Psalms 135:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.”

Psalms 135:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 135:179 words

HebrewMeaning

אָזְנַ֣יִםʾāzənayim

earsnounH241

advertise · displease · ear · hearing ···

לָ֭/הֶםlāhem

pron

וְ/לֹ֣אwəlōʾ

and notconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יַאֲזִ֑ינוּyaʾăziynw

they give earverbH238

hear. See

אַ֝֗ףʾap

alsoparticleH637

although · and (furthermore · yet) · but ···

אֵיןʾēyn

there notparticleH369

except · fail · less · be gone ···

יֶשׁyeš

thereparticleH3426

(he · it · shall · there ···

ר֥וּחַrwḥa

is breathnounH7307

anger · blast · breath · cool ···

בְּ/פִי/הֶֽםbəpiyhem

in mouth theirpronH6310

-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···

ℹWords 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 135:17

1. Very pleasant ought it be to us, and we should rejoice because it is pleasant, to which this Psalm exhorts us. For it says, “Praise the name of the Lord” Psalm 134:1. And it immediately appends the reason, why it is just to praise the name of the Lord. “Praise the Lord, you servants.” What more just? What more worthy? What more thankful?...For if He teaches His own servants who have deserved well of Him, the preachers of His Word, the rulers of His Church, the worshippers…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 135 (excerpt)

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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