Psalms

Psalm 109:3–4

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.

Word by word

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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

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

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

Psalm 109:4 Psalm 38:20 · Luke 23:34 · Psalm 69:12–13 · Psalm 35:7 · Psalm 55:16–17 · Psalm 35:12 · Luke 6:11–12 · John 10:32 · 2 Corinthians 12:15 · Daniel 6:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.