Psalms 56:5

“All the day they twist my words; against me are all their thoughts for evil.”

Psalms 56:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 56:5, word by word

the dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
they twistיְעַצֵּבוּyeatsevu

twist

To twist what someone says to give it another meaning.

Where else “yeatsevu” appears
my wordsדְּבָרַdevara

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “devara” appears
their thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹתָmachshvota

thought

What one has in mind and intends.

Where else “machshvota” appears
for evilרָעra

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “ra” appears

The context

4In Elohim, whose word I praise, in Elohim I trust; I will not fear; what can flesh do to me?

5 · This verse (above)

6They gather together, they lurk; they watch my heels, as they wait for my soul.

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