Hebrew Interlinear

Psalms 70:2 Interlinear

Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul let them be turned backward and put to confusion that desire my hurt

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1יֵבֹ֣שׁוּH954Let them be ashamedproperly, to pale, i.e., by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
2וְיַחְפְּרוּ֮H2659and confoundedto blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach
3מְבַקְשֵׁ֪יH1245that seekto search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
4נַ֫פְשִׁ֥יH5315after my soulproperly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
5יִסֹּ֣גוּH5472let them be turnedproperly, to flinch, i.e., (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize)
6אָ֭חוֹרH268backwardthe hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the west
7וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּH3637and put to confusionproperly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult
8חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗יH2655that desirepleased with
9רָעָתִֽי׃H7451my hurtbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

Verse Context

Psalms 70:1Make haste O God to deliver me O LORD to help me make haste...
Psalms 70:2 (current)Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul let them be turned backward and put to confusion that desire my hurt
Psalms 70:3Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say Aha...

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