Psalms

Psalm 109:2–3

²For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;

they speak against me with lying tongues.

³They surround me with hateful words

and attack me without cause.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
wicked	רָשָׁ֡ע	rā·šā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
and deceitful	מִ֭רְמָה	mir·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4820 deceit, treachery
mouths	פִ֪י	p̄î	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
open	פָּתָ֑חוּ	pā·ṯā·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6605 open
against me	עָלַ֣י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
they speak	דִּבְּר֥וּ	dib·bə·rū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H1696 speak
against me	אִ֝תִּ֗י	’it·tî	Preposition; first person common singular	H854 with
with lying	שָֽׁקֶר׃	šā·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
tongues	לְשׁ֣וֹן	lə·šō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H3956 tongue

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They surround me	סְבָב֑וּנִי	sə·ḇā·ḇū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
with hateful	שִׂנְאָ֣ה	śin·’āh	Noun - feminine singular	H8135 hating, hatred
words	וְדִבְרֵ֣י	wə·ḏiḇ·rê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
and attack me	וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּנִי	way·yil·lā·ḥă·mū·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular	H3898 fight, do battle
without cause	חִנָּֽם׃	ḥin·nām	Adverb	H2600 out of favour

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 109:2 Psalm 52:4 · Proverbs 6:17 · Psalm 120:2–3 · Psalm 31:13 · Proverbs 12:19 · Acts 6:13 · Psalm 31:18 · 2 Samuel 17:1 · Jeremiah 9:5 · Psalm 64:3–4 · Matthew 26:59–62 · 2 Samuel 15:3–8

Psalm 109:3 Psalm 69:4 · Psalm 35:7 · Psalm 88:17 · Psalm 35:20 · John 15:24–25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.