Psalms 71:13

“Let them be ashamed, let them be consumed, those who accuse my soul; let them be covered with reproach and humiliation, those who seek my harm.”

Psalms 71:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 71:13, word by word

Let them be ashamedיֵבֹשׁוּyevoshu

be ashamed

To feel disgrace and distress over something bad one did or that befell him.

Where else “yevoshu” appears
let them be consumedיִכְלוּyichlu

destroy

To put an end to something, destroy it.

Where else “yichlu” appears
those who accuseשֹׂטְנֵיsotne

oppose, accuse

To oppose, to accuse: to set oneself against someone. "Satan", "the adversary", comes from this root.

Where else “sotne” appears
my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

Where else “nafshi” appears
let them be coveredיַעֲטוּyaatu

cover, wrap

Cover oneself, wrap oneself in a garment; cover.

Where else “yaatu” appears
with reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpa

disgrace, reproach

Disgrace, reproach, scorn from others. Being childless was then felt as a humiliation.

Where else “cherpa” appears
and humiliationכְלִמָּהchelima

disgrace, shame

Shame, dishonor suffered before others.

Where else “chelima” appears
those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁיmevakshe

seek

To go after someone or something in order to find it.

Where else “mevakshe” appears
my harmרָעָתִraati

harm

Something that hurts, a disaster.

Where else “raati” appears

The context

12Elohim, do not be far from me; my Elohim, hurry to my help.

13 · This verse (above)

14But I will wait continually, and I will add to all your praise.

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