Psalms 10:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לָמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תַּעֲמֹ֣ד בְּרָח֑וֹק תַּ֝עְלִ֗ים לְעִתּ֥וֹת בַּצָּרֽ͏ָה׃

Transliteration

lāmāh YHWH taʿămōd bĕrāḥōq taʿĕlîm lĕʿittōt baṣṣārāh

Grammar Details

*lāmāh*: interrogative adverb - why/for what reason
*YHWH*: divine name - subject of the verbs
*taʿămōd*: qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you stand/remain
*bĕrāḥōq*: preposition + noun masculine singular - in/at distance/far away
*taʿĕlîm*: hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you hide/conceal
*lĕʿittōt*: preposition + noun feminine plural construct - for/at times of
*baṣṣārāh*: preposition + definite article + noun feminine singular - in the distress/trouble

Word Meanings

*lāmāh*: why/for what reason
*taʿămōd*: stand/remain/be positioned
*bĕrāḥōq*: far away/at a distance
*taʿĕlîm*: hide/conceal/cover
*ʿittōt*: times/seasons/periods
*ṣārāh*: distress/trouble/adversity

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 22:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; set to Aijeleth hash-Shahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [Why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my groaning?
Ps 27:9 : 9 Hide not thy face from me; Put not thy servant away in anger: Thou hast been my help; Cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
Ps 30:7 : 7 Thou, Jehovah, of thy favor hadst made my mountain to stand strong. Thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled.
Ps 44:24 : 24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
Job 13:24 : 24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And holdest me for thine enemy?
Job 23:9 : 9 On the left hand, when he doth work, but I cannot behold him; He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.
Job 34:29 : 29 When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether [it be done] unto a nation, or unto a man:
Ps 88:14 : 14 Jehovah, why castest thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy face from me?
Jer 14:8 : 8 O thou hope of Israel, the Saviour thereof in the time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a sojourner in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?
Ps 13:1-3 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou forget me for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me? 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? 3 Consider [and] answer me, O Jehovah my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the [sleep of] death;
Ps 46:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah; set to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

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