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Ifכִּיthe foundationsהַשָּׁתוֹתare torn down,יֵהָרֵסוּןwhatמַהhas the righteousצַדִּיקdone?פָּעָל
Psalms 11:3
Study it in the app“If the foundations are torn down, what has the righteous done?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 11:3, word by word
- the foundationsשָּׁתוֹתshatot
foundation
Foundation, base: what a house rests on; figuratively, what upholds the life of a people.
Where else “shatot” appears- are torn downיֵהָרֵסוּyeharesu
tear down; break through
Tear down, throw down; also break through by force.
Where else “yeharesu” appears- has the righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- doneפָּעָלpaal
do, make
Do, make, carry out.
Where else “paal” appears
Translation note
It can also be understood: “what can the righteous do?”
The context
2For look, the wicked bend the bow; they have made ready their arrow on the string to shoot in the darkness at the upright in heart.
3 · This verse (above)
4YHWH is in his holy temple; YHWH, in the heavens is his throne; his eyes see, his eyelids test human beings.