5All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.
6They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
7In spite of such sin, will they escape? In Your anger, O God, cast down the nations.
Focused Passage
Psalms 56:5-7
Trusting God's Word When Fear and Enemies Press In
Psalm 56 moves from plea under relentless pursuit, to fear disciplined by trust in God's word, to exposure of twisted speech and hidden plots, to assurance that God records tears, to repeated confidence that mortal humanity is not ultimate, and finally to vows of thanksgiving for deliverance from death.
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Verse 5
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All day longכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הַ֭יּוֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singularthey twistיְעַצֵּ֑בוּH6087Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralmy wordsדְּבָרַ֣יH1697Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructtheir thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֣םH4284Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural[are] on myעָלַ֖יH5921Preposition | first person common singulardemiseלָרָֽע׃H7451Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 6
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They conspireיָג֤וּרוּ׀H1481Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralthey lurkיַצְפִּינוּH6845Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraltheyהֵ֭מָּהH1992Pronoun - third person masculine pluralwatchיִשְׁמֹ֑רוּH8104Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralmy stepsעֲקֵבַ֣יH6119Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularwhileכַּ֝אֲשֶׁ֗רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativethey waitקִוּ֥וּH6960Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common pluralto take my lifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃H5315Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Verse 7
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In spite ofעַל־H5921Prepositionsuch sinאָ֥וֶןH205Noun - masculine singular{will} they escapeפַּלֶּט־H6403Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singularIn Your angerבְּ֝אַ֗ףH639Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularO Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃H430Noun - masculine pluralcast downהוֹרֵ֬דH3381Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularthe nationsעַמִּ֤ים׀H5971Noun - masculine plural