Psalms

Psalm 109:2–5

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.

⁴In return for my love they accuse me,

but I am a man of prayer.

⁵They repay me evil for good,

and hatred for my love.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In return for	תַּֽחַת־	ta·ḥaṯ-	Preposition	H8478 the under part
my love	אַהֲבָתִ֥י	’a·hă·ḇā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H160 love
they accuse me	יִשְׂטְנ֗וּנִי	yiś·ṭə·nū·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular	H7853 be or act as adversary
but I	וַאֲנִ֥י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
prayer	תְפִלָּֽה׃	ṯə·p̄il·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8605 prayer

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They repay me	וַיָּ֘שִׂ֤ימוּ	way·yā·śî·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
evil	רָ֭עָה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
for	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
good	טוֹבָ֑ה	ṭō·w·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
and hatred	וְ֝שִׂנְאָ֗ה	wə·śin·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8135 hating, hatred
for	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
my love	אַהֲבָתִֽי׃	’a·hă·ḇā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H160 love