Psalm 28:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Becauseכִּ֤י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
they do not regardיָבִ֡ינוּ
(ya·vi·nu)
995: to discerna prim. root
the worksפְּעֻלֹּ֣ת
(pe·'ul·lot)
6468: a work, recompensefrom paal
of the LORDיְ֭הוָה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
Norלֹ֤א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
the deedsמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה
(ma·'a·seh)
4639: a deed, workfrom asah
of His hands,יָדָ֑יו
(ya·dav;)
3027: handa prim. root
He will tear them downיֶ֝הֶרְסֵ֗ם
(ye·her·sem)
2040: to throw down, break or tear downa prim. root
and not buildיִבְנֵֽם׃
(yiv·nem.)
1129: to builda prim. root
them up. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Because they regard
biyn  (bene)
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
not the works
p`ullah  (peh-ool-law')
(abstractly) work -- labour, reward, wages, work.
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
nor the operation
ma`aseh  (mah-as-eh')
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
of his hands
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
he shall destroy
harac  (haw-ras')
to pull down or in pieces, break, &? destroy -- beat down, break (down, through), destroy, overthrow, pluck down, pull down, ruin, throw down, utterly.
them and not build them up
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Because they do not regard the works of the LORD Nor the deeds of His hands, He will tear them down and not build them up.

King James Bible
Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Because they do not consider what the LORD has done or the work of His hands, He will tear them down and not rebuild them.

International Standard Version
Because they do not understand the deeds of the LORD or the work of his hands, He will tear them down and never build them up.

NET Bible
For they do not understand the LORD's actions, or the way he carries out justice. The LORD will permanently demolish them.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because they have not understood the deeds of Lord Jehovah or the work of his hands, he will overthrow them and will not build them up.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD will tear them down and never build them up again, because they never consider what he has done or what his hands have made.

King James 2000 Bible
Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
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