Forכִּיmy enemiesאוֹיְבַיhave spokenאָמְרוּabout me,לִיand those who watchוְשֹׁמְרֵיmy soulנַפְשִׁיhave taken counselנוֹעֲצוּtogether,יַחְדָּו
Psalms 71:10
Study it in the app“For my enemies have spoken about me, and those who watch my soul have taken counsel together,”
With the Hebrew beneath
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Psalms 71:10, word by word
- my enemiesאוֹיְבַoyva
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyva” appears- have spokenאָמְרוּamru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appears- and those who watchשֹׁמְרֵיshomre
preserve
To keep something, or watch and wait.
Where else “shomre” appears- my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshi” appears- have taken counselנוֹעֲצוּnoatsu
take counsel
To ask others what to do, decide together.
Where else “noatsu” appears- togetherיַחְדָּוyachdav
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachdav” appears
The context
9Do not cast me away in the time of old age; when my strength fails, do not abandon me.
10 · This verse (above)
11saying, “Elohim has abandoned him; pursue and seize him, for there is no one to deliver.”