Psalms 75:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:”

Psalms 75:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 75:48 words

HebrewMeaning

נְֽמֹגִ֗יםnəmōgiym

are melting awayverbH4127

dissolve · faint · melt · make soft

אֶ֥רֶץʾereṣ

the earthnounH776

common · earth · field · ground ···

וְ/כָלwəkāl

and allconjH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

יֹשְׁבֶ֑י/הָyōšəbeyhā

inhabitants itsverbH3427

continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···

אָנֹכִ֨יʾānōkiy

IprepH595

me · which

תִכַּ֖נְתִּיtikanətiy

I put in orderverbH8505

direct · be equal · mete · ponder ···

עַמּוּדֶ֣י/הָʿamwdeyhā

pillars itsnounH5982

apiece

סֶּֽלָהselāh

SelahparticleH5542

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 75:4

1. ...The Title of this Psalm thus speaks: “At the end, corrupt not.” What is, “corrupt not?” That which You have promised, perform. But when? “At the end.” To this then let the mind's eye be directed, “unto the end.” Let all the things which have occurred in the way be passed over, in order that we may attain to the end. Let proud men exult because of present felicity, let them swell with honours, glitter in gold, overflow with domestics, be encircled with the services of…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 75 (excerpt)

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

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