King James Version
Psalms 62:3 in the King James Version says “How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a to...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 62 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.”
Psalms 62:3 · KJV
To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. Truly: or, Only waiteth: Heb. is silent
He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. defence: Heb. high place
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. inwardly: Heb. in their inward parts
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
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as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“How long will ye imagine mischief”
H2050properly, to break in upon, i.e., to assail
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“against a man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“ye shall be slain”
H7523properly, to dash in pieces, i.e., kill (a human being), especially to murder
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“all of you as a bowing”
H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
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