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Psalms 10:7 — King James Version← Study notes

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.


Psalms 10:7Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 10:79 words
HebrewMeaning
אָלָ֤הʾālāh
a cursenounH423
cursing · execration · oath · swearing
פִּ֣י/הוּpiyhw
mouth hisnounH6310
-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···
מָ֭לֵאmālēʾ
it is fullverbH4390
confirm · consecrate · be at an end · be expired ···
וּ/מִרְמ֣וֹתwmirəmwōt
and deceitconjH4820
deceit(-ful · -fully) · false · feigned ···
וָ/תֹ֑ךְwātōkə
and oppressionconjH8496
fraud
תַּ֥חַתtaḥat
are underpronH8478
beneath · flat · in · place ···
לְ֝שׁוֹנ֗/וֹləšwōnwō
tongue hisnounH3956
babbler · evil speaker · language · talker ···
עָמָ֥לʿāmāl
mischiefnounH5999
iniquity · labour · mischief · miserable ···
וָ/אָֽוֶןwāʾāwen
and wickednessconjH205
evil · false · idol · iniquity ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 10:7

“Why, O Lord,” says he, “have You withdrawn afar off?” Psalm 9:1. Then he who thus inquired, as if all on a sudden he understood, or as if he asked, though he knew, that he might teach, adds, “You despise in due seasons, in tribulations:” that is, You despise seasonably, and causest tribulations to inflame men's minds with longing for Your coming. For that fountain of life is sweeter to them that have much thirst. Therefore he hints the reason of the delay, saying, “Whilst…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 10 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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