Psalms

Psalm 63:9–10

⁹But those who seek my life to destroy it

will go into the depths of the earth.

¹⁰They will fall to the power of the sword;

they will become a portion for foxes.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But those	וְהֵ֗מָּה	wə·hêm·māh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
who seek	יְבַקְשׁ֣וּ	yə·ḇaq·šū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1245 seek
my life	נַפְשִׁ֑י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
to destroy it	לְ֭שׁוֹאָה	lə·šō·w·’āh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H7722 ravage (?)
will go	יָ֝בֹ֗אוּ	yā·ḇō·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into the depths	בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת	bə·ṯaḥ·tî·yō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H8482 lower, lowest
of the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They will fall	יַגִּירֻ֥הוּ	yag·gî·ru·hū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H5064 pour, flow, run
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the power	יְדֵי־	yə·ḏê-	Noun - feminine dual construct	H3027 hand
of the sword	חָ֑רֶב	ḥā·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
they will become	יִהְיֽוּ׃	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a portion	מְנָ֖ת	mə·nāṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4521 portion
for foxes	שֻׁעָלִ֣ים	šu·‘ā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7776 fox

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

Psalm 63:9 Psalm 55:15 · Psalm 40:14 · Psalm 9:17 · 1 Samuel 25:29 · Numbers 16:30–33 · Isaiah 14:19 · Psalm 86:13 · Psalm 38:12 · Psalm 35:4 · Isaiah 14:9 · Job 40:13 · Psalm 35:26

Psalm 63:10 Jeremiah 18:21 · Ezekiel 39:4 · Ezekiel 35:5 · 1 Samuel 26:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.