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Psalms 38:20 — King James Version← Study notes

They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.


Psalms 38:20Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 38:206 words
HebrewMeaning
וְֽ֭/אֹיְבַ/יwəʾōyəbay
and enemies myconjH341
foe
חַיִּ֣יםḥayiym
lifeadjH2416
age · appetite · beast · company ···
עָצֵ֑מוּʿāṣēmw
they are numerousverbH6105
close · be great · be increased · be mighty ···
וְ/רַבּ֖וּwərabw
and they are manyconjH7231
be many · be more · multiply · ten thousands
שֹׂנְאַ֣/יśōnəʾay
those who hate meverbH8130
foe · hate(-ful · -r) · odious ···
שָֽׁקֶרšāqer
falsehoodnounH8267
deceit · false(-hood · -ly) · feignedly ···
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 38:20

A psalm to David himself, on the remembrance of the Sabbath. 1. What does this recollection of the Sabbath mean? What is this Sabbath? For it is with groaning that he “calls it to recollection.” You have both heard already when the Psalm was read, and you will now hear it when we shall go over it, how great is his groaning, his mourning, his tears, his misery. But happy he who is wretched after this manner! Whence the Lord also in the Gospel Matthew 5:4 called some who mourn…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 38 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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