Psalms 43:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; For I shall yet praise him, [Who is] the help of my countenance, and my God.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מַה־תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י ׀ נַפְשִׁי֮ וּֽמַה־תֶּהֱמִ֢י עָ֫לָ֥י הוֹחִ֣ילִי לֽ͏ֵ֭אלֹהִים כִּי־ע֣וֹד אוֹדֶ֑נּוּ יְשׁוּעֹ֥ת פָּ֝נַ֗י וֵֽאלֹהָֽי׃

Transliteration

Why-mah-tištôḥăḥî nap̄šî and-why-û-mah-tehĕmî ʿālāy hôḥîlî to-lēʾlōhîm for-kî-yet-ʿôḏ ʾôḏennû yᵊšûʿōṯ pānay and-wē-ʾlōhāy

Grammar Details

*mah*: interrogative pronoun - why/what
*tištôḥăḥî*: hitpael imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - you bow down/are cast down
*nap̄šî*: noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul
*û-mah*: conjunction + interrogative pronoun - and why
*tehĕmî*: imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - you moan/are disturbed
*ʿālāy*: preposition with 1st person singular suffix - upon me/within me
*hôḥîlî*: imperative, feminine singular - wait/hope
*lēʾlōhîm*: preposition + noun, masculine plural - for God
*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*ʿôḏ*: adverb - still/yet
*ʾôḏennû*: imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - I will praise him
*yᵊšûʿōṯ*: noun, feminine plural construct - salvations of
*pānay*: noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my face
*wē-ʾlōhāy*: conjunction + noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - and my God

Word Meanings

*tištôḥăḥî*: bow down/are cast down/are disquieted
*nap̄šî*: my soul/my life/my self
*tehĕmî*: moan/are disturbed/are in tumult
*hôḥîlî*: wait/hope/trust
*ʾôḏennû*: praise him/thank him/acknowledge him
*yᵊšûʿōṯ*: salvations/deliverances/help
*pānay*: my face/my presence/my countenance

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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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 42:5 : 5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And [why] art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him [For] the help of his countenance.
Ps 42:11 : 11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; For I shall yet praise him, [Who is] the help of my countenance, and my God.

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