Psalm 59:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For behold,הִנֵּ֪ה
(hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
they have set an ambushאָֽרְב֡וּ
(a·re·vu)
693: to lie in waita prim. root
for my life;לְנַפְשִׁ֗י
(le·naf·shi)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
Fierce menעַזִ֑ים
(a·zim;)
5794: strong, mighty, fiercefrom azaz
launch an attackיָג֣וּרוּ
(ya·gu·ru)
1481b: to stir up strife, quarrela prim. root
againstעָלַ֣י
(a·lai)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
me, Not for my transgressionפִשְׁעִ֖י
(fish·'i)
6588: transgressionfrom pasha
norלֹא־
(lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
for my sin,חַטָּאתִ֣י
(chat·ta·ti)
2403b: sin, sin offeringfrom chata
O LORD,יְהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
For lo they lie in wait
'arab  (aw-rab')
to lurk -- (lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.
for my soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
the mighty
`az  (az)
strong, vehement, harsh -- fierce, + greedy, mighty, power, roughly, strong.
are gathered
guwr  (goor)
to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather for hostility (as afraid)
against me not for my transgression
pesha`  (peh'-shah)
a revolt (national, moral or religious) -- rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.
nor for my sin
chatta'ah  (khat-taw-aw')
an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
O LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For behold, they have set an ambush for my life; Fierce men launch an attack against me, Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O LORD,

King James Bible
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
LORD, look! They set an ambush for me. Powerful men attack me, but not because of any sin or rebellion of mine.

International Standard Version
Look, they lie in ambush for my life; these violent men gather together against me, but not because of any transgression or sin of mine, LORD.

NET Bible
For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O LORD.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because they lay in wait for my soul and their evils prevailed against me, not by my crimes, and not by my sins, my Lord.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They lie in ambush for me right here! Fierce men attack me, O LORD, but not because of any disobedience,

King James 2000 Bible
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
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