Psalms 42:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why are you so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

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

Transliteration

Why-tištôḥăḥî napšî û-why-tehĕmî upon-me hôḥîlî to-ʾĕlōhîm for-yet ʾôdenû yəšûʿōt pānay wē-ʾĕlōhāy

Grammar Details

• *tištôḥăḥî*: verb, hitpael imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - 'you bow down/are downcast'
• *napšî*: noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my soul'
• *û*: conjunction - 'and'
• *tehĕmî*: verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - 'you moan/are disquieted'
• *hôḥîlî*: verb, hiphil imperative, feminine singular - 'wait/hope'
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural - 'God'
• *ʾôdenû*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'I will praise him'
• *yəšûʿōt*: noun, feminine plural construct - 'salvations of'
• *pānay*: noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'my face'
• *wē*: conjunction - 'and'
• *ʾĕlōhāy*: noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'my God'

Word Meanings

• *tištôḥăḥî*: you bow down/are downcast/are in despair
• *napšî*: my soul/my being/myself
• *tehĕmî*: you moan/are disquieted/are in tumult
• *hôḥîlî*: wait/hope/expect
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods (plural form used for singular deity)
• *yəšûʿōt*: salvations/deliverances/help
• *pānay*: my face/my presence/my person
• *ʾĕlōhāy*: my God/my gods