Psalms

Psalm 69:4

⁴Those who hate me without cause

outnumber the hairs of my head;

many are those who would destroy me —

my enemies for no reason.^a

Though I did not steal,

I must repay.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Those who hate me	שֹׂנְאַ֪י	śō·nə·’ay	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H8130 hate
without cause	חִ֫נָּ֥ם	ḥin·nām	Adverb	H2600 out of favour
outnumber	רַבּ֤וּ׀	rab·bū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7231 be or become, many, much
the hairs	מִשַּׂעֲר֣וֹת	miś·śa·‘ă·rō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct	H8185 a hair
of my head	רֹאשִׁי֮	rō·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7218 head
many are	עָצְמ֣וּ	‘ā·ṣə·mū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6105 be vast, mighty, numerous
those who would destroy me	מַ֭צְמִיתַי	maṣ·mî·ṯay	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6789 put an end to, exterminate
my enemies	אֹיְבַ֣י	’ō·yə·ḇay	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H341 be hostile to
for no reason	שֶׁ֑קֶר	še·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
Though I did not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
steal	גָ֝זַ֗לְתִּי	ḡā·zal·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1497 tear away, seize, rob
I must repay	אָשִֽׁיב׃	’ā·šîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.