Psalms

Psalm 119:78

⁷⁸May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie;

I will meditate on Your precepts.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May the arrogant	זֵ֭דִים	zê·ḏîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2086 insolent, presumptuous
be put to shame	יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ	yê·ḇō·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H954 be ashamed
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
subverting me	עִוְּת֑וּנִי	‘iw·wə·ṯū·nî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H5791 be bent, crooked
with a lie	שֶׁ֣קֶר	še·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
I	אֲ֝נִ֗י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will meditate	אָשִׂ֥יחַ	’ā·śî·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7878 muse, complain
on Your precepts	בְּפִקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃	bə·p̄iq·qū·ḏe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6490 precept

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.