Psalms 35:19 — King James Version← Study notes

“Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.”

Psalms 35:19 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 35:199 words

HebrewMeaning

אַֽלʾal

may notparticleH408

neither · never · no · nor ···

יִשְׂמְחוּyiśəməḥw

they rejoiceverbH8055

be glad · (have · make) joy · be merry ···

לִ֣/יliy

pron

אֹיְבַ֣/יʾōyəbay

enemies myverbH341

foe

שֶׁ֑קֶרšeqer

falsehoodnounH8267

deceit · false(-hood · -ly) · feignedly ···

שֹׂנְאַ֥/יśōnəʾay

those who hate meverbH8130

foe · hate(-ful · -r) · odious ···

חִ֝נָּ֗םḥinām

without causeadvH2600

wages) · causeless · to cost nothing · free ···

יִקְרְצוּyiqərəṣw

let them winkverbH7169

move · wink

עָֽיִןʿāyin

an eyenounH5869

outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···

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 35:19

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)

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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