Psalms

Psalm 38:16

¹⁶For I said, “Let them not gloat over me —

those who taunt me when my foot slips.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I said	אָ֭מַרְתִּי	’ā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
Let them not	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
gloat	יִשְׂמְחוּ־	yiś·mə·ḥū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8055 rejoice, be glad
over me	לִ֑י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
those who taunt	הִגְדִּֽילוּ׃	hiḡ·dî·lū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H1431 grow up, become great
me	עָלַ֥י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
when my foot	רַ֝גְלִ֗י	raḡ·lî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7272 foot
slips	בְּמ֥וֹט	bə·mō·wṭ	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H4131 totter, shake, slip

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.