King James Version
Psalms 102:8 in the King James Version says “Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 102 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.”
Psalms 102:8 · KJV
I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.
I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“me all the day”
H3117a 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
“reproach”
H2778to pull off, i.e., (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e., defame;
“and they that are mad”
H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causativ
“against me are sworn”
H7650to seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
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