָהala

curse

Words of cursing.

Where else “ala” appears

and of deceitמִרְמוֹתmirmot

deceit

Deceit, fraud, treachery.

Where else “mirmot” appears

and oppressionתֹךְtoch

oppression

Oppression: the harm done by one who abuses another, above all for money or by force.

Where else “toch” appears

his tongueלְשׁוֹנleshon

tongue

The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.

Where else “leshon” appears

are sufferingעָמָלamal

suffering

Pain one goes through, or harm done to others.

Where else “amal” appears

and wickednessאָוֶןaven

wickedness

The evil one does.

Where else “aven” appears

Translation note

Romans 3:14 quotes the first line.

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Quotation · Romans 3:14

The series continues with Psalm 10:7: the mouth full of cursing.

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Psalms 10:7

⁷His mouth is full of cursing and of deceit and oppression; under his tongue are suffering and wickedness.

Romans 3:14

¹⁴whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness;

The context

6He says in his heart, “I will not be moved; from generation to generation I will be without harm.”

7 · This verse (above)

8He sits in the ambush of the villages; in the hiding places he kills the innocent; his eyes watch stealthily for the helpless.

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