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For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah. (KJV)

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כִּ֤יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Psalms 54:3 word 1

זָרִ֨ים\׀za.Rimstrangers

Lemma: זוּר (zur) · Strong's: H2114A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: be a stranger

Used 76 times. Also: Exodus 29:33, Exodus 30:9, Exodus 30:33, Leviticus 10:1, Leviticus 22:10, Leviticus 22:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2114A; TAHOT Psalms 54:3 word 2

קָ֤מוּKa.muthey have risen up

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965J

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to arise: attack

Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 15:7, Exodus 32:25, Deuteronomy 19:11, Deuteronomy 22:26, Deuteronomy 28:7, Deuteronomy 33:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6965J; TAHOT Psalms 54:3 word 3

עָלַ֗י'a.Laion me

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Psalms 54:3 word 4

וְֽ֭עָרִיצִיםVe.'a.ri.tzimand ruthless [people]

Lemma: עָרִיץ (a.rits) · Strong's: H6184

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: ruthless

Used 20 times. Also: Job 6:23, Job 15:20, Job 27:13, Psalms 37:35, Psalms 86:14, Proverbs 11:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6184; TAHOT Psalms 54:3 word 5

בִּקְשׁ֣וּbik.Shuthey have sought

Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)

Meaning: to seek

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT Psalms 54:3 word 6

נַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.Shilife my

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Psalms 54:3 word 7

לֹ֤אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Psalms 54:3 word 8

שָׂ֨מוּSa.muthey have set

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to set: make

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Psalms 54:3 word 9

אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Psalms 54:3 word 10

לְנֶגְדָּ֣םle.neg.Damto before themselves

Lemma: נֶ֫גֶד (ne.ged) · Strong's: H5048

Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)

Meaning: before

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 33:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5048; TAHOT Psalms 54:3 word 11

סֶֽלָה\׃Se.lahSelah

Lemma: סֶ֫לָה (se.lah) · Strong's: H5542

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: Selah

Used 74 times. Also: Psalms 3:2, Psalms 3:4, Psalms 3:8, Psalms 4:2, Psalms 4:4, Psalms 7:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5542; TAHOT Psalms 54:3 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
strangers	→	זוּר H2114A be a stranger
rise up	→	קוּם H6965J to arise: attack
against me	→	עַל H5921A upon
and ruthless	→	עָרִיץ H6184 ruthless
men seek	→	בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek
my life	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life
men with no	→	לֹא H3808 not
regard	→	שׂוּם H7760A to set: make
. . .	→	נֶ֫גֶד H5048 before
for God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
Selah	→	סֶ֫לָה H5542 Selah

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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