Psalms 22:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

My God, I call out by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֱ‍ֽלֹהַ֗י אֶקְרָ֣א י֭וֹמָם וְלֹ֣א תַעֲנֶ֑ה וְ֝לַ֗יְלָה וְֽלֹא־דֽוּמִיָּ֥ה לִֽי׃

Transliteration

ʾĕlōhay ʾeqrāʾ yômām and-not taʿăneh and-laylâ and-not-dûmiyyâ to-me

Grammar Details

• *ʾĕlōhay*: noun, masculine, singular with 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my God'
• *ʾeqrāʾ*: verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I call/cry out'
• *yômām*: adverb - 'by day/daytime'
• *taʿăneh*: verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you answer'
• *laylâ*: noun, masculine, singular - 'night'
• *dûmiyyâ*: noun, feminine, singular - 'silence/rest'

Word Meanings

• *ʾĕlōhay*: my God/my Elohim
• *ʾeqrāʾ*: I call/cry out/invoke
• *taʿăneh*: you answer/respond
• *dûmiyyâ*: silence/rest/quietness/stillness

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But You are holy, O You who inhabit the praises of Israel.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yet dwellest thou in the Sanctuary, o thou worshipe of Israel.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But thou art holy, and doest inhabite the prayses of Israel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And yet thou most holy: sittest to receaue the prayers of Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But thou [art] holy, [O thou] that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But you are holy, You who inhabit the praises of Israel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Thou `art' holy, Sitting -- the Praise of Israel.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But you are holy, O you who are seated among the praises of Israel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You are holy; you sit as king receiving the praises of Israel.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 10:21 : 21 He is your praise and He is your God, who has done great and awe-inspiring things for you, which your eyes have seen.
• Isa 6:3 : 3 And they were calling to one another, "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!"
• Rev 4:8 : 8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings and were covered with eyes all around, even under their wings. Day and night they never stop saying: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, who is, and who is to come."
• Ps 50:23 : 23 Whoever offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors me, and to the one who orders their way rightly, I will show the salvation of God.
• Ps 65:1 : 1 For the choir director, a psalm of David, a song.
• Ps 99:9 : 9 Exalt the Lord our God, and bow down at His holy mountain, for the Lord our God is holy.
• Ps 145:17 : 17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does.