Psalms

Psalm 71:10–11

¹⁰For my enemies speak against me,

and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,

¹¹saying, “God has forsaken him;

pursue him and seize him,

for there is no one to rescue him.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
my enemies	אוֹיְבַ֣י	’ō·wy·ḇay	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H341 be hostile to
speak	אָמְר֣וּ	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
against me	לִ֑י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
and those who lie in wait	וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י	wə·šō·mə·rê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
for my life	נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
conspire	נוֹעֲצ֥וּ	nō·w·‘ă·ṣū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3289 advise, counsel

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
saying	לֵ֭אמֹר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
God	אֱלֹהִ֣ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has forsaken him	עֲזָב֑וֹ	‘ă·zā·ḇōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
pursue him	רִֽדְפ֥וּ	riḏ·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
and seize him	וְ֝תִפְשׂ֗וּהוּ	wə·ṯip̄·śū·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H8610 lay hold of, wield
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
there is no	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
one to rescue him	מַצִּֽיל׃	maṣ·ṣîl	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5337 strip, plunder

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

Psalm 71:10 Psalm 56:6 · Psalm 83:3 · Psalm 31:13 · Jeremiah 20:10 · Matthew 26:3–4 · Psalm 37:32–33

Psalm 71:11 Psalm 7:2 · Psalm 50:22 · Psalm 3:2 · Matthew 27:46

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.