Psalms 7:13 — King James Version← Study notes

“He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.”

Psalms 7:13 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 7:138 words

HebrewMeaning

אִםʾim

ifconjH518

can- · doubtless · if · that) ···

לֹ֣אlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יָ֭שׁוּבyāšwb

anyone will repentverbH7725

build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···

חַרְבּ֣/וֹḥarəbwō

sword hisnounH2719

dagger · knife · mattock · sword ···

יִלְט֑וֹשׁyiləṭwōš

he will sharpenverbH3913

sharp · whet

קַשְׁתּ֥/וֹqašətwō

bow hisnounH7198

arch · arrow · -shot)

דָ֝רַ֗ךְdārakə

he has bentverbH1869

bend · come · draw · go ···

וַֽ/יְכוֹנְנֶֽ/הָwayəkwōnənehā

and he has prepared itconjH3559

confirm · direct · faithfulness · fashion ···

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 7:13

A psalm to David himself, which he sung to the Lord, for the words of Chusi, son of Jemini. 1. Now the story which gave occasion to this prophecy may be easily recognised in the second book of Kings. 2 Samuel 15:34-37 For there Chusi, the friend of king David, went over to the side of Abessalon, his son, who was carrying on war against his father, for the purpose of discovering and reporting the designs which he was taking against his father, at the instigation of…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 7 (excerpt)

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

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