Psalms

Psalm 35:19–21

¹⁹Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause,

nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.^d

²⁰For they do not speak peace,

but they devise deceitful schemes

against those who live quietly in the land.

²¹They gape at me and say,

“Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”

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
Let not	אַֽל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
my enemies	אֹיְבַ֣י	’ō·yə·ḇay	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H341 be hostile to
gloat	יִשְׂמְחוּ־	yiś·mə·ḥū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8055 rejoice, be glad
over me	לִ֣י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
without cause	שֶׁ֑קֶר	še·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
those who hate me	שֹׂנְאַ֥י	śō·nə·’ay	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H8130 hate
without reason	חִ֝נָּ֗ם	ḥin·nām	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2600 out of favour
wink in malice	יִקְרְצוּ־	yiq·rə·ṣū-	Adverb	H7169 nip, pinch

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they do not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
speak	יְדַ֫בֵּ֥רוּ	yə·ḏab·bê·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1696 speak
peace	שָׁל֗וֹם	šā·lō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
but they devise	יַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃	ya·ḥă·šō·ḇūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H2803 think, account
deceitful	מִ֝רְמוֹת	mir·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4820 deceit, treachery
schemes	דִּבְרֵ֥י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
against	וְעַ֥ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
those who live quietly	רִגְעֵי־	riḡ·‘ê-	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H7282 restful, quiet
in the land	אֶ֑רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They gape	פִּ֫יהֶ֥ם	pî·hem	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6310 mouth
at me	עָלַ֗י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
and say	אָ֭מְרוּ	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
Aha	הֶאָ֣ח׀	he·’āḥ	Interjection	H1889 Aha!
aha	הֶאָ֑ח	he·’āḥ	Interjection	H1889 Aha!
Our eyes	עֵינֵֽינוּ׃	‘ê·nê·nū	Noun - cdc; first person common plural	H5869 eye
have seen	רָאֲתָ֥ה	rā·’ă·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7200 see

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

Psalm 35:19 John 15:25 · Psalm 69:4 · Proverbs 6:13 · Psalm 38:19 · Psalm 13:4 · Proverbs 10:10 · John 16:20–22 · Psalm 38:16 · Psalm 109:3

Psalm 35:20 Matthew 26:4 · Jeremiah 11:19 · 1 Peter 2:22–23 · Psalm 36:3–4 · Matthew 12:24 · Acts 23:15 · Matthew 12:19 · Psalm 31:13 · Psalm 140:2–5 · Psalm 52:2 · Psalm 38:12 · Daniel 6:5

Psalm 35:21 Psalm 40:15 · Luke 11:53–54 · Psalm 22:13 · Psalm 70:3 · Psalm 54:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.