Psalms 56:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.”

Psalms 56:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 56:111 words

HebrewMeaning

לַ/מְנַצֵּ֤חַlamənaṣēḥa

excelpronH5329

chief musician · oversee · set forward

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

י֬וֹנַתywōnat

dovenounH3123

pigeon

אֵ֣לֶםʾēlem

congregation. ComparenounH482

רְ֭חֹקִיםrəḥōqiym

far (abroadadjH7350

off) · long ago · of old · space ···

לְ/דָוִ֣דlədāwid

DavidpronH1732

מִכְתָּ֑םmikətām

MichtamnounH4387

בֶּֽ/אֱחֹ֨זbeʾĕḥōz

barpronH270

be affrighted · (catch · lay · take) hold ···

אֹת֖/וֹʾōtwō

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

פְלִשְׁתִּ֣יםpəlišətiym

PhilistinenounH6430

בְּ/גַֽתbəgat

GathpronH1661

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.

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