Psalm 54:5
Strong's Lexicon
He will reward
[יָשִׁ֣יב] (yā·šîḇ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7725: 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back

my enemies
לְשֹׁרְרָ֑י (lə·šō·rə·rāy)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8324: 1) (Qal) to be an enemy

with evil.
(הָ֭רַע) (hā·ra‘)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7451: adj 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions n m 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 2a) evil, distress, adversity 2b) evil, injury, wrong 2c) evil (ethical) n f 3) evil, misery, distress, injury 3a) evil, misery, distress 3b) evil, injury, wrong 3c) evil (ethical)

In Your faithfulness,
בַּ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ (ba·’ă·mit·tə·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 571: n f 1) firmness, faithfulness, truth 1a) sureness, reliability 1b) stability, continuance 1c) faithfulness, reliableness 1d) truth 1d1) as spoken 1d2) of testimony and judgment 1d3) of divine instruction 1d4) truth as a body of ethical or religious knowledge 1d5) true doctrine adv 2) in truth, truly

destroy them.
הַצְמִיתֵֽם׃ (haṣ·mî·ṯêm)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6789: 1) to put an end to, cut off, destroy, exterminate, extirpate 1a) (Qal) to put an end to, terminate 1b) (Niphal) to be ended, be annihilated, be exterminated 1c) (Piel) to put an end to 1d) (Pilel) to be exterminated, be annihilated 1e) (Hiphil) to exterminate, annihilate

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.

Young's Literal Translation
Turn back doth the evil thing to mine enemies, In Thy truth cut them off.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He will repay my adversaries for their evil. Because of Your faithfulness, annihilate them.

New American Standard Bible
He will recompense the evil to my foes; Destroy them in Your faithfulness.

King James Bible
He shall reward {08675;07725:08799} evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Let evil recoil on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them.

New Living Translation
May the evil plans of my enemies be turned against them. Do as you promised and put an end to them.

English Standard Version
He will return the evil to my enemies; in your faithfulness put an end to them.

New American Standard Bible
He will recompense the evil to my foes; Destroy them in Your faithfulness.

King James Bible
He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He will repay my adversaries for their evil. Because of Your faithfulness, annihilate them.

International Standard Version
He will turn the evil upon those who lie in wait for me. Cut them off with your truth.

NET Bible
May those who wait to ambush me be repaid for their evil! As a demonstration of your faithfulness, destroy them!

American Standard Version
He will requite the evil unto mine enemies: Destroy thou them in thy truth.

English Revised Version
He shall requite the evil unto mine enemies: destroy thou them in thy truth.

Young's Literal Translation
Turn back doth the evil thing to mine enemies, In Thy truth cut them off.
















Cross References
Psalm 89:49
Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?

Psalm 94:23
And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.

Psalm 96:13
Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.

Psalm 109:20
Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

Psalm 143:12
And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.

Proverbs 13:21
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

Isaiah 42:3
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 54:4
Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

Psalm 54:3
For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

Psalm 54:2
Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.
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