Psalms 54:5
{ "verseID": "Psalms.54.5", "source": "כִּ֤י זָרִ֨ים ׀ קָ֤מוּ עָלַ֗י וְֽ֭עָרִיצִים בִּקְשׁ֣וּ נַפְשִׁ֑י לֹ֤א שָׂ֨מוּ אֱלֹהִ֖ים לְנֶגְדָּ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃", "text": "For *zārîm* *qāmû* against me, and *ʿārîṣîm* *biqqəšû* *nap̄šî*; not *śāmû* *ʾĕlōhîm* before them. *selāh*.", "grammar": { "*zārîm*": "masculine plural adjective - 'strangers/foreigners'", "*qāmû*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'have risen'", "*ʿārîṣîm*": "masculine plural adjective - 'violent ones/ruthless ones'", "*biqqəšû*": "Piel perfect 3rd person common plural - 'have sought'", "*nap̄šî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my soul/my life'", "*śāmû*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they have set/placed'", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun used as singular - 'God'", "*selāh*": "musical notation or liturgical direction" }, "variants": { "*zārîm*": "strangers/foreigners/enemies", "*qāmû*": "have risen/stood up against", "*ʿārîṣîm*": "violent ones/ruthless ones/tyrants/oppressors", "*biqqəšû*": "have sought/pursued/attempted to take", "*nap̄šî*": "my soul/my life/myself", "*śāmû*": "they have set/placed/regarded", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods", "*selāh*": "musical interlude/pause/lift up" } }