Psalms 89:23

“And I will crush to pieces his adversaries before him, and those who hate him I will strike.”

Psalms 89:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 89:23, word by word

And I will crush to piecesכַתּוֹתִיchatoti

crush

To beat something to pieces.

Where else “chatoti” appears
his adversariesצָרָיtsaray

adversary

Someone who oppresses and attacks another; the adversary.

Where else “tsaray” appears
before himפָּנָיpanay

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “panay” appears
and those who hate himמְשַׂנְאָיmesanay

hate

To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.

Where else “mesanay” appears
I will strikeאֶגּוֹףegof

strike

To punish with a blow; YHWH does it with a plague or by letting a battle be lost.

Where else “egof” appears

The context

22The enemy will not take him by surprise, and the son of injustice will not afflict him.

23 · This verse (above)

24And my faithfulness and my loyal love will be with him, and in my name his horn will be exalted.

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