Psalms 56:2
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Psalms 56:2
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To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
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Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
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What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
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Verse Text
Mine enemiesH8324 would dailyH3117 swallowH7602 me up: for they be manyH7227 that fightH3898 against me, O thou most HighH4791.
שָׁאֲפוּ שֹׁורְרַי כָּל־הַיֹּום כִּי־רַבִּים לֹחֲמִים לִי מָרֹום׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
שָׁאֲפ֣וּ |
sha.'a.Fu | H7602 | HVqp3cp | they have crushed (me) |
שׁ֭וֹרְרַ/י |
Shor.ra/i | H8324 | HNcmpc/Sp1cs | enemies/ my |
כָּל |
kol- | H3605 | HNcmsc | all |
הַ/יּ֑וֹם |
hai./Yom | H3117 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ day |
כִּֽי |
ki- | H3588 | HC | for |
רַבִּ֨ים |
ra.Bim | H7227 | HAampa | many (people) |
לֹחֲמִ֖ים |
lo.cha.Mim | H3898 | HVqrmpa | (are) fighting |
לִ֣/י |
l/i | HR/Sp1cs | to/ me | |
מָרֽוֹם |
ma.Rom | H4791 | HNcmsa | height |
- H3117 — יוֹם (yôwm, yome): from an unused root meaning to be hot; 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 associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
- H3898 — לָחַם (lâcham, law-kham'): a primitive root; to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction); devour, eat, [idiom] ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
- H4791 — מָרוֹם (mârôwm, maw-rome'): from רוּם (rûwm) H7311; altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)); (far) above, dignity, haughty, height, (most, on) high (one, place), loftily, upward.
- H7227 — רַב (rab, rab): by contracted from רָבַב (râbab) H7231; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
- H7602 — שָׁאַף (shâʼaph, shaw-af'): a primitive root; to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten; desire (earnestly), devour, haste, pant, snuff up, swallow up.
- H8324 — שָׁרַר (shârar, shaw-rar'): a primitive root; to be hostile (only active participle an opponent); enemy.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
- H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל (kôwl); from כָּלַל (kâlal) H3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
Verse Cross-References
- enemies — Psalms 54:5
- many — Psalms 3:1, Psalms 118:10-12, Acts 4:25-27, Revelation 16:14
- most — Psalms 9:2, Psalms 91:1, Psalms 92:1, Psalms 92:8, Psalms 93:4, Isaiah 57:15, Daniel 5:18, Micah 6:6
Reciprocal references (23): 2 Samuel 17:16, Ezra 3:3, Job 35:9, Psalms 21:9, Psalms 25:19, Psalms 27:1, Psalms 35:25, Psalms 38:19, Psalms 57:2, Psalms 57:3, Psalms 59:10, Psalms 64:1, Psalms 119:134, Psalms 119:157, Psalms 123:3, Psalms 124:3, Psalms 138:7, Proverbs 1:12, Isaiah 49:19, Lamentations 2:16, Habakkuk 1:13, 2 Corinthians 2:7, 2 Corinthians 4:8
Related Topics
- Torrey’s: WARFARE OF SAINTS
- Nave’s: AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES; WAR
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