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At our steps,אַשֻּׁרֵינוּnowעַתָּהthey have surrounded us;סְבָבוּנוּthey setיָשִׁיתוּtheir eyesעֵינֵיהֶםto cast us downלִנְטוֹתto the ground.בָּאָרֶץ
Psalms 17:11
Study it in the app“At our steps, now they have surrounded us; they set their eyes to cast us down to the ground.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 17:11, word by word
- At our stepsאַשֻּׁרֵיashure
step
A step, a footstep.
Where else “ashure” appears- they have surrounded usסְבָבוּsevavu
surround
To enclose someone or something on every side.
Where else “sevavu” appears- they setיָשִׁיתוּyashitu
put
To station something somewhere; sow enmity.
Where else “yashitu” appears- their eyesעֵינֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- to cast us downנְטוֹתnetot
incline
To turn the ear or the heart toward someone or something.
Where else “netot” appears- to the groundאָרֶץarets
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
10Their fat they have closed; with their mouth they speak with arrogance.
11 · This verse (above)
12His likeness is like a lion that longs to tear, and like a young lion sitting in hiding places.