Verse 2

{ "verseID": "Psalms.39.2", "source": "אָמַ֗רְתִּי אֶֽשְׁמְרָ֣ה דְרָכַי֮ מֵחֲט֢וֹא בִלְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥י אֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה לְפִ֥י מַחְס֑וֹם בְּעֹ֖ד רָשָׁ֣ע לְנֶגְדִּֽי׃", "text": "*ʾāmartî* *ʾešmərāh* *dərākay* from-*ḥăṭôʾ* with-*lišônî* *ʾešmərāh* to-*pî* *maḥsôm* in-*ʿōd* *rāšāʿ* to-*negdî*", "grammar": { "*ʾāmartî*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person singular - I said", "*ʾešmərāh*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - I will guard/keep", "*dərākay*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my ways", "*ḥăṭôʾ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition 'mē' - from sinning", "*lišônî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition 'bə' - with my tongue", "*ʾešmərāh*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - I will guard/keep", "*pî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition 'lə' - for my mouth", "*maḥsôm*": "noun, masculine singular - muzzle/bridle", "*ʿōd*": "adverb with prefixed preposition 'bə' - while/during", "*rāšāʿ*": "adjective used as substantive, masculine singular - wicked/evil one", "*negdî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition 'lə' - before me/in my presence" }, "variants": { "*ʾāmartî*": "I said/thought/decided", "*ʾešmərāh*": "I will guard/watch/keep/preserve", "*dərākay*": "my ways/paths/conduct", "*ḥăṭôʾ*": "sinning/offending/missing the mark", "*maḥsôm*": "muzzle/bridle/guard", "*rāšāʿ*": "wicked one/evil person/ungodly" } }

Verse 6

{ "verseID": "Psalms.39.6", "source": "הִנֵּ֤ה טְפָח֨וֹת ׀ נָ֘תַ֤תָּה יָמַ֗י וְחֶלְדִּ֣י כְאַ֣יִן נֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ אַ֥ךְ כָּֽל־הֶ֥בֶל כָּל־אָ֝דָ֗ם נִצָּ֥ב סֶֽלָה׃", "text": "*hinnēh* *ṭəfāḥôt* *nātattāh* *yāmay* and-*ḥeldî* like-*ʾayin* *negdekā* *ʾak* all-*hebel* all-*ʾādām* *niṣṣāb* *selāh*", "grammar": { "*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold/look", "*ṭəfāḥôt*": "noun, feminine plural - handbreadths", "*nātattāh*": "verb, qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have made/set", "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my days", "*ḥeldî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed conjunction 'wə' - and my lifetime", "*ʾayin*": "substantive with prefixed preposition 'kə' - like nothing", "*negdekā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - before you", "*ʾak*": "adverb - surely/only", "*hebel*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed 'kol' - all (is) vanity", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed 'kol' - every man", "*niṣṣāb*": "verb, niphal participle masculine singular - standing/established", "*selāh*": "musical notation - selah" }, "variants": { "*hinnēh*": "behold/look/see", "*ṭəfāḥôt*": "handbreadths/spans (measurement)", "*nātattāh*": "you have made/set/appointed", "*ḥeldî*": "my lifetime/duration/world", "*ʾayin*": "nothing/non-existence", "*ʾak*": "surely/only/indeed", "*hebel*": "vapor/breath/vanity/emptiness", "*niṣṣāb*": "standing/positioned/established" } }

Verse 7

{ "verseID": "Psalms.39.7", "source": "אַךְ־בְּצֶ֤לֶם ׀ יִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־אִ֗ישׁ אַךְ־הֶ֥בֶל יֶהֱמָ֑יוּן יִ֝צְבֹּ֗ר וְֽלֹא־יֵדַ֥ע מִי־אֹסְפָֽם׃", "text": "*ʾak*-in-*ṣelem* *yithallek*-*ʾîš* *ʾak*-*hebel* *yehĕmāyûn* *yiṣbōr* and-not-*yēdaʿ* who-*ʾōsəfām*", "grammar": { "*ʾak*": "adverb with prefixed 'bə' - only/surely in", "*ṣelem*": "noun, masculine singular - image/shadow", "*yithallek*": "verb, hithpael imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - walks about", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*ʾak*": "adverb - only/surely", "*hebel*": "noun, masculine singular - vanity/breath", "*yehĕmāyûn*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they make noise/are in turmoil", "*yiṣbōr*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he heaps up/gathers", "*yēdaʿ*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with prefixed conjunction 'wə' and negative 'lō' - and does not know", "*ʾōsəfām*": "verb, qal participle masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix and interrogative 'mî' - who gathers them" }, "variants": { "*ʾak*": "surely/only/indeed", "*ṣelem*": "image/shadow/phantom/illusion", "*yithallek*": "walks about/goes to and fro/wanders", "*ʾîš*": "man/person/human", "*hebel*": "vapor/breath/vanity/emptiness", "*yehĕmāyûn*": "make noise/are in turmoil/are in commotion", "*yiṣbōr*": "heaps up/gathers/accumulates", "*yēdaʿ*": "knows/understands/perceives", "*ʾōsəfām*": "gathers them/collects them" } }

