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ForכִּיI said,אָמַרְתִּי“Lestפֶּןthey be gladיִשְׂמְחוּover me;לִיwhen my footרַגְלִיis moved,בְּמוֹטthey magnify themselvesהִגְדִּילוּagainst me.”עָלַי
Psalms 38:16
Study it in the app“For I said, “Lest they be glad over me; when my foot is moved, they magnify themselves against me.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 38:16, word by word
- I saidאָמַרְתִּיamarti
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarti” appears- they be gladיִשְׂמְחוּyismchu
rejoice
To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.
Where else “yismchu” appears- when my footרַגְלִragli
foot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “ragli” appears- is movedמוֹטmot
totter, slip
Totter, slip, lose one's footing.
Where else “mot” appears- they magnify themselvesהִגְדִּילוּhigdilu
exalt oneself
To exalt oneself proudly.
Where else “higdilu” appears
The context
15For I have awaited you, YHWH; you will answer, Adonai my Elohim.
16 · This verse (above)
17For I am ready for stumbling, and my pain is before me continually.