Psalm 50:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But to the wickedוְלָ֤רָשָׁ֨ע
(ve·la·ra·sha)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
says,אָ֘מַ֤ר
(a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Whatמַה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
right have you to tellלְסַפֵּ֣ר
(le·sap·per)
5608: to count, recount, relatedenominative verb from sepher
of My statutesחֻקָּ֑י
(chuk·kai;)
2706: something prescribed or owed, a statutefrom chaqaq
And to takeוַתִּשָּׂ֖א
(vat·tis·sa)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
My covenantבְרִיתִ֣י
(ve·ri·ti)
1285: a covenantfrom an unused word
in your mouth?פִֽיךָ׃
(fi·cha.)
6310: moutha prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
But unto the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
saith
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
What hast thou to do to declare
caphar  (saw-far')
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. celebrate
my statutes
choq  (khoke)
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
or that thou shouldest take
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
my covenant
briyth  (ber-eeth')
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
in thy mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But to the wicked God says, "What right have you to tell of My statutes And to take My covenant in your mouth?

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But God says to the wicked:" What right do you have to recite My statutes and to take My covenant on your lips?

International Standard Version
As for the wicked, God says, "How dare you recite my statutes or speak about my covenant with your lips!

NET Bible
God says this to the evildoer: "How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
God says to the sinner, “What business do you have with The Books of my Commandments, that you have taken my Covenant in your mouth?”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But God says to wicked people, "How dare you quote my decrees and mouth my promises!

King James 2000 Bible
But unto the wicked God says, What have you to do to declare my statutes, or that you should take my covenant in your mouth?
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