Psalms

Psalm 38:19–20

¹⁹Many are my enemies without cause,^a

and many hate me without reason.^b

²⁰Those who repay my good with evil

attack me for pursuing the good.

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
Many are my enemies	וְֽ֭אֹיְבַי	wə·’ō·yə·ḇay	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H341 be hostile to
without cause	חַיִּ֣ים	ḥay·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
and many	וְרַבּ֖וּ	wə·rab·bū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7231 be or become, many, much
hate me	שֹׂנְאַ֣י	śō·nə·’ay	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H8130 hate
without reason	שָֽׁקֶר׃	šā·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Those who repay	וּמְשַׁלְּמֵ֣י	ū·mə·šal·lə·mê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct	H7999 be complete, sound
my good	טוֹבָ֑ה	ṭō·w·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
with	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
evil	רָ֭עָה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
attack me	יִ֝שְׂטְנ֗וּנִי	yiś·ṭə·nū·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular	H7853 be or act as adversary
for	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
pursuing	רְדוֹפִי	rə·ḏō·p̄ī	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
the good	טֽוֹב׃	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good

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

Psalm 38:19 Psalm 35:19 · John 15:18–25 · Matthew 10:22 · Psalm 69:4

Psalm 38:20 Psalm 35:12 · 1 John 3:12 · Jeremiah 18:20 · John 10:32 · 1 Peter 4:14–16 · Psalm 109:3–5 · 1 Samuel 25:21 · 1 Peter 3:17–18 · 1 Samuel 23:5 · 1 Samuel 23:12 · 1 Peter 3:13 · Psalm 7:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.