Psalms
Psalm 63:9
9But those who seek my life to destroy it
will go into the depths of the earth.
Word by word
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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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.