Psalm 92:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
That when the wickedרְשָׁעִ֨ים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
sproutedבִּפְרֹ֤חַ
(bif·ro·ach)
6524a: to bud, sprout, shoota prim. root
up likeכְּמֹ֥ו
(ke·mov)
3644: like, as, whena pleonastic form of a preposition prefix
grassעֵ֗שֶׂב
(e·sev)
6212a: herb, herbagefrom an unused word
And allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
who didפֹּ֣עֲלֵי
(po·'a·lei)
6466: do, makea prim. root
iniquityאָ֑וֶן
(a·ven;)
205: trouble, sorrow, wickednessfrom an unused word
flourished,וַ֭יָּצִיצוּ
(vai·ya·tzi·tzu)
6692a: to blossom, shine, sparklea prim. root
It [was only] that they might be destroyedלְהִשָּֽׁמְדָ֥ם
(le·hi·sha·me·dam)
8045: to be exterminated or destroyeda prim. root
forevermore.עַֽד׃
(ad.)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah


















KJV Lexicon
When the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
spring
parach  (paw-rakh')
to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish
as the grass
`eseb  (eh'seb)
grass (or any tender shoot) -- grass, herb.
and when all the workers
pa`al  (paw-al')
to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise -- commit, (evil-) do(-er), make(-r), ordain, work(-er).
of iniquity
'aven  (aw-ven')
to come to naught); strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
do flourish
tsuwts  (tsoots)
to twinkle, i.e. glance; by analogy, to blossom (figuratively, flourish) -- bloom, blossom, flourish, shew self.
it is that they shall be destroyed
shamad  (shaw-mad')
to desolate -- destory(-uction), bring to nought, overthrow, perish, pluck down, utterly.
for ever
`ad  (ad)
a (peremptory) terminus, i.e. (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a preposition)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
That when the wicked sprouted up like grass And all who did iniquity flourished, It was only that they might be destroyed forevermore.

King James Bible
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be eternally destroyed.

International Standard Version
Though the wicked sprout like grass; and all who practice iniquity flourish, it is they who will be eternally destroyed.

NET Bible
When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
When the wicked have sprung up like grass and all workers of evil sprout, they shall be destroyed to an eternity of eternities.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
that wicked people sprout like grass and all troublemakers blossom [like flowers], only to be destroyed forever.

King James 2000 Bible
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed forever:
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