Psalm 143

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VerseKJVBSBASV
12And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
and in covenant loyalty yourוּֽבְחַסְדְּךָ֮u-ve-chas-de-KHAH2617A
kindness

חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) goodness, kindness, faithfulness

you will destroyתַּצְמִ֪יתtatz-MITH6789
to destroy

צָמַת (tsa.mat) 1) to put an end to, cut off, destroy, exterminate, extirpate 1a) (Qal) to put an end to, terminate 1b) (Niphal) to be ended, be annihilated, be exterminated 1c) (Piel) to put an end to 1d) (Pilel) to be exterminated, be annihilated 1e) (Hiphil) to exterminate, annihilate

enemies myאֹ֫יְבָ֥י'o-ye-VAIH0341
enemy

אֹיֵב (o.yev) 1) (Qal) enemy 1a) personal 1b) national

and you will destroyוְֽ֭הַאֲבַדְתָּVE-ha-'a-vad-taH0006
to perish

אָבַד (a.vad) 1) perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) perish, die, be exterminated 1a2) perish, vanish (fig.) 1a3) be lost, strayed 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to destroy, kill, cause to perish, to give up (as lost), exterminate 1b2) to blot out, do away with, cause to vanish, (fig.) 1b3) cause to stray, lose 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to destroy, put to death 1c1a) of divine judgment 1c2) object name of kings (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: a.vad (אֲבַד "to destroy" H0007)

allכָּל־kol-H3605
all

כֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)

[the] opposers ofצֹרֲרֵ֣יtzo-ra-REIH6887D
to vex

צָרַר (tsa.rar) to show hostility toward, vex

life myנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf-SHIH5315G
soul

נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

forכִּ֝֗יKiH3588A
for

כִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

Iאֲנִ֣י'a-NIH0589
me

אֲנָא (a.na) I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis) Aramaic of a.ni (אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י "I" H0589)

[am] servant yourעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av-DE-khaH5650
servant/slave

עֲבַד (a.vad) servant, slave Aramaic of e.ved (עֶ֫בֶד "servant/slave" H5650)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.