Psalms

Psalm 35:26

²⁶May those who gloat in my distress

be ashamed and confounded;

may those who exalt themselves over me

be clothed in shame and reproach.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May those who gloat	שְׂמֵחֵ֪י	śə·mê·ḥê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H8056 glad, joyful, merry
in my distress	רָעָ֫תִ֥י	rā·‘ā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7451 bad, evil
be ashamed	יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ	yê·ḇō·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H954 be ashamed
and confounded	וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ׀	wə·yaḥ·pə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2659 be abashed, ashamed
may those who exalt themselves	הַֽמַּגְדִּילִ֥ים	ham·maḡ·dî·lîm	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H1431 grow up, become great
over me	עָלָֽי׃	‘ā·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
be clothed	יִֽלְבְּשׁוּ־	yil·bə·šū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed
in shame	בֹ֥שֶׁת	ḇō·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1322 shame
and reproach	וּכְלִמָּ֑ה	ū·ḵə·lim·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H3639 insult, reproach, ignominy

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.