Psalms 73:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.”

Psalms 73:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 73:96 words

HebrewMeaning

שַׁתּ֣וּšatw

they setverbH8371

set. t

בַ/שָּׁמַ֣יִםbašāmayim

in the heavenspronH8064

astrologer · heaven

פִּי/הֶ֑םpiyhem

mouth theirnounH6310

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

וּ֝/לְשׁוֹנָ֗/םwləšwōnām

and tongue theirconjH3956

babbler · evil speaker · language · talker ···

תִּֽהֲלַ֥ךְtihălakə

it walksverbH1980

apace · behave · come · continually ···

בָּ/אָֽרֶץbāʾāreṣ

on the earthpronH776

common · earth · field · ground ···

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 73:9

1. This Psalm has an inscription, that is, a title, “There have failed the hymns of David, the son of Jesse. A Psalm of Asaph himself.” So many Psalms we have on the titles whereof is written the name David, nowhere there is added, “son of Jesse,” except in this alone. Which we must believe has not been done to no purpose, nor capriciously. For everywhere God does make intimations to us, and to the understanding thereof does invite the godly study of love. What is, “there…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 73 (excerpt)

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

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