Psalms 35:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.”

Psalms 35:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 35:811 words

HebrewMeaning

תְּבוֹאֵ֣/הוּtəbwōʾēhw

may it come to himverbH935

apply · attain · be · befall ···

שׁוֹאָה֮šwōʾāh

destructionnounH7722

destroy · destruction · storm · wasteness

לֹֽאlōʾ

which notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יֵ֫דָ֥עyēdāʿ

he knowsverbH3045

acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···

וְ/רִשְׁתּ֣/וֹwərišətwō

and net hisconjH7568

אֲשֶׁרʾăšer

whichparticleH834

after · alike · because · every ···

טָמַ֣ןṭāman

he hidverbH2934

lay privily · in secret

תִּלְכְּד֑/וֹtiləkədwō

may it catch himverbH3920

at all · be frozen · be holden · stick together ···

בְּ֝/שׁוֹאָ֗הbəšwōʾāh

in destructionpronH7722

destroy · destruction · storm · wasteness

יִפָּלyipāl

may he fallverbH5307

cast (down · self · out) · cease ···

בָּֽ/הּbāh

pron

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 35:8

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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