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saying,לֵאמֹר“Elohimאֱלֹהִיםhas abandoned him;עֲזָבוֹpursueרִדְפוּand seize him,וְתִפְשׂוּהוּforכִּיthere is no oneאֵיןto deliver.”מַצִּיל
Psalms 71:11
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With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 71:11, word by word
- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- has abandoned himעֲזָבazav
forsake
To turn one's back on YHWH, someone or a place.
Where else “azav” appears- pursueרִדְפוּridfu
pursue
To go after someone to catch them.
Where else “ridfu” appears- and seize himתִפְשׂוּtifsu
seize
To grab or capture someone.
Where else “tifsu” appears- to deliverמַצִּילmatsil
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “matsil” appears
The context
10For my enemies have spoken about me, and those who watch my soul have taken counsel together,
11 · This verse (above)
12Elohim, do not be far from me; my Elohim, hurry to my help.