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Psalms 109— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

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Verse 1

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ､	lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ	To the Chief Musician	H5329
1	לְדָוִ֣ד.	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	of David	H1732
2	מִזְמ֑וֹר	miz·mō·wr;	A Psalm	H4210
3	אֱלֹהֵ֥י	’ĕ·lō·hê	God	H0430
4	תְ֝הִלָּתִ֗י–	ṯə·hil·lā·ṯî,	of my praise	H8416
5	אַֽל־	’al-	not	H0408
6	תֶּחֱרַֽשׁ׃.	te·ḥĕ·raš.	do keep silent	H2790

Verse 2

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֤י	kî	For	H3588
1	פִ֪י	p̄î	the mouth	H6310
2	רָשָׁ֡ע	rā·šā‘	of the wicked	H7563
3	וּֽפִי־	ū·p̄î-	and the mouth	H6310
4	מִ֭רְמָה	mir·māh	of the deceitful	H4820
5	עָלַ֣י	‘ā·lay	against me	H5921
6	פָּתָ֑חוּ	pā·ṯā·ḥū;	have opened	H6605
7	דִּבְּר֥וּ	dib·bə·rū	they have spoken	H1696
8	אִ֝תִּ֗י	’it·tî,	against me	H0854
9	לְשׁ֣וֹן	lə·šō·wn	with a tongue	H3956
10	שָֽׁקֶר׃.	šā·qer.	lying	H8267

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְדִבְרֵ֣י	wə·ḏiḇ·rê	And with words	H1697
1	שִׂנְאָ֣ה–	śin·’āh	of hatred	H8135
2	סְבָב֑וּנִי	sə·ḇā·ḇū·nî;	they have surrounded me	H5437
3	וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּנִי	way·yil·lā·ḥă·mū·nî	and fought against me	H3898
4	חִנָּֽם׃.	ḥin·nām.	without a cause	H2600

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	תַּֽחַת־	ta·ḥaṯ-	In return for	H8478
1	אַהֲבָתִ֥י	’a·hă·ḇā·ṯî	my love	H0160
2	יִשְׂטְנ֗וּנִי–	yiś·ṭə·nū·nî,	they are my accusers	H7853
3	וַאֲנִ֥י	wa·’ă·nî	but I [give myself]	H0589
4	תְפִלָּֽה׃.	ṯə·p̄il·lāh.	[to] prayer	H8605

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וַיָּ֘שִׂ֤ימוּ	way·yā·śî·mū	And they have rewarded	H7760
1	עָלַ֣י	‘ā·lay	me	H5921
2	רָ֭עָה	rā·‘āh	evil	H7451
3	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	for	H8478
4	טוֹבָ֑ה､	ṭō·w·ḇāh;	good	H2896
5	וְ֝שִׂנְאָ֗ה	wə·śin·’āh,	thus hatred	H8135
6	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	for	H8478
7	אַהֲבָתִֽי׃.	’a·hă·ḇā·ṯî.	my love	H0160

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הַפְקֵ֣ד	hap̄·qêḏ	Set	H6485
1	עָלָ֣יו	‘ā·lāw	over him	H5921
2	רָשָׁ֑ע	rā·šā‘;	a wicked man	H7563
3	וְ֝שָׂטָ֗ן	wə·śā·ṭān,	and an accuser	H7854
4	יַעֲמֹ֥ד	ya·‘ă·mōḏ	let stand	H5975
5	עַל־	‘al-	at	H5921
6	יְמִינֽוֹ׃.	yə·mî·nōw.	his right hand	H3225

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בְּ֭הִשָּׁ֣פְטוֹ､	bə·hiš·šā·p̄ə·ṭōw	When he is judged	H8199
1	יֵצֵ֣א	yê·ṣê	let him be found	H3318
2	רָשָׁ֑ע､	rā·šā‘;	guilty	H7563
3	וּ֝תְפִלָּת֗וֹ	ū·ṯə·p̄il·lā·ṯōw,	and his prayer	H8605
4	תִּהְיֶ֥ה	tih·yeh	let become	H1961
5	לַֽחֲטָאָֽה׃.	la·ḥă·ṭā·’āh.	sin	H2401

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יִֽהְיֽוּ־	yih·yū-	Let be	H1961
1	יָמָ֥יו	yā·māw	his days	H3117
2	מְעַטִּ֑ים–	mə·‘aṭ·ṭîm;	few	H4592
3	פְּ֝קֻדָּת֗וֹ	pə·qud·dā·ṯōw,	his office	H6486
4	יִקַּ֥ח	yiq·qaḥ	[And] let take	H3947
5	אַחֵֽר׃.	’a·ḥêr.	another	H0312

