Psalm 35:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They repayיְשַׁלְּמ֣וּנִי
(ye·shal·le·mu·ni)
7999a: to be complete or sounda prim. root
me evil 
 
7463a: evil, misery, distress, injuryfrom the same as roa
for good, 
 
2899b: welfare, benefit, good things, goodfrom tob
[To] the bereavementשְׁכֹ֣ול
(she·cho·vl)
7908: bereavement, loss of childrenfrom shakol
of my soul.לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃
(le·naf·shi.)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
They rewarded
shalam  (shaw-lam')
to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate
me evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
for good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
to the spoiling
shkowl  (shek-ole')
bereavement -- loss of children, spoiling.
of my soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They repay me evil for good, To the bereavement of my soul.

King James Bible
They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They repay me evil for good, making me desolate.

International Standard Version
They paid me back evil for good; my soul mourns.

NET Bible
They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They paid me evil for good and destroyed my life from among the children of men.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I am devastated because they pay me back with evil instead of good.

King James 2000 Bible
They rewarded me evil for good to the sorrow of my soul.
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