Psalms 35:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.”

Psalms 35:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 35:178 words

HebrewMeaning

אֲדֹנָ/י֮ʾădōnāy

O LordnounH136

כַּ/מָּ֪הkamāh

how long?pronH4100

oft · ) · thing · what (end ···

תִּ֫רְאֶ֥הtirəʾeh

will you lookverbH7200

appear · approve · behold · certainly ···

הָשִׁ֣יבָ/הhāšiybāh

bring back !verbH7725

build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···

נַ֭פְשִׁ/יnapəšiy

life mynounH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

מִ/שֹּׁאֵי/הֶ֑םmišōʾēyhem

from ravages theirpronH7722

destroy · destruction · storm · wasteness

מִ֝/כְּפִירִ֗יםmikəpiyriym

from young lionspronH3715

village. Compare

יְחִידָתִֽ/יyəḥiydātiy

only life myadjH3173

desolate · only (child · son) · solitary

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 35:17

1. ...The title of it causes us no delay, for it is both brief, and to be understood not difficult, especially to those nursed in the Church of God. For so it is, “To David himself.” The Psalm then is to David himself: now David is interpreted, Strong in hand, or Desirable. The Psalm then is to the Strong in hand, and Desirable, to Him who for us has overcome death, who unto us has promised life: for in this is He Strong in hand, that He has overcome death for us; in this is…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 35 (excerpt)

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