Hebrew Interlinear
Psalms 11:2 Interlinear
“ For lo the wicked bend their bow they make ready their arrow upon the string shoot that they may privily at the upright in heart”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּ֤י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 2 | הִנֵּ֪ה | H2009 | lo! | |
| 3 | הָרְשָׁעִ֡ים | H7563 | For lo the wicked | morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person |
| 4 | יִדְרְכ֬וּן | H1869 | bend | to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending) |
| 5 | קֶ֗שֶׁת | H7198 | their bow | a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris |
| 6 | כּוֹנְנ֣וּ | H3559 | they make ready | properly, to be erect (i.e., stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, |
| 7 | חִצָּ֣ם | H2671 | their arrow | properly, a piercer, i.e., an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of god) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear |
| 8 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 9 | יֶ֑תֶר | H3499 | upon the string | properly, an overhanging, i.e., (by implication) a small rope (as hanging free) |
| 10 | לִיר֥וֹת | H3384 | shoot | properly, to flow as water (i.e., to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e., to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by |
| 11 | בְּמוֹ | H1119 | in, with, by, etc | |
| 12 | אֹ֝֗פֶל | H652 | that they may privily | dusk |
| 13 | לְיִשְׁרֵי | H3477 | at the upright | straight (literally or figuratively) |
| 14 | לֵֽב׃ | H3820 | in heart | the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything |
Verse Context
Psalms 11:1In the LORD put I my trust how say ye to my soul Flee...
Psalms 11:2 (current) For lo the wicked bend their bow they make ready their arrow upon the string shoot that they may privily at the upright in heart
Psalms 11:3 If the foundations be destroyed what can the righteous do...