Psalms 71:13

71:12 O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.

Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

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Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.

Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.

71:14 But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.

What does Psalms 71:13 mean?

Psalms 71:13 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בּוּשׁ (bûwsh), כָּלָה (kâlâh), שָׂטַן (sâṭan).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

them

confoundedבּוּשׁbûwsh/boosh/H954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed

and

consumedכָּלָהkâlâh/kaw-law'/H3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)

that

are

adversariesשָׂטַןsâṭan/saw-tan'/H7853to attack, (figuratively) accuse

soul;נֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

let

them

coveredעָטָהʻâṭâh/aw-taw'/H5844to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, cloth, or roll

with

reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh/kher-paw'/H2781contumely, disgrace, the pudenda

and

dishonourכְּלִמָּהkᵉlimmâh/kel-im-maw'/H3639disgrace

that

seekבָּקַשׁbâqash/baw-kash'/H1245to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

hurt.רַעraʻ/rah/H7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 71:13.

Psalms 109:29

Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

Exodus 4:19

And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.

Psalms 35:26

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

Psalms 69:19

Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.

Psalms 69:7

Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 71:13 say?

Psalms 71:13 (King James Version) reads: "Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt."

Is Psalms 71:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 71:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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