Verse 12

{ "verseID": "Psalms.39.12", "source": "בְּֽתוֹכָ֘ח֤וֹת עַל־עָוֺ֨ן ׀ יִסַּ֬רְתָּ אִ֗ישׁ וַתֶּ֣מֶס כָּעָ֣שׁ חֲמוּד֑וֹ אַ֤ךְ הֶ֖בֶל כָּל־אָדָ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃", "text": "With-*tôkāḥôt* upon-*ʿāwōn* *yissartā* *ʾîš* and-*temes* like-*ʿāš* *ḥămûdô* *ʾak* *hebel* all-*ʾādām* *selāh*", "grammar": { "*tôkāḥôt*": "noun, feminine plural with prefixed preposition 'bə' - with reproofs", "*ʿāwōn*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition 'al' - for iniquity", "*yissartā*": "verb, piel perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you discipline", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*temes*": "verb, hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with prefixed conjunction 'wa' - and you melt away", "*ʿāš*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition 'kə' - like a moth", "*ḥămûdô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his desired things", "*ʾak*": "adverb - surely/only", "*hebel*": "noun, masculine singular - vanity/breath", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed 'kol' - every man", "*selāh*": "musical notation - selah" }, "variants": { "*tôkāḥôt*": "reproofs/corrections/rebukes", "*ʿāwōn*": "iniquity/guilt/punishment for iniquity", "*yissartā*": "you discipline/chasten/correct", "*temes*": "you melt away/consume/dissolve", "*ʿāš*": "moth/insect that destroys clothes", "*ḥămûdô*": "his desired things/precious things/beauty", "*hebel*": "vapor/breath/vanity/emptiness" } }

Verse 13

{ "verseID": "Psalms.39.13", "source": "שִֽׁמְעָ֥ה־תְפִלָּתִ֨י ׀ יְהוָ֡ה וְשַׁוְעָתִ֨י ׀ הַאֲזִינָה֮ אֶֽל־דִּמְעָתִ֗י אַֽל־תֶּחֱ֫רַ֥שׁ כִּ֤י גֵ֣ר אָנֹכִ֣י עִמָּ֑ךְ תּ֝וֹשָׁ֗ב כְּכָל־אֲבוֹתָֽי׃", "text": "*šimʿāh*-*təfillātî* *YHWH* and-*šawʿātî* *haʾăzînāh* to-*dimʿātî* not-*teḥĕraš* because *gēr* *ʾānōkî* with-*kā* *tôšāb* like-all-*ʾăbôtāy*", "grammar": { "*šimʿāh*": "verb, qal imperative masculine singular - hear", "*təfillātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my prayer", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*šawʿātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed conjunction 'wə' - and my cry", "*haʾăzînāh*": "verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular - give ear", "*dimʿātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition 'el' - to my tears", "*teḥĕraš*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with negative 'al' - do not be deaf/silent", "*gēr*": "noun, masculine singular with conjunction 'kî' - because a sojourner", "*ʾānōkî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I (am)", "*kā*": "2nd person masculine singular suffix with prefixed preposition 'im' - with you", "*tôšāb*": "noun, masculine singular - resident alien", "*ʾăbôtāy*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed 'kə' and 'kol' - like all my fathers" }, "variants": { "*šimʿāh*": "hear/listen/obey", "*təfillātî*": "my prayer/supplication", "*šawʿātî*": "my cry/shout for help", "*haʾăzînāh*": "give ear/listen attentively", "*dimʿātî*": "my tears/weeping", "*teḥĕraš*": "be deaf/silent/inactive", "*gēr*": "sojourner/foreigner/alien", "*tôšāb*": "resident alien/temporary dweller/stranger", "*ʾăbôtāy*": "my fathers/ancestors/forefathers" } }