Psalm 57

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
4My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.My soul is among lions; I lie among them that are set on fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

In context

Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.

Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
self myנַפְשִׁ֤י׀naf-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

in amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe-TOKHH8432
midst

תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) 1) midst, middle 1a) midst, middle 1b) into, through (after verbs of motion) 1c) among (of a number of persons) 1d) between (of things arranged by twos) 1e) from among (as to take or separate etc)

lionsלְבָאִם֮le-va-'IMH3833A
lion

לְבִי (le.vi) lion

I lie withאֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה'esh-ke-VAHH7901G
to lie down: lay down

שָׁכַב (sha.khav) : lay_down/lie_with 1) to lie down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lie, lie down, lie on 1a2) to lodge 1a3) to lie (of sexual relations) 1a4) to lie down (in death) 1a5) to rest, relax (fig) 1b) (Niphal) to be lain with (sexually) 1c) (Pual) to be lain with (sexually) 1d) (Hiphil) to make to lie down 1e) (Hophal) to be laid

[those that] devourלֹ֫הֲטִ֥יםlo-ha-TIMH3857
to kindle

לָהַט (la.hat) 1) to burn, blaze, scorch, kindle, blaze up, flame 1a) (Qal) blazing (participle) 1b)(Piel) to scorch, burn, blaze

[the] children ofבְּֽנֵי־be-nei-H1121A
son: child

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

humankindאָדָ֗ם'a-DAMH0120G
man

אָדָם (a.dam) 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley

teeth theirשִׁ֭נֵּיהֶםSHI-nei-hemH8127G
tooth

שֵׁן (shen) : tooth 1) tooth, ivory 1a) tooth 1a1) of man, lex talionis, beast 1b) tooth, tine (of fork) 1c) ivory 1c1) as material 1c2) of commerce 1d) sharp pointed rock

[are] a spearחֲנִ֣יתcha-NITH2595
spear

חֲנִית (cha.nit) 1) spear 1a) spear 1a1) shaft of a spear 1a2) spear-head

and arrowsוְחִצִּ֑יםve-chi-TZIMH2671
arrow

חֵץ (chets) arrow

and tongue theirוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu-le-sho-NAMH3956G
tongue

לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) : tongue/words 1) tongue 1a) tongue (of men) 1a1) tongue (literal) 1a2) tongue (organ of speech) 1b) language 1c) tongue (of animals) 1d) tongue (of fire) 1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)

[is] a swordחֶ֣רֶבCHE-revH2719
sword

חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) 1) sword, knife 1a) sword 1b) knife 1c) tools for cutting stone

sharpחַדָּֽה׃cha-DAHH2299
sharp

חַד (chad) sharp

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