Psalms
Chapter 57
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Psalms 57

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4 My soul is among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Psalms 57:4. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 53
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

יִשְׁלַ֤ח מִשָּׁמַ֨יִם ׀ וְֽיוֹשִׁיעֵ֗נִי חֵרֵ֣ף שֹׁאֲפִ֣י סֶ֑לָה יִשְׁלַ֥ח אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים חַסְדּ֥וֹ וַאֲמִתּֽוֹ׃

10 word entries
יִשְׁלַ֤ח
Lemma
7971
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H7971
Occurrences
405
מִשָּׁמַ֨יִם
Lemma
m/8064
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common masculine plural absolute
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H8064
Occurrences
17
וְֽיוֹשִׁיעֵ֗נִי
Lemma
c/3467
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + suffix
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H3467
Occurrences
65
חֵרֵ֣ף
Lemma
2778 a
Morphology
Hebrew: verb piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H2778
Occurrences
30
שֹׁאֲפִ֣י
Lemma
7602 b
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal participle active + suffix
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H7602
Occurrences
3
סֶ֑לָה
Lemma
5542
Morphology
Hebrew: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H5542
Occurrences
74
יִשְׁלַ֥ח
Lemma
7971
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H7971
Occurrences
405
אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים
Lemma
430
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine plural absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H430
Occurrences
1993
חַסְדּ֥וֹ
Lemma
2617 a
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H2617
Occurrences
193
וַאֲמִתּֽוֹ
Lemma
c/571
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun common feminine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H571
Occurrences
27
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Ἀπηλλοτριώθησαν οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἀπὸ μήτρας, ἐπλανήθησαν ἀπὸ γαστρὸς, ἐλάλησαν ψευδῆ.

10 word entries
Ἀπηλλοτριώθησαν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
apellotriothesan
Morphology
verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd plural
Gloss
were ...
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
2
οἱ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
ἁμαρτωλοὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
amartoloi
Morphology
nominative plural masculine pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
22
ἀπὸ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἀπό
Transliteration
apo
Morphology
preposition with genitive
Gloss
from, away from
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Elided/aspirated form of ἀπό.
Occurrences
3869
μήτρας
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
metras
Morphology
accusative plural feminine or genitive singular feminine pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
9
ἐπλανήθησαν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
eplanethesan
Morphology
verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd plural
Gloss
were ...
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
14
ἀπὸ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἀπό
Transliteration
apo
Morphology
preposition with genitive
Gloss
from, away from
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Elided/aspirated form of ἀπό.
Occurrences
3869
γαστρὸς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
gastros
Morphology
nominative masculine singular or genitive neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
16
ἐλάλησαν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
elalesan
Morphology
verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd plural
Gloss
they spoke
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To speak, say, or talk.
Occurrences
734
ψευδῆ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
pseude
Morphology
adjective, accusative masculine/feminine singular or neuter nominative/accusative plural
Gloss
false, lying
Part of Speech
adjective
Definition
False, lying, deceitful.
Occurrences
51
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܕܫܕܪ ܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܦܪܩܢܝ ܘܚܣܕ ܠܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝ ܫܕܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܘܩܘܫܬܗ

10 word entries
ܕܫܕܪ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dshdr
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
21
ܡܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܡܢ
Transliteration
mn
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
5552
ܫܡܝܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Transliteration
shmaya
Morphology
noun, plural/emphatic
Gloss
heavens, sky
Occurrences
200
ܘܦܪܩܢܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wprqny
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
3
ܘܚܣܕ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
whsd
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
2
ܠܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
lb'ldbby
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
2
ܫܕܪ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܫܕܪ
Transliteration
shdr
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
74
ܐܠܗܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Transliteration
alaha
Morphology
noun, masculine emphatic singular
Gloss
God
Occurrences
940
ܛܝܒܘܬܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
tybwth
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
31
ܘܩܘܫܬܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wqwshth
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
1
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

יְשַׁדֵר מַלְאֲכֵיהּ מִשְׁמֵי מְרוֹמָא וְיִפְרְקִנְנִי חַסֵד שָׁיְפִי לְעַלְמִין יְשַׁדַר אֱלָהָא טוּבֵיהּ וְקוּשְׁטֵיהּ׃

12 word entries
יְשַׁדֵר
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
yshdr
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
8
מַלְאֲכֵיהּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
ml'kyh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
1
מִשְׁמֵי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
שמי
Transliteration
mshmy
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
126
מְרוֹמָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mrwm'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
151
וְיִפְרְקִנְנִי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wyprqnny
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
1
חַסֵד
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
חסד
Transliteration
chsd
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
6
שָׁיְפִי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
shypy
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
1
לְעַלְמִין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
l'lmyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
126
יְשַׁדַר
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
yshdr
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
8
אֱלָהָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
אלה
Transliteration
'lh'
Morphology
noun masculine singular emphatic
Gloss
God
Occurrences
779
טוּבֵיהּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
twbyh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
62
וְקוּשְׁטֵיהּ׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wqwshtyh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
8
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Alienati sunt peccatores a vulva; erraverunt ab utero: locuti sunt falsa.

11 word entries
alienati
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
alieno
Transliteration
alienati
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
9
sunt
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
sunt
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
peccatores
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
peccatores
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
195
a
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ab
Transliteration
a
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
3693
vulva
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uulua
Transliteration
vulva
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
30
erraverunt
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
erro
Transliteration
erraverunt
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
73
ab
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ab
Transliteration
ab
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
3693
utero
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uterus
Transliteration
utero
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
66
locuti
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
loquor
Transliteration
locuti
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
1543
sunt
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
sunt
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
falsa
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
falsus
Transliteration
falsa
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
41

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Psalms 58:6

Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, Yahweh.

8 relevance votes

Proverbs 30:14

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.

7 relevance votes

Psalms 35:17

Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, my precious life from the lions.

6 relevance votes

Psalms 55:21

His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

5 relevance votes

Psalms 64:3

who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,

4 relevance votes

Proverbs 12:18

There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

4 relevance votes

Psalms 52:2

Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

3 relevance votes

Proverbs 28:15

As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

2 relevance votes

Judges 9:20

but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the men of Shechem and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem and from the house of Millo and devour Abimelech.”

2 relevance votes

Psalms 10:9

He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless when he draws him in his net.

2 relevance votes

Proverbs 25:18

A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

2 relevance votes

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.

2 relevance votes
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