Psalms 102:8

102:7 I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.

Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.

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My enemies reproach me all day. Those who are mad at me use my name as a curse.

Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.

My enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.

102:9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

What does Psalms 102:8 mean?

Psalms 102:8 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֹיֵב (ʼôyêb), חָרַף (châraph), יוֹם (yôwm).

Hebrew interlinear

Mine

enemiesאֹיֵבʼôyêb/o-yabe'/H341hating; an adversary

reproachחָרַףchâraph/khaw-raf'/H2778to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame; to spend the winter

all

the

day;יוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

and

they

that

are

madהָלַלhâlal/haw-lal'/H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify

against

are

swornשָׁבַעshâbaʻ/shaw-bah'/H7650to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)

against

me.

Topics

Reviling and Reproaching

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What does Psalms 102:8 say?

Psalms 102:8 (King James Version) reads: "Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me."

Is Psalms 102:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 102:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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