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Letיֵבֹשׁוּthe insolentזֵדִיםbe ashamed,יֵבֹשׁוּforכִּיwith liesשֶׁקֶרthey have wronged me;עִוְּתוּנִיIאֲנִיwill reflectאָשִׂיחַon your precepts.בְּפִקּוּדֶיךָ
Psalms 119:78
Study it in the app“Let the insolent be ashamed, for with lies they have wronged me; I will reflect on your precepts.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:78, word by word
- Letיֵבֹשׁוּyevoshu
be ashamed
To feel disgrace and distress over something bad one did or that befell him.
Where else “yevoshu” appears- the insolentזֵדִיםzedim
arrogant, insolent
Arrogant, insolent: one who acts with pride, knowingly and without fear.
Where else “zedim” appears- with liesשֶׁקֶרsheker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “sheker” appears- they have wronged meעִוְּתוּivtu
pervert, make crooked
To bend, to pervert; to make what is straight crooked. Said above all of justice and right.
Where else “ivtu” appears- will reflectאָשִׂיחַasiach
reflect
To ponder something deeply.
Where else “asiach” appears- on your preceptsפִקּוּדֶיfikude
precepts
Precepts: what God has charged people to keep. It is used only in the plural and almost only in the Psalms.
Where else “fikude” appears
The context
77Let your mercies come to me, and I will live, for your instruction is my delight.
78 · This verse (above)
79Let those who fear you turn to me, and those who know your testimonies.