Psalms

Psalm 70:2

²May those who seek my life

be ashamed and confounded;

may those who wish me harm

be repelled and humiliated.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May those who seek	מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י	mə·ḇaq·šê	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct	H1245 seek
my life	נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
be ashamed	יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ	yê·ḇō·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H954 be ashamed
and confounded	וְיַחְפְּרוּ֮	wə·yaḥ·pə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2659 be abashed, ashamed
may those who wish me	חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י	ḥă·p̄ê·ṣê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2655 delighting in, having pleasure in
harm	רָעָתִֽי׃	rā·‘ā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7451 bad, evil
be repelled	יִסֹּ֣גוּ	yis·sō·ḡū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5472 move away, backslide
and humiliated	וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ	wə·yik·kā·lə·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3637 be humiliated

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.