Psalms

Psalm 17:6–9

⁶I call on You, O God,

for You will answer me.

Incline Your ear to me;

hear my words.

⁷Show the wonders of Your loving devotion,

You who save by Your right hand

those who seek refuge from their foes.

⁸Keep me as the apple of^a Your eye;

hide me in the shadow of Your wings

⁹from the wicked who assail me,

from my mortal enemies who surround me.

Footnotes

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
I	אֲנִֽי־	’ă·nî-	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
call on You	קְרָאתִ֣יךָ	qə·rā·ṯî·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
O God	אֵ֑ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
for	כִֽי־	ḵî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
You will answer me	תַעֲנֵ֣נִי	ṯa·‘ă·nê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H6030 answer, respond
Incline	הַֽט־	haṭ-	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
Your ear	אָזְנְךָ֥	’ā·zə·nə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H241 ear
to me	לִ֝֗י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
hear	שְׁמַ֣ע	šə·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8085 hear
my words	אִמְרָתִֽי׃	’im·rā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H565 utterance, speech, word

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Show the wonders	הַפְלֵ֣ה	hap̄·lêh	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H6395 be separated, distinct
of Your loving devotion	חֲ֭סָדֶיךָ	ḥă·sā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
You who save	מוֹשִׁ֣יעַ	mō·wō·šî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H3467 deliver
by Your right hand	בִּֽימִינֶֽךָ׃	bî·mî·ne·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3225 right hand
those who seek refuge	חוֹסִ֑ים	ḥō·w·sîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H2620 seek refuge
from their foes	מִ֝מִּתְקוֹמְמִ֗ים	mim·miṯ·qō·wm·mîm	Preposition-m; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Keep me	שָׁ֭מְרֵנִי	šā·mə·rē·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
as the apple	כְּאִישׁ֣וֹן	kə·’î·šō·wn	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H380 pupil
of	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
Your eye	עָ֑יִן	‘ā·yin	Noun - common singular	H5869 eye
hide me	תַּסְתִּירֵֽנִי׃	tas·tî·rê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5641 hide, conceal
in the shadow	בְּצֵ֥ל	bə·ṣêl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6738 shadow
of Your wings	כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ	kə·nā·p̄e·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H3671 wing, extremity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
from	מִפְּנֵ֣י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the wicked	רְ֭שָׁעִים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
who	ז֣וּ	zū	Pronoun - relative	H2098 this, that
assail me	שַׁדּ֑וּנִי	šad·dū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin
from my mortal	בְּ֝נֶ֗פֶשׁ	bə·ne·p̄eš	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
enemies	אֹיְבַ֥י	’ō·yə·ḇay	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H341 be hostile to
who surround me	יַקִּ֥יפוּ	yaq·qî·p̄ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5362 strike off