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Forכִּיhe flattersהֶחֱלִיקhimselfאֵלָיוin his own eyesבְּעֵינָיוto findלִמְצֹאhis iniquity,עֲוֺנוֹto hate it.לִשְׂנֹא
Psalms 36:2
Study it in the app“For he flatters himself in his own eyes to find his iniquity, to hate it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 36:2, word by word
- he flattersהֶחֱלִיקhechelik
flatter
Another word spelled the same: to be slippery, flatter falsely.
Where else “hechelik” appears- in his own eyesעֵינָיenay
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “enay” appears- to findמְצֹאmetso
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “metso” appears- his iniquityעֲוֺנavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears- to hate itשְׂנֹאseno
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “seno” appears
Translation note
An obscure verse in Hebrew. The most probable idea: he deceives himself so much that he does not come to see his iniquity or to hate it.
The context
1For the director. Of the servant of YHWH, of David. A declaration of transgression to the wicked within my heart: there is no dread of Elohim before his eyes.
2 · This verse (above)
3The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; he has ceased to understand, to do good.