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He will returnיָשִׁיבthe evilהָרַעon those who lie in wait for me;לְשֹׁרְרָיin your faithfulnessבַּאֲמִתְּךָannihilate them.הַצְמִיתֵם
Psalms 54:5
Study it in the app“He will return the evil on those who lie in wait for me; in your faithfulness annihilate them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 54:5, word by word
- He will returnיָשִׁיבyashiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “yashiv” appears- the evilרַעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- on those who lie in wait for meשֹׁרְרָshorra
watchful enemy, foe
One who lies in wait: an enemy who watches someone, waiting for the moment to do harm. It is used only in the Psalms.
Where else “shorra” appears- in your faithfulnessאֲמִתְּamit
faithfulness
That one can rely on him because he keeps his word.
Where else “amit” appears- annihilate themהַצְמִיתֵhatsmite
destroy, silence
To make an end of someone, to annihilate, to silence forever.
Where else “hatsmite” appears
The context
4Look, Elohim is my helper; Adonai is among those who sustain my soul.
5 · This verse (above)
6With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to your name, YHWH, for it is good.