Psalms 7:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.”

Psalms 7:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 7:177 words

HebrewMeaning

יָשׁ֣וּבyāšwb

it returnsverbH7725

build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···

עֲמָל֣/וֹʿămālwō

mischief hisnounH5999

iniquity · labour · mischief · miserable ···

בְ/רֹאשׁ֑/וֹbərōʾšwō

on own head hispronH7218

beginning · captain · chapiter · chief(-est place ···

וְ/עַ֥לwəʿal

and onconjH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

קָ֝דְקֳד֗/וֹqādəqŏdwō

scalp hisnounH6936

pate · scalp · top of the head

חֲמָס֥/וֹḥămāswō

violence hisnounH2555

damage · false · injustice · oppressor ···

יֵרֵֽדyērēd

it comes downverbH3381

abundantly · carry down · cast down · come down ···

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 7:17

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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