Psalms

Psalm 18:42

⁴²I ground them as dust in the face of the wind;

I trampled them^d like mud in the streets.

Footnotes

d 18:42 Some Hebrew manuscripts, LXX, and Syriac (see also 2 Samuel 22:43|2SA 22:43); MT I poured them out

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I ground them	וְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵ֗ם	wə·’eš·ḥā·qêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H7833 rub away, beat fine, pulverize
as dust	כְּעָפָ֥ר	kə·‘ā·p̄ār	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the face of	פְּנֵי־	pə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6440 face, before
the wind	ר֑וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
I trampled them	אֲרִיקֵֽם׃	’ă·rî·qêm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H7324 make empty, empty out
like mud	כְּטִ֖יט	kə·ṭîṭ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2916 mud, mire, clay
in the streets	חוּצ֣וֹת	ḥū·ṣō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H2351 the outside

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.