Verse 9

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יִֽהְיוּ־	yih·yū-	Let be	H1961
1	בָנָ֥יו	ḇā·nāw	his children	H1121
2	יְתוֹמִ֑ים､	yə·ṯō·w·mîm;	fatherless	H3490
3	וְ֝אִשְׁתּוֹ	wə·’iš·tōw	and his wife	H0802
4	אַלְמָנָֽה׃.	’al·mā·nāh.	a widow	H0490

Verse 10

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְנ֤וֹעַ	wə·nō·w·a‘	And continually	H5128
1	יָנ֣וּעוּ､	yā·nū·‘ū	let be vagabonds	H5128
2	בָנָ֣יו	ḇā·nāw	his children	H1121
3	וְשִׁאֵ֑לוּ–	wə·ši·’ê·lū;	and beg	H7592
4	וְ֝דָרְשׁ֗וּ	wə·ḏā·rə·šū,	and let them seek [their bread]	H1875
5	מֵחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃.	mê·ḥā·rə·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem.	from their desolate places	H2723

Verse 11

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יְנַקֵּ֣שׁ	yə·naq·qêš	Let seize	H5367
1	נ֭וֹשֶׁה	nō·wō·šeh	the creditor	H5383
2	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	all	H3605
3	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	that	H0834
4	ל֑וֹ	lōw;	he has
5	וְיָבֹ֖זּוּ	wə·yā·ḇōz·zū	and let plunder	H0962
6	זָרִ֣ים	zā·rîm	strangers	H2114
7	יְגִיעֽוֹ׃.	yə·ḡî·‘ōw.	his labor	H3018

Verse 12

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַל־	’al-	None	H0408
1	יְהִי־	yə·hî-	let there be	H1961
2	ל֭וֹ	lōw	to him
3	מֹשֵׁ֣ךְ	mō·šêḵ	and to extend	H4900
4	חָ֑סֶד	ḥā·seḏ;	mercy	H2617
5	וְֽאַל־	wə·’al-	nor	H0408
6	יְהִ֥י	yə·hî	let there be any	H1961
7	ח֝וֹנֵ֗ן	ḥō·w·nên,	To favor	H2603
8	לִיתוֹמָֽיו׃.	lî·ṯō·w·māw.	his fatherless children	H3490

Verse 13

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יְהִֽי־	yə·hî-	let be	H1961
1	אַחֲרִית֥וֹ	’a·ḥă·rî·ṯōw	his posterity	H0319
2	לְהַכְרִ֑ית–	lə·haḵ·rîṯ;	cut off	H3772
3	בְּד֥וֹר	bə·ḏō·wr	in the generation	H1755
4	אַ֝חֵ֗ר	’a·ḥêr,	following	H0312
5	יִמַּ֥ח	yim·maḥ	[And] let be blotted out	H4229
6	שְׁמָֽם׃.	šə·mām.	their name	H8034

Verse 14

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יִזָּכֵ֤ר ׀	yiz·zā·ḵêr	Let be remembered	H2142
1	עֲוֺ֣ן	‘ă·wōn	the iniquity	H5771
2	אֲ֭בֹתָיו	’ă·ḇō·ṯāw	of his fathers	H0001
3	אֶל־	’el-	before	H0413
4	יְהוָ֑ה–	Yah·weh;	Yahweh	H3068
5	וְחַטַּ֥את	wə·ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ	and the sin	H2403
6	אִ֝מּ֗וֹ	’im·mōw,	of his mother	H0517
7	אַל־	’al-	not	H0408
8	תִּמָּֽח׃.	tim·māḥ.	let be blotted out	H4229

Verse 15

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יִהְי֣וּ	yih·yū	Let them be	H1961
1	נֶֽגֶד־	ne·ḡeḏ-	before	H5048
2	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3068
3	תָּמִ֑יד､	tā·mîḏ;	continually	H8548
4	וְיַכְרֵ֖ת	wə·yaḵ·rêṯ	that He may cut off	H3772
5	מֵאֶ֣רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	from the earth	H0776
6	זִכְרָֽם׃.	ziḵ·rām.	the memory of them	H2143

Verse 16

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יַ֗עַן	ya·‘an,	Because	H3282
1	אֲשֶׁ֤ר ׀	’ă·šer	that	H0834
2	לֹ֥א	lō	not	H3808
3	זָכַר֮	zā·ḵar	he did remember	H2142
4	עֲשׂ֪וֹת	‘ă·śō·wṯ	to show	H6213
5	חָ֥סֶד､	ḥā·seḏ	mercy	H2617
6	וַיִּרְדֹּ֡ף	way·yir·dōp̄	but persecuted	H7291
7	אִישׁ־､	’îš-	the man	H0376
8	עָנִ֣י	‘ā·nî	poor	H6041
9	וְ֭אֶבְיוֹן	wə·’eḇ·yō·wn	and needy	H0034
10	וְנִכְאֵ֨ה	wə·niḵ·’êh	that the broken in	H5218
11	לֵבָ֬ב	lê·ḇāḇ	heart	H3824
12	לְמוֹתֵֽת׃.	lə·mō·w·ṯêṯ.	he might even slay	H4191

