Psalms 71:24
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt. ”
בָּקַשׁ
Seek, search. Baqash. To search diligently. Seek the LORD while He may be found. This is not passive looking but intense searching with your whole heart.
רַע
of harm/ my
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רַע
Evil, wicked, bad. Ra. The LORD will keep you from all evil. Not just some evil or most evil. All evil. His protection matches His power.
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הָגָה
it will utter
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הָגָה
Meditate, mutter — hagah; to mutter quietly to yourself; biblical meditation is speaking God's word until it goes deep into your heart
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צְדָקָה
righteousness/ your
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צְדָקָה
Righteousness, rightness. Tsedaqah. Doing what is right in God's eyes. Let righteousness roll down like a river that never runs dry.
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לָשׁוֹן
tongue/ my
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לָשׁוֹן
Tongue, language. Lashon. Death and life are in the power of the tongue. What you say shapes your world. Speak life not death.
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גַּם
also
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גַּם
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
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חָפֵר
they are abashed
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חָפֵר
to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach
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