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They have setשַׁתּוּin the heavensבַשָּׁמַיִםtheir mouth,פִּיהֶםand their tongueוּלְשׁוֹנָםwalksתִּהֲלַךְthrough the earth.בָּאָרֶץ
Psalms 73:9
Study it in the app“They have set in the heavens their mouth, and their tongue walks through the earth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 73:9, word by word
- They have setשַׁתּוּshatu
set, place
To set, to place, to appoint. A rare verb, related to the usual "to set".
Where else “shatu” appears- in the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- their mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- and their tongueלְשׁוֹנָleshona
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshona” appears- walksתִּהֲלַךְtihalach
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “tihalach” appears- through the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
8They mock and speak with malice; of extortion from on high they speak.
9 · This verse (above)
10Therefore his people turn here, and waters in abundance are drained by them.