Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleShould good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them. Young's Literal Translation Is evil recompensed instead of good, That they have dug a pit for my soul? Remember my standing before Thee to speak good of them, To turn back Thy wrath from them. King James Bible Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, [and] to turn away thy wrath from them. Hebrew Should goodטוֹבָה֙ (ṭō·w·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good be repaid הַיְשֻׁלַּ֤ם (hay·šul·lam) Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7999: To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate with תַּֽחַת־ (ta·ḥaṯ-) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of evil? רָעָ֔ה (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil Yet כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they have dug כָר֥וּ (ḵā·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3738: To dig, to plot, to bore, open a pit שׁוּחָ֖ה (šū·ḥāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7745: A chasm for me. לְנַפְשִׁ֑י (lə·nap̄·šî) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion Remember זְכֹ֣ר ׀ (zə·ḵōr) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male how I stood עָמְדִ֣י (‘ā·mə·ḏî) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations before You לְפָנֶ֗יךָ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face to speak לְדַבֵּ֤ר (lə·ḏab·bêr) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue good טוֹבָ֔ה (ṭō·w·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good on their behalf, עֲלֵיהֶם֙ (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against to turn לְהָשִׁ֥יב (lə·hā·šîḇ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again Your wrath חֲמָתְךָ֖ (ḥă·mā·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 2534: Heat, anger, poison from them. מֵהֶֽם׃ (mê·hem) Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They |