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And in your loyal loveוּבְחַסְדְּךָannihilateתַּצְמִיתmy enemies,אֹיְבָיand destroyוְהַאֲבַדְתָּallכָּלwho attackצֹרֲרֵיmy soul,נַפְשִׁיforכִּיI amאֲנִיyour servant.עַבְדֶּךָ
Psalms 143:12
Study it in the app“And in your loyal love annihilate my enemies, and destroy all who attack my soul, for I am your servant.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 143:12, word by word
- And in your loyal loveחַסְדְּchasd
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasd” appears- annihilateתַּצְמִיתtatsmit
destroy, silence
To make an end of someone, to annihilate, to silence forever.
Where else “tatsmit” appears- my enemiesאֹיְבָoyva
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyva” appears- and destroyהַאֲבַדְתָּhaavadta
destroy
To make someone or something disappear completely.
Where else “haavadta” appears- who attackצֹרֲרֵיtsorare
harass
To be someone's enemy.
Where else “tsorare” appears- my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshi” appears- your servantעַבְדֶּavde
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avde” appears
The context
11For the sake of your name, YHWH, give me life; in your righteousness bring out from distress my soul.
12 · This verse (above)