Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Psalms.54.9", "source": "כִּ֣י מִכָּל־צָ֭רָה הִצִּילָ֑נִי וּ֝בְאֹיְבַ֗י רָאֲתָ֥ה עֵינִֽי׃", "text": "For from all *ṣārāh* he has *hiṣṣîlānî*, and on *ʾōyəḇay* *rāʾătāh* *ʿênî*.", "grammar": { "*ṣārāh*": "feminine singular noun - 'distress/trouble'", "*hiṣṣîlānî*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'he has delivered me'", "*ʾōyəḇay*": "Qal participle masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix and preposition בְּ - 'on my enemies'", "*rāʾătāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'has looked/seen'", "*ʿênî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my eye'" }, "variants": { "*ṣārāh*": "distress/trouble/adversity", "*hiṣṣîlānî*": "he has delivered me/rescued me/saved me", "*ʾōyəḇay*": "my enemies/my foes/those hostile to me", "*rāʾătāh*": "has looked/seen/gazed", "*ʿênî*": "my eye (idiom for witnessing triumph/satisfaction)" } }

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