Psalms 143:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.”

Psalms 143:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 143:1210 words

HebrewMeaning

וּֽ/בְ/חַסְדְּ/ךָ֮wbəḥasədəkā

and in covenant loyalty yourconjH2617

good deed(-liness · -ness) · kindly · kindness ···

תַּצְמִ֪יתtaṣəmiyt

you will destroyverbH6789

cut off · destroy · vanish

אֹ֫יְבָ֥/יʾōyəbāy

enemies myverbH341

foe

וְֽ֭/הַאֲבַדְתָּwəhaʾăbadətā

and you will destroyconjH6

destroy · not escape · fail · lose ···

כָּלkāl

allnounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

צֹרֲרֵ֣יṣōrărēy

the opposers ofverbH6887

afflict · beseige · bind · (be in ···

נַפְשִׁ֑/יnapəšiy

life mynounH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

כִּ֝֗יkiy

forconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

אֲנִ֣יʾăniy

IprepH589

me · mine · myself · we ···

עַבְדֶּֽ/ךָʿabədekā

am servant yournounH5650

bondage · servant · servant

ℹWords 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 143:12

1. ...The title of the Psalm is, “To David himself, when his son was pursuing him.” We know from the Books of Kings 2 Samuel xv that this happened:...but we must recognise here another David, truly “strong in hand,” which is the explanation of David, even our Lord Jesus Christ. For all those events of past time were figures of things to come. Let us seek then in this Psalm our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, announcing Himself beforehand in His prophecy, and foretelling what…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 143 (excerpt)

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