Psalms

Psalm 55:12–15

¹²For it is not an enemy who insults me;

that I could endure.

It is not a foe who rises against me;

from him I could hide.

¹³But it is you, a man like myself,

my companion and close friend.

¹⁴We shared sweet fellowship together;

we walked with the crowd into the house of God.

¹⁵Let death seize them by surprise;

let them go down to Sheol alive,

for evil is with them in their homes.

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
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it is not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
an enemy	אוֹיֵ֥ב	’ō·w·yêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
who insults me	יְחָֽרְפֵ֗נִי	yə·ḥā·rə·p̄ê·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H2778 reproach
that I could endure	וְאֶ֫שָּׂ֥א	wə·’eś·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
It is not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
a foe	מְ֭שַׂנְאִי	mə·śan·’î	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8130 hate
who rises	הִגְדִּ֑יל	hiḡ·dîl	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1431 grow up, become great
against me	עָלַ֣י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
from him	מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃	mim·men·nū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
I could hide	וְאֶסָּתֵ֥ר	wə·’es·sā·ṯêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular	H5641 hide, conceal

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But it is you	וְאַתָּ֣ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
a man	אֱנ֣וֹשׁ	’ĕ·nō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
like myself	כְּעֶרְכִּ֑י	kə·‘er·kî	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6187 order, row, estimate
my companion	אַ֝לּוּפִ֗י	’al·lū·p̄î	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H441 tame
and close friend	וּמְיֻדָּֽעִי׃	ū·mə·yud·dā·‘î	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3045 know

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
shared sweet	נַמְתִּ֣יק	nam·tîq	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural	H4985 become or be sweet, pleasant
fellowship	ס֑וֹד	sō·wḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5475 council, counsel
together	יַ֭חְדָּו	yaḥ·dāw	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
we walked	נְהַלֵּ֥ךְ	nə·hal·lêḵ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
with the crowd	בְּרָֽגֶשׁ׃	bə·rā·ḡeš	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7285 throng
into the house	בְּבֵ֥ית	bə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of God	אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let death seize them by surprise	יַשִּׁימָוֶת	yaš·šī·må̄·wɛṯ	Noun - common singular	H3451 desolation
let them go down	יֵרְד֣וּ	yê·rə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
to Sheol	שְׁא֣וֹל	šə·’ō·wl	Noun - common singular	H7585 underworld
alive	חַיִּ֑ים	ḥay·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
evil	רָע֖וֹת	rā·‘ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H7451 bad, evil
is with them	בְּקִרְבָּֽם׃	bə·qir·bām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7130 inward part, midst
in their homes	בִּמְגוּרָ֣ם	bim·ḡū·rām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4033 sojourning-place, dwelling-place