Psalms 35:7 — King James Version← Study notes

“For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.”

Psalms 35:7 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 35:79 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּֽיkiy

forconjH3588

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

חִנָּ֣םḥinām

without causeadvH2600

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

טָֽמְנוּṭāmənw

they have hiddenverbH2934

lay privily · in secret

לִ֭/יliy

pron

שַׁ֣חַתšaḥat

the pit ofnounH7845

destruction · ditch · grave · pit

רִשְׁתָּ֑/םrišətām

net theirnounH7568

חִ֝נָּ֗םḥinām

without causeadvH2600

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

חָפְר֥וּḥāpərw

they have dugverbH2658

paw · search out · seek

לְ/נַפְשִֽׁ/יlənapəšiy

for life mypronH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

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 35:7

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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