Hebrew Interlinear
Psalms 54:3 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Psalms 54:3, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ For strangers are risen up against me and oppressors seek after my soul they have not set God before them Selah”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּ֤י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 2 | זָרִ֨ים׀ | H2114 | For strangers | to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery |
| 3 | קָ֤מוּ | H6965 | are risen up | to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) |
| 4 | עָלַ֗י | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 5 | וְֽ֭עָרִיצִים | H6184 | against me and oppressors | fearful, i.e., powerful or tyrannical |
| 6 | בִּקְשׁ֣וּ | H1245 | seek | to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after |
| 7 | נַפְשִׁ֑י | H5315 | after my soul | properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment |
| 8 | לֹ֤א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 9 | שָׂ֨מוּ | H7760 | they have not set | to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically) |
| 10 | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | H430 | God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 11 | לְנֶגְדָּ֣ם | H5048 | a front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before | |
| 12 | סֶֽלָה׃ | H5542 | before them Selah | suspension (of music), i.e., pause |
Verse Context
Psalms 54:2O God Hear my prayer give ear to the words of my mouth...
Psalms 54:3 (current) For strangers are risen up against me and oppressors seek after my soul they have not set God before them Selah
Psalms 54:4 Behold God is mine helper the Lord is with them that uphold...