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Psalms 140:9 Interlinear

“As for the head of those that compass me about let the mischief of their own lips cover”

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Psalms 140 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	רֹ֥אשׁ	H7218	As for the head	the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
2	מְסִבָּ֑י	H4524	of those that compass me about	a divan (as enclosing the room); abstractly (adverbial) around
3	עֲמַ֖ל	H5999	let the mischief	toil, i.e., wearing effort; hence, worry, whether of body or mind
4	שְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹ	H8193	of their own lips	the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
5	יְכַסֵּֽומוֹ׃	H3680	cover	properly, to plump, i.e., fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)

Psalms 140:9 (current)As for the head of those that compass me about let the mischief of their own lips cover