Psalm 35:17
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
שׁוּב
shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
חׇרְבָּה
chorbâh
properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation
יָחִיד
yâchîyd
properly, united, i.e. sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced)
כְּפִיר
kᵉphîyr
a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
Key Terms in This Verse
יָחִיד yâchîyd
properly, united, i.e. sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced)
Study H3173 →שׁוּב shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
Study H7725 →חׇרְבָּה chorbâh
properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation
Study H2723 →כְּפִיר kᵉphîyr
a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
Study H3715 →רָאָה râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Study H7200 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →Cross References
Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is m...
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?
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