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Psalms 62:10 — King James Version← Study notes

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.


Psalms 62:10Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 62:1012 words
HebrewMeaning
אַ֤ךְʾakə
onlyparticleH389
in any wise · at least · but · certainly ···
הֶ֥בֶלhebel
are a breathnounH1892
altogether · vanity
בְּנֵֽיbənēy
the children ofnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
אָדָם֮ʾādām
humankindnounH120
another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···
כָּזָ֪בkāzāb
are falsehoodnounH3577
false · leasing · + liar · lie ···
בְּנֵ֫יbənēy
the children ofnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
אִ֥ישׁʾiyš
everyonenounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
בְּ/מֹאזְנַ֥יִםbəmōʾzənayim
in the balancespronH3976
לַ/עֲל֑וֹתlaʿălwōt
to go uppronH5927
ascend up · at once · break · bring ···
הֵ֝֗מָּהhēmāh
theyprepH1992
like · (how · so) many (soever · more as) they ···
מֵ/הֶ֥בֶלmēhebel
are more than a breathpronH1892
altogether · vanity
יָֽחַדyāḥad
togethernounH3162
at all · both · likewise · only ···
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 62:10

1. The title of it is, “Unto the end, in behalf of Idithun, a Psalm to David himself.” I recollect that already to you has been explained what Idithun is....Let us see how far he has leaped over, and whom he has “leaped over,” and in what place, though he has leaped over certain men, he is situate, whence as from a kind of spiritual and secure position he may behold what is below....He being set, I say, in a certain fortified place, does say, “Shall not my soul be subject to…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 62 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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