King James Version

Psalms 25:19

Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.

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רְאֵֽהreehseeרָאָהverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “see”, a commandH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…אוֹיְבַ֥יoyevayenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…רָ֑בּוּrabvmultiplyרָבַבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “multiply”, a completed actionH7231properly, to cast together , i.e. increase, especially in number; to multiply by the myriadincrease, be many(-ifold), be more, multiply, ten thousands.וְשִׂנְאַ֖תvesinatand hateשִׂנְאָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and hate”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8135hate[phrase] exceedingly, hate(-ful, -red).חָמָ֣סchamasviolenceחָמָסnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “violence”, the ordinary formH2555violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gaincruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, [idiom] oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.שְׂנֵאֽוּנִיseneunihateשָׂנֵאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hate”, a completed actionH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Consider how many are mine enemies, and the cruel hatred wherewith they hate me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Consider mine enemies, for they are many; And they hate me with cruel hatred.

Young’s Literal Translation

See my enemies, for they have been many, And with violent hatred they have hated me.

World English Bible

Consider my enemies, for they are many. They hate me with cruel hatred.

Darby Translation

Consider mine enemies, for they are many, and they hate me [with] cruel hatred.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Consider how many are mine enemies, and the cruel hatred wherewith they hate me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Look upon mine enemies; for they have been multiplied; and they have hated me with unjust hatred.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἴδε τοὺς ἐχθρούς μου, ὅτι ἐπληθύνθησαν, καὶ μῖσος ἄδικον ἐμίσησάν με.