Psalms 57:4

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Psalms 57:4


← Psalms 57:3 Psalms 57:4 (KJV) Psalms 57:5 →
He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

My soulH5315 is amongH8432 lionsH3833: and I lieH7901 even among them that are set on fireH3857, even the sonsH1121 of menH120, whose teethH8127 are spearsH2595 and arrowsH2671, and their tongueH3956 a sharpH2299 swordH2719.


Original Hebrew

נַפְשִׁי ׀ בְּתֹוךְ לְבָאִם אֶשְׁכְּבָה לֹהֲטִים בְּנֵי־אָדָם שִׁנֵּיהֶם חֲנִית וְחִצִּים וּלְשֹׁונָם חֶרֶב חַדָּה׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
נַפְשִׁ֤/י
naf.Sh/i H5315 HNcbsc/Sp1cs self/ my
בְּ/ת֥וֹךְ
be./Tokh H8432 HR/Ncmsc in/ among
לְבָאִם֮
le.va.'Im H3833 HNcbpa lions
אֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה
'esh.ke.Vah H7901 HVqh1cs I lie with
לֹ֫הֲטִ֥ים
lo.ha.Tim H3857 HVqrmpa (those that) devour
בְּֽנֵי
be.nei- H1121 HNcmpc (the) children of
אָדָ֗ם
'a.Dam H120 HNcmsa humankind
שִׁ֭נֵּי/הֶם
Shi.nei./hem H8127 HNcbdc/Sp3mp teeth/ their
חֲנִ֣ית
cha.Nit H2595 HNcfsa (are) a spear
וְ/חִצִּ֑ים
ve./chi.Tzim H2671 HC/Ncmpa and/ arrows
וּ֝/לְשׁוֹנָ֗/ם
u./le.sho.Na/m H3956 HC/Ncbsc/Sp3mp and/ tongue/ their
חֶ֣רֶב
Che.rev H2719 HNcfsa (is) a sword
חַדָּֽה
cha.Dah H2299 HAafsa sharp
Strong's References
  • H120 — אָדָם (ʼâdâm, aw-dawm'): from אָדַם (ʼâdam) H119; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
  • H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה (bânâh) H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
  • H2299 — חַד (chad, khad): from חָדַד (châdad) H2300; sharp; sharp.
  • H2595 — חֲנִית (chănîyth, khan-eeth'): from חָנָה (chânâh) H2583; a lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent); javelin, spear.
  • H2671 — חֵץ (chêts, khayts): from חָצַץ (châtsats) H2686; also by interchange for עֵץ (ʻêts) H6086; properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunderbolt; the shaft of aspear; [phrase] archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.
  • H2719 — חֶרֶב (chereb, kheh'-reb): from חָרַב (chârab) H2717; drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement; axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
  • H3833 — לָבִיא (lâbîyʼ, law-bee'): or (Ezekiel 19:2) לְבִיָּא (lᵉbîyâʼ); irregular masculine plural לְבָאִים (lᵉbâʼîym); irregular feminine plural לְבָאוֹת (lᵉbâʼôwth); from an unused root meaning; compare אֲרִי (ʼărîy) H738; to roar; a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;)); (great, old, stout) lion, lioness, young (lion).
  • H3857 — לָהַט (lâhaṭ, law-hat'): a primitive root; properly, to lick, i.e. (by implication) to blaze; burn (up), set on fire, flaming, kindle.
  • H3956 — לָשׁוֹן (lâshôwn, law-shone'): or לָשֹׁן (lâshôn); also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה (lᵉshônâh); from לָשַׁן (lâshan) H3960; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water); [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
  • H5315 — נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh, neh'-fesh): from נָפַשׁ (nâphash) H5314; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it.
  • H7901 — שָׁכַב (shâkab, shaw-kab'): a primitive root; to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose); [idiom] at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.
  • H8127 — שֵׁן (shên, shane): from שָׁנַן (shânan) H8150; compare שֶׁנְהַבִּים (shenhabbîym) H8143; a tooth (as sharp); specificallyivory; figuratively, a cliff; crag, [idiom] forefront, ivory, [idiom] sharp, tooth.
  • H8432 — תָּוֶךְ (tâvek, taw'-vek): from an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre; among(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).

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