Psalms 17:4 Go deeper

Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לִפְעֻלּ֣וֹתlif.'u.Lotto [the] deeds of

Lemma: פְּעֻלָּה (pe.ul.lah) · Strong's: H6468

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: wages

Used 14 times. Also: Leviticus 19:13, 2 Chronicles 15:7, Psalms 28:5, Psalms 109:20, Proverbs 10:16, Proverbs 11:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6468; TAHOT Psalms 17:4 word 1

אָ֭דָם'A.domhumankind

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Psalms 17:4 word 2

בִּדְבַ֣רbid.Varby [the] word of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Psalms 17:4 word 3

שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָse.fa.Tei.khalips your

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: lips

Used 100 times. Also: Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 30:6, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193G; TAHOT Psalms 17:4 word 4

אֲנִ֥י'a.NiI

Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Psalms 17:4 word 5

שָׁ֝מַ֗רְתִּיSha.Mar.tiI have watched

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Psalms 17:4 word 6

אָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.Chot[the] paths of

Lemma: אֹ֫רַח (o.rach) · Strong's: H0734

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: way

Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 18:11, Genesis 49:17, Judges 5:6, Job 6:18, Job 6:19, Job 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0734; TAHOT Psalms 17:4 word 7

פָּרִֽיץ\׃pa.Ritzviolent person[s]

Lemma: פָּרִיץ (pe.rits) · Strong's: H6530

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: violent

Used 6 times. Also: Isaiah 35:9, Jeremiah 7:11, Ezekiel 7:22, Ezekiel 18:10, Daniel 11:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6530; TAHOT Psalms 17:4 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

As for the deeds	→	פְּעֻלָּה H6468 wages
of men	→	אָדָם H0120G man
by the word	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
of Your lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips
I	→	אֲנִי H0589 I
have avoided	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
the ways	→	אֹ֫רַח H0734 way
of the violent	→	פָּרִיץ H6530 violent

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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