Psalms

Psalm 119:85–87

⁸⁵The arrogant have dug pits for me

in violation of Your law.

⁸⁶All Your commandments are faithful;

I am persecuted without cause— help me!

⁸⁷They almost wiped me from the earth,

but I have not forsaken Your precepts.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The arrogant	זֵדִ֣ים	zê·ḏîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2086 insolent, presumptuous
have dug	כָּֽרוּ־	kā·rū-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3738 dig
pits	שִׁיח֑וֹת	šî·ḥō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H7882 id.
for me	לִ֣י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
in violation of	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
Your law	כְתוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃	ḵə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯe·ḵā	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
All	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Your commandments	מִצְוֺתֶ֥יךָ	miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4687 commandment
faithful	אֱמוּנָ֑ה	’ĕ·mū·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H530 firmness, steadfastness, fidelity
I am persecuted	רְדָפ֣וּנִי	rə·ḏā·p̄ū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
without cause	שֶׁ֖קֶר	še·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
help me	עָזְרֵֽנִי׃	‘ā·zə·rê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H5826 help, succour

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They almost	כִּ֭מְעַט	kim·‘aṭ	Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
wiped me	כִּלּ֣וּנִי	kil·lū·nî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
from the earth	בָאָ֑רֶץ	ḇā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
but I	וַ֝אֲנִ֗י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
have not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
forsaken	עָזַ֥בְתִּי	‘ā·zaḇ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
Your precepts	פִקֻּודֶֽיךָ׃	p̄iq·qu·w·ḏɛ·ḵå̄	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6490 precept

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

Psalm 119:85 Proverbs 16:27 · Psalm 35:7 · Jeremiah 18:20 · Psalm 119:78 · Psalm 7:15 · Psalm 36:11

Psalm 119:86 Psalm 35:19 · Psalm 70:5 · Psalm 35:7 · Psalm 109:26 · Psalm 119:78 · Psalm 119:128 · Psalm 119:151 · Romans 7:12 · Psalm 119:138 · Psalm 119:142 · Jeremiah 18:20 · Psalm 19:9

Psalm 119:87 Matthew 10:28 · Isaiah 58:2 · Psalm 119:61 · Psalm 119:51 · 1 Samuel 26:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.