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from beforeמִפְּנֵיthe wickedרְשָׁעִיםwhoזוּhave devastated me,שַׁדּוּנִיmy deadlyבְּנֶפֶשׁenemies,אֹיְבַיwho encircle me.יַקִּיפוּ עָלָי
Psalms 17:9
Study it in the app“from before the wicked who have devastated me, my deadly enemies, who encircle me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 17:9, word by word
- from beforeפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- whoזוּzu
which
Joins a clause to what has just been named (in poetry).
Where else “zu” appears- have devastated meשַׁדּוּshadu
devastate
To leave a country or city empty and in ruins by force.
Where else “shadu” appears- my deadlyנֶפֶשׁnefesh
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nefesh” appears- enemiesאֹיְבַoyva
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyva” appears- who encircle meיַקִּיפוּyakifu
go around
To go around a city, or to enclose someone on every side.
Where else “yakifu” appears
Translation note
“Deadly enemies”: literally “enemies in the soul,” that is, who seek his life.
The context
8Keep me as the pupil of the eye; in the shadow of your wings hide me
9 · This verse (above)
10Their fat they have closed; with their mouth they speak with arrogance.