Psalms

Psalm 31:13–15

¹³For I hear the slander of many;

there is terror on every side.

They conspire against me

and plot to take my life.

¹⁴But I trust in You, O LORD;

I say, “You are my God.”

¹⁵My times are in Your hands;

deliver me from my enemies

and from those who pursue me.

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
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I hear	שָׁמַ֨עְתִּי׀	šā·ma‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8085 hear
the slander	דִּבַּ֥ת	dib·baṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1681 whispering, defamation, evil report
of many	רַבִּים֮	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
there is terror	מָג֪וֹר	mā·ḡō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H4032 fear, terror
on every side	מִסָּ֫בִ֥יב	mis·sā·ḇîḇ	Preposition-m; Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
They conspire	בְּהִוָּסְדָ֣ם	bə·hiw·wā·sə·ḏām	Preposition-b; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H3245 establish, found, fix
against me	עָלַ֑י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
plot	זָמָֽמוּ׃	zā·mā·mū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2161 consider, purpose, devise
to take	לָקַ֖חַת	lā·qa·ḥaṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3947 take
my life	נַפְשִׁ֣י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But I	וַאֲנִ֤י׀	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
trust	בָטַ֣חְתִּי	ḇā·ṭaḥ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H982 trust
in You	עָלֶ֣יךָ	‘ā·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5921 height
O LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
I say	אָ֝מַ֗רְתִּי	’ā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
You	אָֽתָּה׃	’āt·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are my God	אֱלֹהַ֥י	’ĕ·lō·hay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My times	עִתֹּתָ֑י	‘it·tō·ṯāy	Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular	H6256 time
in Your hands	בְּיָדְךָ֥	bə·yā·ḏə·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
deliver me	הַצִּ֘ילֵ֤נִי	haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H5337 strip, plunder
from	מִיַּד־	mî·yaḏ-	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
my enemies	א֝וֹיְבַ֗י	’ō·wy·ḇay	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H341 be hostile to
and from those who pursue me	וּמֵרֹדְפָֽי׃	ū·mê·rō·ḏə·p̄āy	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute

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

Psalm 31:13 Jeremiah 20:10 · Matthew 27:1 · Lamentations 2:22 · 1 Samuel 20:33 · 2 Samuel 17:1–4 · Matthew 26:3–4 · Psalm 101:5 · Matthew 26:59

Psalm 31:14 Psalm 56:3–4 · Psalm 18:2 · Psalm 43:5 · Psalm 140:6 · Matthew 26:42 · Psalm 16:1–2 · Matthew 26:39 · Psalm 63:1

Psalm 31:15 Acts 1:7 · John 17:1 · Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 · John 7:6 · Psalm 142:6 · Job 24:1 · Psalm 17:8–9 · Psalm 143:3 · Psalm 143:9 · 2 Timothy 4:6 · Psalm 17:13 · Psalm 71:10–12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.