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Psalms 56:1 Interlinear

“Be merciful unto me O God would swallow me up for man daily he fighting oppresseth”

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Psalms 56 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	חָנֵּ֣נִי	H2603	Be merciful	properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e., move to favor by petition)
2	אֱ֭לֹהִים	H430	unto me O 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
3	כִּֽי	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
4	שְׁאָפַ֣נִי	H7602	would swallow me up	to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten
5	אֱנ֑וֹשׁ	H582	for man	properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
6	כָּל	H3605		properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
7	הַ֝יּ֗וֹם	H3117	daily	a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
8	לֹחֵ֥ם	H3898	he fighting	to feed on; figuratively, to consume
9	יִלְחָצֵֽנִי׃	H3905	oppresseth	properly, to press, i.e., (figuratively) to distress

Psalms 56:1 (current)Be merciful unto me O God would swallow me up for man daily he fighting oppresseth