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Psalms 17:11 — King James Version← Study notes

They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;


Psalms 17:11Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 17:118 words
HebrewMeaning
אַ֭שֻּׁרֵי/נוּʾašurēynw
steps ournounH838
step
עַתָּ֣הʿatāh
nowadvH6258
now · straightway · this time · whereas
סבבו/ניsbbwny
bringverbH5437
cast · fetch · lead · make ···
סְבָב֑וּ/נוּsəbābwnw
bringverbH5437
cast · fetch · lead · make ···
עֵינֵי/הֶ֥םʿēynēyhem
eyes theirnounH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
יָ֝שִׁ֗יתוּyāšiytw
they setverbH7896
appoint · array · bring · consider ···
לִ/נְט֥וֹתlinəṭwōt
to bend downpronH5186
afternoon · bow (down · -ing) · carry aside ···
בָּ/אָֽרֶץbāʾāreṣ
on the groundpronH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
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 17:11

A prayer of David himself. 1. This prayer must be assigned to the Person of the Lord, with the addition of the Church, which is His body. 2. “Hear My righteousness, O God, consider My supplication” Psalm 16:1. “Hearken unto My prayer, not in deceitful lips:” not going forth to You in deceitful lips. “Let My judgment from Your countenance go forth” Psalm 16:2. From the enlightening of the knowledge of You, let Me judge truth. Or at least, let My judgment go forth, not in…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 17
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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