Psalm 32:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.

Young's Literal Translation
Be ye not as a horse—as a mule, Without understanding, With bridle and bit, its ornaments, to curb, Not to come near unto thee.

King James Bible
Be ye not as the horse, [or] as the mule, [which] have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

Hebrew
Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

be
תִּֽהְי֤וּ ׀ (tih·yū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

like the horse
כְּס֥וּס (kə·sūs)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5483: A swallow, swift (type of bird)

or mule,
כְּפֶרֶד֮ (kə·p̄e·reḏ)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6505: A mule

[which] have no
אֵ֤ין (’ên)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

understanding;
הָ֫בִ֥ין (hā·ḇîn)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand

they must be controlled
לִבְל֑וֹם (liḇ·lō·wm)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1102: To curb, hold in

with bit
בְּמֶֽתֶג־ (bə·me·ṯeḡ-)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4964: A bridle

and bridle
וָרֶ֣סֶן (wā·re·sen)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7448: A halter, the jaw

[to make]
בַּ֝֗ל (bal)
Adverb
Strong's 1077: A failure, nothing, not at all, lest

them come
קְרֹ֣ב (qə·rōḇ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7126: To come near, approach

to you.
אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ (’ê·le·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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