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This isזֹאתthe wagesפְּעֻלַּתof my accusersשֹׂטְנַיfromמֵאֵתYHWH,יְהוָהand of those who speakוְהַדֹּבְרִיםevilרָעagainstעַלmy soul.נַפְשִׁי
Psalms 109:20
Study it in the app“This is the wages of my accusers from YHWH, and of those who speak evil against my soul.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 109:20, word by word
- the wagesפְּעֻלַּתpeulat
wages
What one receives for working.
Where else “peulat” appears- of my accusersשֹׂטְנַsotna
oppose, accuse
To oppose, to accuse: to set oneself against someone. "Satan", "the adversary", comes from this root.
Where else “sotna” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- and of those who speakדֹּבְרִיםdovrim
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dovrim” appears- evilרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafshi” appears
The context
19Let it be to him like a garment he wraps himself in, and like a belt he continually girds on.
20 · This verse (above)
21But you, YHWH Adonai, deal with me for the sake of your name; for your loyal love is good, deliver me.