Hebrew Interlinear

Psalms 50:16 Interlinear

But unto the wicked saith God What hast thou to do to declare my statutes or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְלָ֤רָשָׁ֨ע׀H7563But unto the wickedmorally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
2אָ֘מַ֤רH559saithto say (used with great latitude)
3אֱלֹהִ֗יםH430Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
4מַהH4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
5לְּ֭ךָH0
6לְסַפֵּ֣רH5608What hast thou to do to declareproperly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e., (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e., celebra
7חֻקָּ֑יH2706my statutesan enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
8וַתִּשָּׂ֖אH5375or that thou shouldest taketo lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
9בְרִיתִ֣יH1285my covenanta compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
10עֲלֵיH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
11פִֽיךָ׃H6310in thy mouththe mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos

Verse Context

Psalms 50:15And call upon me in the day of trouble I will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify...
Psalms 50:16 (current)But unto the wicked saith God What hast thou to do to declare my statutes or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth
Psalms 50:17 Seeing thou hatest instruction and castest my words behind...

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