Psalms
Psalm 35:4
4May those who seek my life
be disgraced and put to shame;
may those who plan to harm me
be driven back and confounded.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May those who seek | מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י | mə·ḇaq·šê | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | H1245 seek |
| my life | נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| be disgraced | יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ | yê·ḇō·šū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H954 be ashamed |
| and put to shame | וְיִכָּלְמוּ֮ | wə·yik·kā·lə·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3637 be humiliated |
| may those who plan | חֹ֝שְׁבֵ֗י | ḥō·šə·ḇê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H2803 think, account |
| to harm me | רָעָתִֽי׃ | rā·‘ā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| be driven back | יִסֹּ֣גוּ | yis·sō·ḡū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5472 move away, backslide |
| and confounded | וְיַחְפְּר֑וּ | wə·yaḥ·pə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2659 be abashed, ashamed |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 70:2–3 · Jeremiah 46:5 · Psalm 35:26 · Psalm 38:12 · Psalm 31:17–18 · Psalm 129:5 · Psalm 71:24 · Psalm 40:14–15 · John 18:6 · 1 Samuel 23:23 · Isaiah 37:29 · Ezekiel 13:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.