Let them be ashamedיֵבֹשׁוּand abashedוְיַחְפְּרוּtogether,יַחַדthose who seekמְבַקְשֵׁיmy soulנַפְשִׁיto sweep it away;לִסְפּוֹתָהּlet them turn backיִסֹּגוּ אָחוֹרand be humiliated,וְיִכָּלְמוּthose who desireחֲפֵצֵיmy harm.רָעָתִי
Psalms 40:14
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Psalms 40:14, word by word
- Let them be ashamedיֵבֹשׁוּyevoshu
be ashamed
To feel disgrace and distress over something bad one did or that befell him.
Where else “yevoshu” appears- and abashedיַחְפְּרוּyachpru
be ashamed, be disappointed
To blush, to be embarrassed or disappointed, to feel shame over something that went wrong.
Where else “yachpru” appears- togetherיַחַדyachad
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachad” appears- those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁיmevakshe
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “mevakshe” appears- my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafshi” appears- to sweep it awayסְפּוֹתָsepota
sweep away
To perish together with others, wiped out.
Where else “sepota” appears- let them turn backיִסֹּגוּyisogu
turn back, draw back
To turn back, to draw back: to turn away from a path or from someone.
Where else “yisogu” appears- let them turn backאָחוֹרachor
behind
The part behind something or someone, the side not seen from the front.
Where else “achor” appears- and be humiliatedיִכָּלְמוּyikalmu
be ashamed, humiliate
Put to shame, humiliate; be put to shame.
Where else “yikalmu” appears- those who desireחֲפֵצֵיchafetse
delighting in, desiring
Wanting, delighting in something; one who has pleasure in or desire for a thing.
Where else “chafetse” appears- my harmרָעָתִraati
harm
Something that hurts, a disaster.
Where else “raati” appears
Parallel passages
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Psalm 40 and Psalm 70
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Psalms 40:13-17
13Be pleased, YHWH, to deliver me; YHWH, hurry to my help. 14Let them be ashamed and abashed together, those who seek my soul to sweep it away; let them turn back and be humiliated, those who desire my harm. 15Let them be desolate because of their shame, those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” 16Let them rejoice and be glad in you, all who seek you; let them say continually, “Magnified be YHWH!” those who love your salvation. 17And I am afflicted and needy; Adonai will think of me; my help and the one who brings me to safety are you; my Elohim, do not delay.
1For the director. Of David. For remembrance. Elohim, to deliver me, YHWH, hurry to my help. 2Let them be ashamed and abashed, those who seek my soul; let them turn back and be humiliated, those who desire my harm. 3Let them turn around because of their shame, those who say, “Aha! Aha!” 4Let them rejoice and be glad in you, all who seek you; and let them say continually, “Magnified be Elohim!” those who love your salvation. 5And I am afflicted and needy; Elohim, hurry to me; my help and the one who brings me to safety are you; YHWH, do not delay.
The context
13Be pleased, YHWH, to deliver me; YHWH, hurry to my help.
14 · This verse (above)
15Let them be desolate because of their shame, those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”