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Those who lie in wait for meשׁוֹרְרַיtrample meשָׁאֲפוּallכָּלthe day,הַיּוֹםforכִּיmanyרַבִּיםfightלֹחֲמִיםagainst meלִיwith haughtiness.מָרוֹם
Psalms 56:2
Study it in the app“Those who lie in wait for me trample me all the day, for many fight against me with haughtiness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 56:2, word by word
- Those who lie in wait for meשׁוֹרְרַshorra
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- trample meשָׁאֲפוּshaafu
trample
To crush underfoot, harass the weak.
Where else “shaafu” appears- the dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- fightלֹחֲמִיםlochamim
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “lochamim” appears- with haughtinessמָרוֹםmarom
haughtiness
With pride and arrogance, looking down on others.
Where else “marom” appears
Translation note
“With haughtiness”: literally, “height”; it can also be read as a name addressed to God (“O Most High”).
The context
1For the director. On The Silent Dove of the Distant Ones. Of David. A Miktam, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Show me favor, Elohim, for a mortal tramples me; all the day fighting, he oppresses me.
2 · This verse (above)
3On the day I fear, I trust in you.