Psalms 82:5

“They do not know, and they do not understand; in darkness they walk about; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.”

Psalms 82:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 82:5, word by word

knowיָדְעוּyadu

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “yadu” appears
understandיָבִינוּyavinu

understand

To understand, realize.

Where else “yavinu” appears
in darknessחֲשֵׁכָהchashecha

darkness

Darkness.

Where else “chashecha” appears
they walk aboutיִתְהַלָּכוּyithalachu

roam

To move about with no fixed course, roaming a place.

Where else “yithalachu” appears
the foundationsמוֹסְדֵיmosde

foundation

Foundation, the base on which something rests.

Where else “mosde” appears
of the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

Where else “arets” appears
are shakenיִמּוֹטוּyimotu

totter, slip

Totter, slip, lose one's footing.

Where else “yimotu” appears

The context

4Bring to safety the poor and the needy; from the hand of the wicked deliver them.

5 · This verse (above)

6I said, ‘You are gods, and sons of Elyon, all of you.

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