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They gather together,יָגוּרוּthey lurk;יִצְפּוֹנוּtheyהֵמָּהwatchיִשְׁמֹרוּmy heels,עֲקֵבַיasכַּאֲשֶׁרthey wait forקִוּוּmy soul.נַפְשִׁי
Psalms 56:6
Study it in the app“They gather together, they lurk; they watch my heels, as they wait for my soul.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 56:6, word by word
- They gather togetherיָגוּרוּyaguru
stir up strife
Another word spelled the same: to stir up strife.
Where else “yaguru” appears- they lurkיִצְפּוֹנוּyitsponu
lie in wait
To lie in wait.
Where else “yitsponu” appears- watchיִשְׁמֹרוּyishmoru
preserve
To keep something, or watch and wait.
Where else “yishmoru” appears- my heelsעֲקֵבַakeva
heel
The back part of the foot, under the ankle.
Where else “akeva” appears- they wait forקִוּוּkiuu
wait
To long and look for, above all YHWH.
Where else “kiuu” appears- my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshi” appears
Translation note
“They wait for my soul”: they wait for the moment to take my life.
The context
5All the day they twist my words; against me are all their thoughts for evil.
6 · This verse (above)
7With their wickedness will they get to safety? In anger bring down the peoples, Elohim.