Psalms

Psalm 40:14–15

¹⁴May those who seek my life

be ashamed and confounded;

may those who wish me harm

be repelled and humiliated.

¹⁵May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!”

be appalled at their own shame.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May those who seek	מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י	mə·ḇaq·šê	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct	H1245 seek
my life	נַפְשִׁ֗י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
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 wish me	חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י	ḥă·p̄ê·ṣê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2655 delighting in, having pleasure in
harm	רָעָתִֽי׃	rā·‘ā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7451 bad, evil
be repelled	יִסֹּ֣גוּ	yis·sō·ḡū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5472 move away, backslide
and humiliated	וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ	wə·yik·kā·lə·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3637 be humiliated

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May those who say	הָאֹמְרִ֥ים	hā·’ō·mə·rîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to me	לִ֝֗י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
Aha	הֶ֘אָ֥ח׀	he·’āḥ	Interjection	H1889 Aha!
aha	הֶאָֽח׃	he·’āḥ	Interjection	H1889 Aha!
be appalled	יָ֭שֹׁמּוּ	yā·šōm·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8074 be desoleted, appalled
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their own shame	בָּשְׁתָּ֑ם	bā·šə·tām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1322 shame

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

Psalm 40:14 Psalm 35:26 · Psalm 35:4 · Isaiah 45:24 · John 18:6 · Psalm 9:3 · Psalm 71:13 · Psalm 31:17–18

Psalm 40:15 Psalm 35:21 · Psalm 35:25 · Psalm 69:24–25 · Luke 19:43–44

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.