Psalms

Psalm 57:4

⁴My soul is among the lions;

I lie down with ravenous beasts—

with men whose teeth are spears and arrows,

whose tongues are sharp swords.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My soul	נַפְשִׁ֤י׀	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
among	בְּת֥וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
the lions	לְבָאִם֮	lə·ḇā·’im	Noun - masculine plural	H3833 lioness
I lie down	אֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה	’eš·kə·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H7901 lie down
with ravenous beasts	לֹ֫הֲטִ֥ים	lō·hă·ṭîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3857 blaze up, flame
men	אָדָ֗ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
whose teeth	שִׁ֭נֵּיהֶם	šin·nê·hem	Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural	H8127 tooth, ivory
are spears	חֲנִ֣ית	ḥă·nîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H2595 spear
and arrows	וְחִצִּ֑ים	wə·ḥiṣ·ṣîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H2671 arrow
whose tongues	וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם	ū·lə·šō·w·nām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3956 tongue
are sharp	חַדָּֽה׃	ḥad·dāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2299 sharp
swords	חֶ֣רֶב	ḥe·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.