Psalms

Psalm 86:17

¹⁷Show me a sign of Your goodness,

that my enemies may see and be ashamed;

for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Show	עֲשֵֽׂה־	‘ă·śêh-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
me	עִמִּ֥י	‘im·mî	Preposition; first person common singular	H5973 with
a sign	א֗וֹת	’ō·wṯ	Noun - common singular	H226 sign
of Your goodness	לְט֫וֹבָ֥ה	lə·ṭō·w·ḇāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
that my enemies	שֹׂנְאַ֣י	śō·nə·’ay	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H8130 hate
may see	וְיִרְא֣וּ	wə·yir·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7200 see
and be ashamed	וְיֵבֹ֑שׁוּ	wə·yê·ḇō·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H954 be ashamed
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
You	אַתָּ֥ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
O LORD	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
have helped me	עֲזַרְתַּ֥נִי	‘ă·zar·ta·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5826 help, succour
and comforted me	וְנִחַמְתָּֽנִי׃	wə·ni·ḥam·tā·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5162 be sorry, console

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.