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Psalms 140:6 — King James Version← Study notes

I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.


Psalms 140:6Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 140:613 words
HebrewMeaning
טָֽמְנֽוּṭāmənw
they have hiddenverbH2934
lay privily · in secret
גֵאִ֨יםgēʾiym
proud peopleadjH1343
פַּ֡חpaḥ
a trapnounH6341
plate · snare
לִ֗/יliy
pron
וַ/חֲבָלִ֗יםwaḥăbāliym
and ropesconjH2256
coast · company · cord · country ···
פָּ֣רְשׂוּpārəśw
they have spreadverbH6566
chop in pieces · lay open · scatter · spread (abroad ···
רֶ֭שֶׁתrešet
a netnounH7568
לְ/יַדləyad
to the side ofpronH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
מַעְגָּ֑לmaʿəgāl
a tracknounH4570
path · trench · way
מֹקְשִׁ֖יםmōqəšiym
snaresnounH4170
gin · snare · trap
שָֽׁתוּšātw
they have setverbH7896
appoint · array · bring · consider ···
לִ֣/יliy
pron
סֶֽלָהselāh
SelahparticleH5542
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 140:6

1. Our Lords have bidden me, brethren, and in them the Lord of all, to bring this Psalm to your understanding, so far as God gives me to. May He help your prayers, that I may say those things which I ought to say, you to hear, that to all of us the Word of God may be profitable. For all it does not profit, for “all have not faith.” 1 Thessalonians 3:2 ... 2. What this Psalm contains, I believe that you perceived when it was being chanted; for therein the Church of Christ,…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 140 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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