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Psalm 38

Sal. 38:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For I said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice
samach (Hebrew #8055)
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
KJV usage: cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, X very.
Pronounce: saw-makh'
Origin: a primitive root
over me: when my foot
regel (Hebrew #7272)
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphem. the pudenda
KJV usage: X be able to endure, X according as, X after, X coming, X follow, ((broken-))foot((-ed, -stool)), X great toe, X haunt, X journey, leg, + piss, + possession, time.
Pronounce: reh'-gel
Origin: from 7270
slippeth
mowt (Hebrew #4131)
to waver; by implication , to slip, shake, fall
KJV usage: be carried, cast, be out of course, be fallen in decay, X exceedingly, fall(-ing down), be (re-)moved, be ready, shake, slide, slip.
Pronounce: mote
Origin: a primitive root
, they magnify
gadal (Hebrew #1431)
properly, to twist (compare 1434), i.e. to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
KJV usage: advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
Pronounce: gaw-dal'
Origin: a primitive root
themselves against me.

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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For I said.
Sal. 13:3‑4• 3Mira, óyeme, Jehová Dios mío: Alumbra mis ojos, porque no duerma en muerte;
 4Porque no diga mi enemigo, Vencílo: Mis enemigos se alegrarán, si yo resbalare. (Sal. 13:3‑4)
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Sal. 35:24‑26• 24Júzgame conforme á tu justicia, Jehová Dios mío; Y no se alegren de mí.
 25No digan en su corazón: Ea, alma nuestra! No digan: Hémoslo devorado!
 26Avergüencense, y sean confundidos á una los que de mi mal se alegran: Vístanse de vergüenza y de confusión los que se engrandecen contra mí. (Sal. 35:24‑26)
foot.
Sal. 94:18• 18Cuando yo decía: Mi pie resbala: Tu misericordia, oh Jehová, me sustentaba. (Sal. 94:18)
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Dt. 32:35• 35Mía es la venganza y el pago, Al tiempo que su pie vacilará; Porque el día de su aflicción está cercano, Y lo que les está preparado se apresura. (Dt. 32:35)
magnify.
Sal. 35:26• 26Avergüencense, y sean confundidos á una los que de mi mal se alegran: Vístanse de vergüenza y de confusión los que se engrandecen contra mí. (Sal. 35:26)
• The enemy, with no love for good or hatred of evil, takes occasion by the slip of the godly to rejoice in his fall and to magnify himself. (“Psalms 38” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For I said, Let them not rejoice over me! When my foot slipped, they magnified themselves against me.