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Do notאַלgive me overתִּתְּנֵנִיto the desireבְּנֶפֶשׁof my adversaries,צָרָיforכִּיthere have risenקָמוּagainst meבִיwitnessesעֵדֵיof liesשֶׁקֶרand one who breathes outוִיפֵחַviolence.חָמָס
Psalms 27:12
Study it in the app“Do not give me over to the desire of my adversaries, for there have risen against me witnesses of lies and one who breathes out violence.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 27:12, word by word
- give me overתִּתְּנֵtitne
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “titne” appears- to the desireנֶפֶשׁnefesh
appetite
Hunger or craving; the throat.
Where else “nefesh” appears- of my adversariesצָרָtsara
adversary
Someone who oppresses and attacks another; the adversary.
Where else “tsara” appears- there have risenקָמוּkamu
rise against
To rise against someone to attack or confront him.
Where else “kamu” appears- witnessesעֵדֵיede
witness
Someone who vouches for what he saw; YHWH is one too.
Where else “ede” appears- of liesשֶׁקֶרsheker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “sheker” appears- and one who breathes outיפֵחַyfeach
breathing out
One who breathes or puffs out something: someone who does nothing but breathe out violence or lies.
Where else “yfeach” appears- violenceחָמָסchamas
violence
Violence; unjust harm done to others.
Where else “chamas” appears
The context
11Teach me, YHWH, your way, and lead me on a level path because of those who lie in wait for me.
12 · This verse (above)
13If I had not believed that I would see the goodness of YHWH in the land of the living—