Psalms

Psalm 71:10–12

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.”

12Be not far from me, O God.

Hurry, O my God, to help me.

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Psalm 71:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
my enemiesאוֹיְבַ֣י’ō·wy·ḇayVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH341 be hostile to
speakאָמְר֣וּ’ā·mə·rūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH559 utter, say
against meלִ֑יlîPreposition; first person common singular
and those who lie in waitוְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יwə·šō·mə·rêConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH8104 keep, watch, preserve
for my lifeנַ֝פְשִׁ֗יnap̄·šîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
conspireנוֹעֲצ֥וּnō·w·‘ă·ṣūVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralH3289 advise, counsel

Psalm 71:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
sayingלֵ֭אמֹרlê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
has forsaken himעֲזָב֑וֹ‘ă·zā·ḇōwVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH5800 leave, forsake, loose
pursue himרִֽדְפ֥וּriḏ·p̄ūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH7291 pursue, chase, persecute
and seize himוְ֝תִפְשׂ֗וּהוּwə·ṯip̄·śū·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural; third person masculine singularH8610 lay hold of, wield
forכִּי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
there is noאֵ֥ין’ênAdverbH369 nothing, nought
one to rescue himמַצִּֽיל׃maṣ·ṣîlVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH5337 strip, plunder

Psalm 71:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Be notאַל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
farתִּרְחַ֣קtir·ḥaqVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH7368 be, or become, far, distant
from meמִמֶּ֑נִּיmim·men·nîPreposition; first person common singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
Hurryחִישָׁה׃ḥī·šå̄hVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH2439 haste, make haste
O my Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י’ĕ·lō·hayNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH430 God
to help meלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיlə·‘ez·rā·ṯîPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH5833 help, succour, assistance

Cross-references

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

Psalm 71:12 Psalm 38:21–22 · Psalm 35:22 · Psalm 22:11 · Psalm 10:1 · Psalm 69:18 · Psalm 70:5 · Psalm 143:7 · Psalm 40:13 · Psalm 22:19 · Psalm 70:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.