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I have saidאָמַרְתִּיto the boastful,לַהוֹלְלִים‘Do notאַלboast,’תָּהֹלּוּand to the wicked,וְלָרְשָׁעִים‘Do notאַלlift upתָּרִימוּthe horn;קָרֶן
Psalms 75:4
Study it in the app“I have said to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 75:4, word by word
- I have saidאָמַרְתִּיamarti
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarti” appears- to the boastfulהוֹלְלִיםhollim
boast
To speak proudly of oneself or what one has, to make oneself important.
Where else “hollim” appears- and to the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- lift upתָּרִימוּtarimu
lift up
To put on high: to raise the voice, praise God, or be God lifting up the lowly.
Where else “tarimu” appears- the hornקָרֶןkaren
strength
Strength, power: "the horn of my salvation".
Where else “karen” appears
Translation note
“Lift up the horn”: to boast of strength, to defy; the image may be that of the bull that raises its head.
The context
3The earth and all its inhabitants melt; I have set firm its pillars. Selah.
4 · This verse (above)
5do not lift up on high your horn; nor speak with an insolent neck.’”