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Whenבְּmy enemiesאוֹיְבַיturnשׁוּבback,אָחוֹרthey stumbleיִכָּשְׁלוּand perishוְיֹאבְדוּbefore you.מִפָּנֶיךָ
Psalms 9:3
Study it in the app“When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 9:3, word by word
- my enemiesאוֹיְבַoyva
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyva” appears- turnשׁוּבshuv
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “shuv” appears- backאָחוֹרachor
behind
The part behind something or someone, the side not seen from the front.
Where else “achor” appears- they stumbleיִכָּשְׁלוּyikashlu
stumble
To lose one's balance while walking until one falls.
Where else “yikashlu” appears- and perishיֹאבְדוּyovdu
perish
To die, be ruined.
Where else “yovdu” appears- before youפָּנֶיpane
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pane” appears
The context
2I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing psalms to your name, Elyon.
3 · This verse (above)
4For you have upheld my right and my cause; you have sat on the throne, righteous judge.