Verse 17

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וַיֶּאֱהַ֣ב	way·ye·’ĕ·haḇ	And as he loved	H0157
1	קְ֭לָלָה､	qə·lā·lāh	cursing	H7045
2	וַתְּבוֹאֵ֑הוּ	wat·tə·ḇō·w·’ê·hū;	so let it come to him	H0935
3	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	and as not	H3808
4	חָפֵ֥ץ	ḥā·p̄êṣ	he did delight	H2654
5	בִּ֝בְרָכָ֗ה､	biḇ·rā·ḵāh,	in blessing	H1293
6	וַתִּרְחַ֥ק	wat·tir·ḥaq	so let it be far	H7368
7	מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃.	mim·men·nū.	from him	H4480

Verse 18

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁ	way·yil·baš	And as he clothed himself	H3847
1	קְלָלָ֗ה	qə·lā·lāh,	with cursing	H7045
2	כְּמַ֫דּ֥וֹ､	kə·mad·dōw	as with his garment	H4055
3	וַתָּבֹ֣א	wat·tā·ḇō	so let it enter	H0935
4	כַמַּ֣יִם､	ḵam·ma·yim	like water	H4325
5	בְּקִרְבּ֑וֹ	bə·qir·bōw;	his body	H7130
6	וְ֝כַשֶּׁ֗מֶן	wə·ḵaš·še·men,	and like oil	H8081
7	בְּעַצְמוֹתָֽיו׃.	bə·‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯāw.	into his bones	H6106

Verse 19

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	תְּהִי־	tə·hî-	Let it be	H1961
1	ל֭וֹ	lōw	to him
2	כְּבֶ֣גֶד	kə·ḇe·ḡeḏ	like the garment	H0899
3	יַעְטֶ֑ה	ya‘·ṭeh;	which covers him	H5844
4	וּ֝לְמֵ֗זַח	ū·lə·mê·zaḥ,	and for a belt	H4206
5	תָּמִ֥יד	tā·mîḏ	continually	H8548
6	יַחְגְּרֶֽהָ׃.	yaḥ·gə·re·hā.	with which he girds himself	H2296

Verse 20

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	זֹ֤את	zōṯ	[let] this [be]	H2063
1	פְּעֻלַּ֣ת	pə·‘ul·laṯ	the reward to	H6468
2	שֹׂ֭טְנַי	ṭə·nay	my accusers	H7853
3	מֵאֵ֣ת	mê·’êṯ	-	H0853
4	יְהוָ֑ה､	Yah·weh;	of Yahweh	H3068
5	וְהַדֹּבְרִ֥ים	wə·had·dō·ḇə·rîm	and to those who speak	H1696
6	רָ֝֗ע	rā‘,	evil	H7451
7	עַל־	‘al-	against	H5921
8	נַפְשִֽׁי׃.	nap̄·šî.	my person	H5315

Verse 21

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְאַתָּ֤ה ׀	wə·’at·tāh	But You	H0859
1	יְה֘וִ֤ה	Yah·weh	GOD	H3069
2	אֲדֹנָ֗י､	’ă·ḏō·nāy,	the Lord	H0136
3	עֲ‍ֽשֵׂה־	‘ăśêh-	Deal	H6213
4	אִ֭תִּי	’it·tî	with me	H0854
5	לְמַ֣עַן	lə·ma·‘an	for sake	H4616
6	שְׁמֶ֑ךָ	šə·me·ḵā;	of Your name	H8034
7	כִּי־	kî-	because	H3588
8	ט֥וֹב､	ṭō·wḇ	good	H2896
9	חַ֝סְדְּךָ֗	ḥas·də·ḵā,	Your mercy [is]	H2617
10	הַצִּילֵֽנִי׃.	haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî.	deliver me	H5337

Verse 22

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	For	H3588
1	עָנִ֣י	‘ā·nî	poor	H6041
2	וְאֶבְי֣וֹן､	wə·’eḇ·yō·wn	and needy	H0034
3	אָנֹ֑כִי	’ā·nō·ḵî;	I [am]	H0595
4	וְ֝לִבִּ֗י	wə·lib·bî,	and my heart	H3820
5	חָלַ֥ל	ḥā·lal	is wounded	H2490
6	בְּקִרְבִּֽי׃.	bə·qir·bî.	within me	H7130

Verse 23

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כְּצֵל־	kə·ṣêl-	Like a shadow	H6738
1	כִּנְטוֹת֥וֹ–	kin·ṭō·w·ṯōw	when it lengthens	H5186
2	נֶהֱלָ֑כְתִּי	ne·hĕ·lā·ḵə·tî;	I am gone	H1980
3	נִ֝נְעַ֗רְתִּי	nin·‘ar·tî,	I am shaken off	H5287
4	כָּֽאַרְבֶּֽה׃.	kā·’ar·beh.	like a locust	H0697

