Psalms
Psalm 139:21–22
21Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD,
and detest those who rise against You?
22I hate them with perfect hatred;
I count them as my enemies.
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.
Psalm 139:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do I not | הֲלֽוֹא־ | hă·lō·w- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| hate | מְשַׂנְאֶ֖יךָ | mə·śan·’e·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H8130 hate |
| those who hate You | אֶשְׂנָ֑א | ’eś·nā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H8130 hate |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֥ה׀ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and detest | אֶתְקוֹטָֽט׃ | ’eṯ·qō·w·ṭāṭ | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6962 feel a loathing |
| those who rise against You | וּ֝בִתְקוֹמְמֶ֗יךָ | ū·ḇiṯ·qō·wm·me·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H8618 opponent |
Psalm 139:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I hate them | שְׂנֵאתִ֑ים | śə·nê·ṯîm | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H8130 hate |
| with perfect | תַּכְלִ֣ית | taḵ·lîṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8503 end, completeness |
| hatred | שִׂנְאָ֣ה | śin·’āh | Noun - feminine singular | H8135 hating, hatred |
| I count them | הָ֣יוּ | hā·yū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| as my enemies | לְ֝אוֹיְבִ֗ים | lə·’ō·wy·ḇîm | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H341 be hostile to |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 139:21 Psalm 119:158 · Psalm 31:6 · Revelation 2:2 · Psalm 26:5 · 2 Chronicles 19:2 · Revelation 2:6 · Luke 19:41 · Mark 3:5 · Romans 9:1–3 · Psalm 15:4 · Psalm 119:136 · Jeremiah 13:17
Psalm 139:22 Luke 14:26 · Psalm 101:3–8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.