Psalm 38:12
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.

Young's Literal Translation
And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.

King James Bible
They also that seek after my life lay snares [for me]: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

Hebrew
Those who seek
מְבַקְשֵׁ֬י (mə·ḇaq·šê)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

my life
נַפְשִׁ֗י (nap̄·šî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

lay snares;
וַיְנַקְשׁ֤וּ ׀ (way·naq·šū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5367: To knock, strike, hit, strike or bring down

those who wish me
וְדֹרְשֵׁ֣י (wə·ḏō·rə·šê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship

harm
רָ֭עָתִי (rā·‘ā·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

speak
דִּבְּר֣וּ (dib·bə·rū)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

destruction,
הַוּ֑וֹת (haw·wō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 1942: Desire, chasm, destruction

and plot
יֶהְגּֽוּ׃ (yeh·gū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1897: To moan, growl, utter, speak, muse

deceit
וּ֝מִרְמ֗וֹת (ū·mir·mō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 4820: Deceit, treachery

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

day long.
הַיּ֥וֹם (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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