Verse 24

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בִּ֭רְכַּי	bir·kay	My knees	H1290
1	כָּשְׁל֣וּ	kā·šə·lū	are weak	H3782
2	מִצּ֑וֹם–	miṣ·ṣō·wm;	through fasting	H6685
3	וּ֝בְשָׂרִ֗י	ū·ḇə·śā·rî,	and my flesh	H1320
4	כָּחַ֥שׁ	kā·ḥaš	is feeble	H3584
5	מִשָּֽׁמֶן׃.	miš·šā·men.	from lack of fatness	H8081

Verse 25

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וַאֲנִ֤י ׀	wa·’ă·nî	And I	H0589
1	הָיִ֣יתִי	hā·yî·ṯî	have become	H1961
2	חֶרְפָּ֣ה	ḥer·pāh	a reproach	H2781
3	לָהֶ֑ם	lā·hem;	to them	H1992
4	יִ֝רְא֗וּנִי	yir·’ū·nî,	[when] they look at me	H7200
5	יְנִיע֥וּן	yə·nî·‘ūn	they shake	H5128
6	רֹאשָֽׁם׃.	rō·šām.	their heads	H7218

Verse 26

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עָ֭זְרֵנִי	‘ā·zə·rê·nî	Help me	H5826
1	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3068
2	אֱלֹהָ֑י–	’ĕ·lō·hāy;	my God	H0430
3	ה֭וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִי	hō·wō·šî·‘ê·nî	Oh save me	H3467
4	כְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃.	ḵə·ḥas·de·ḵā.	according to Your mercy	H2617

Verse 27

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְֽ֭יֵדְעוּ	wə·yê·ḏə·‘ū	That they may know	H3045
1	כִּי־	kî-	that	H3588
2	יָ֣דְךָ–	yā·ḏə·ḵā	Your hand	H3027
3	זֹּ֑את	zōṯ;	this [is]	H2063
4	אַתָּ֖ה､	’at·tāh	[That] You	H0859
5	יְהוָ֣ה､	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3068
6	עֲשִׂיתָֽהּ׃.	‘ă·śî·ṯāh.	have done it	H6213

Verse 28

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יְקַֽלְלוּ־､	yə·qal·lū-	Let curse	H7043
1	הֵמָּה֮	hêm·māh	them	H1992
2	וְאַתָּ֪ה–	wə·’at·tāh	but You	H0859
3	תְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְ	ṯə·ḇā·rêḵ	bless	H1288
4	קָ֤מוּ ׀､	qā·mū	when they arise	H6965
5	וַיֵּבֹ֗שׁוּ–	way·yê·ḇō·šū,	and let them be ashamed	H0954
6	וְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥	wə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā	but Your servant	H5650
7	יִשְׂמָֽח׃.	yiś·māḥ.	let rejoice	H8055

Verse 29

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יִלְבְּשׁ֣וּ	yil·bə·šū	Let be clothed	H3847
1	שׂוֹטְנַ֣י	śō·wṭ·nay	my accusers	H7853
2	כְּלִמָּ֑ה､	kə·lim·māh;	with shame	H3639
3	וְיַעֲט֖וּ	wə·ya·‘ă·ṭū	and let them cover themselves	H5844
4	כַמְעִ֣יל.	ḵam·‘îl	as with a mantle	H4598
5	בָּשְׁתָּֽם׃､	bā·šə·tām.	With their own disgrace	H1322

Verse 30

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	א֘וֹדֶ֤ה	’ō·w·ḏeh	I will praise	H3034
1	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3068
2	מְאֹ֣ד	mə·’ōḏ	greatly	H3966
3	בְּפִ֑י–	bə·p̄î;	with my mouth	H6310
4	וּבְת֖וֹךְ	ū·ḇə·ṯō·wḵ	and Yes among	H8432
5	רַבִּ֣ים	rab·bîm	the multitude	H7227
6	אֲהַֽלְלֶֽנּוּ׃.	’ă·hal·len·nū.	I will praise Him	H1984

Verse 31

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	For	H3588
1	יַ֭עֲמֹד	ya·‘ă·mōḏ	He shall stand	H5975
2	לִימִ֣ין	lî·mîn	at the right hand	H3225
3	אֶבְי֑וֹן､	’eḇ·yō·wn;	of the poor	H0034
4	לְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעַ	lə·hō·wō·šî·a‘,	to save [him]	H3467
5	מִשֹּׁפְטֵ֥י	miš·šō·p̄ə·ṭê	from those who condemn	H8199
6	נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃.	nap̄·šōw.	him	H5315