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The wickedרָשָׁעwatchesצוֹפֶהthe righteousלַצַּדִּיקand seeksוּמְבַקֵּשׁto put him to death.לַהֲמִיתוֹ
Psalms 37:32
Study it in the app“The wicked watches the righteous and seeks to put him to death.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 37:32, word by word
- The wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- watchesצוֹפֶהtsofe
watch
To watch closely what is coming or what is happening.
Where else “tsofe” appears- the righteousצַּדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- and seeksמְבַקֵּשׁmevakesh
try to get
To try to get something.
Where else “mevakesh” appears- to put him to deathהֲמִיתhamit
kill
To kill someone.
Where else “hamit” appears
The context
31The instruction of his Elohim is in his heart; his steps will not slip.
32 · This verse (above)
33YHWH will not abandon him into his hand, nor declare him guilty when he is judged.