Psalms 69:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

They that hate{H8802)} me without a cause are more{H8804)} than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy{H8688)} me, being mine enemies{H8802)} wrongfully, are mighty{H8804)}: then I restored{H8686)} that which I took not away{H8804)}.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יָגַ֣עְתִּי בְקָרְאִי֮ נִחַ֢ר גְּר֫וֹנִ֥י כָּל֥וּ עֵינַ֑י מְ֝יַחֵ֗ל לֵאלֹהָֽי׃

Transliteration

yāga'tî in-qārĕ'î niḥar gĕrônî kālû 'ênay mĕyaḥēl to-'ĕlōhāy

Grammar Details

*yāga'tî*: Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I am weary
*qārĕ'î*: Qal infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition bĕ - in my calling
*niḥar*: Niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it is parched/dried
*gĕrônî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my throat
*kālû*: Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are consumed/spent
*'ênay*: feminine dual noun with 1st person singular suffix - my eyes
*mĕyaḥēl*: Piel participle, masculine singular - waiting/hoping
*'ĕlōhāy*: masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition lĕ - for my God

Word Meanings

*yāga'tî*: I am weary/I am exhausted
*niḥar*: is parched/dried/inflamed
*gĕrônî*: my throat/my neck
*kālû*: they fail/they are consumed/they are spent
*mĕyaḥēl*: waiting/hoping/expecting
*'ĕlōhāy*: my God

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 35:19 : 19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice{H8799)} over me: neither let them wink{H8799)} with the eye that hate{H8802)} me without a cause.
John 15:25 : 25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law , They hated me without a cause.
Ps 40:12 : 12 For innumerable evils have compassed{H8804)} me about: mine iniquities have taken hold{H8689)} upon me, so that I am not able{H8804)} to look up{H8800)}; they are more{H8804)} than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth{H8804)} me.
Isa 53:4-7 : 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
1 Pet 3:18 : 18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
Ps 59:3 : 3 For, lo, they lie in wait{H8804)} for my soul: the mighty are gathered{H8799)} against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
Ps 109:3-5 : 3 They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause. 4 For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. 5 And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
2 Cor 5:21 : 21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
1 Pet 2:22 : 22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
Ps 38:19-20 : 19 But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong{H8804)}: and they that hate{H8802)} me wrongfully are multiplied{H8804)}. 20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries{H8799)}; because I follow{H8800)} the thing that good is.
Ps 7:3-5 : 3 O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; 4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me;(yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:) 5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
Ps 35:11-12 : 11 False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge{H8799)} things that I knew{H8804)} not. 12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
1 Pet 2:24 : 24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

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Ps 25:19
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19Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.
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19But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong{H8804)}: and they that hate{H8802)} me wrongfully are multiplied{H8804)}.
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19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice{H8799)} over me: neither let them wink{H8799)} with the eye that hate{H8802)} me without a cause.
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3They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
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Ps 40:12
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9He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
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20For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
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75%
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Ps 18:40
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40Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
Ps 102:8
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8Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
Ps 69:3
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3I am weary{H8804)} of my crying{H8800)}: my throat is dried{H8738)}: mine eyes fail{H8804)} while I wait{H8764)} for my God.
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7All that hate{H8802)} me whisper{H8691)} together against me: against me do they devise{H8799)} my hurt.
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3Because of the voice of the enemy{H8802)}, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast{H8686)} iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate{H8799)} me.
Job 19:19
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19All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.
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15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together{H8738)}: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together{H8738)} against me, and I knew{H8804)} it not; they did tear{H8804)} me, and ceased{H8804)} not:
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2Let them be ashamed{H8799)} and confounded{H8799)} that seek{H8764)} after my soul: let them be turned{H8735)} backward, and put to confusion{H8735)}, that desire my hurt.
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3For, lo, they lie in wait{H8804)} for my soul: the mighty are gathered{H8799)} against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
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29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
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4Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
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12They also that seek after my life lay snares{H8762)} for me: and they that seek{H8802)} my hurt speak{H8765)} mischievous things, and imagine{H8799)} deceits all the day long.
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13Let them be confounded{H8799)} and consumed{H8799)} that are adversaries{H8802)} to my soul; let them be covered{H8799)} with reproach and dishonour that seek{H8764)} my hurt.
Ps 54:3
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3For strangers{H8801)} are risen up{H8804)} against me, and oppressors seek{H8765)} after my soul: they have not set{H8804)} God before them. Selah.
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9He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.
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Ps 83:2
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2For, lo, thine enemies{H8802)} make a tumult{H8799)}: and they that hate{H8764)} thee have lifted up{H8804)} the head.
Ps 56:5
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5Every day they wrest{H8762)} my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
Ps 40:14
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14Let them be ashamed{H8799)} and confounded{H8799)} together that seek{H8764)} after my soul to destroy{H8800)} it; let them be driven{H8735)} backward and put to shame{H8735)} that wish me evil.
Job 19:11
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Job 33:10
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10Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,
Ps 69:18
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18Draw nigh{H8798)} unto my soul, and redeem{H8798)} it: deliver{H8798)} me because of mine enemies{H8802)}.
Job 30:13
71%
13They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper.
Ps 118:7
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Ps 59:1
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Lam 1:21
71%
21They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.
2 Sam 22:18
71%
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Ps 109:20
71%
20Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
Ps 55:12
70%
12For it was not an enemy{H8802)} that reproached{H8762)} me; then I could have borne{H8799)} it: neither was it he that hated{H8764)} me that did magnify{H8689)} himself against me; then I would have hid{H8735)} myself from him:
Ps 17:9
70%
9From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
Ps 18:17
70%
17He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.