Psalms

Psalm 55:12

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.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.