King James Version
Psalms 71:10 in the King James Version says “For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, lay: Heb. watch, or, observ...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 71 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, lay: Heb. watch, or, observe”
Psalms 71:10 · KJV
Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, lay: Heb. watch, or, observe
Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“against me and they that lay wait”
H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
“for my soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
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