Psalm 73:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They have set 
 
7896: to put, seta prim. root
their mouthפִּיהֶ֑ם
(pi·hem;)
6310: moutha prim. root
against the heavens,בַשָּׁמַ֣יִם
(va·sha·ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
And their tongueוּ֝לְשֹׁונָ֗ם
(u·le·sho·v·nam)
3956: tonguefrom an unused word
paradesתִּֽהֲלַ֥ךְ
(ti·ha·lach)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
through the earth.בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
(ba·'a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
They set
shathath  (shaw-thath')
to place, i.e. array; reflex. to lie -- be laid, set.
their 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
against the heavens
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
and their tongue
lashown  (law-shone')
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
walketh
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
through the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They have set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue parades through the earth.

King James Bible
They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They set their mouths against heaven, and their tongues strut across the earth.

International Standard Version
They choose to speak against heaven; while they talk about things on earth.

NET Bible
They speak as if they rule in heaven, and lay claim to the earth.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They set their mouths in the sky and their tongue walks in the dirt.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They verbally attack heaven, and they order people around on earth.

King James 2000 Bible
They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walks through the earth.
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