Psalms 70:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But I am poor and needy; God, hurry to me. You are my help and my deliverer; LORD, do not delay.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְיוֹן֮ אֱלֹהִ֢ים חֽוּשָׁ֫ה־לִּ֥י עֶזְרִ֣י וּמְפַלְטִ֣י אַ֑תָּה יְ֝הוָ֗ה אַל־תְּאַחַֽר׃

Transliteration

wa-ʾănî ʿānî wə-ʾeḇyôn ʾĕlōhîm ḥûšâ-lî ʿezrî û-məpallətî ʾattâ YHWH ʾal-təʾaḥar.

Grammar Details

• *wa-ʾănî*: conjunction וְ + pronoun, 1st person singular - and I
• *ʿānî*: adjective, masculine singular - poor/afflicted
• *wə-ʾeḇyôn*: conjunction וְ + adjective, masculine singular - and needy
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural (used as singular) - God
• *ḥûšâ-lî*: qal imperative, masculine singular + preposition לְ + 1st person singular suffix - hasten to me
• *ʿezrî*: noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my help
• *û-məpallətî*: conjunction וְ + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and my deliverer
• *ʾattâ*: pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - LORD
• *ʾal-təʾaḥar*: negative particle אַל + piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - do not delay

Word Meanings

• *ʿānî*: poor/afflicted/humble
• *ʾeḇyôn*: needy/poor/destitute
• *ḥûšâ-lî*: hasten to me/hurry to me/make haste to me
• *ʿezrî*: my help/my aid/my assistance
• *məpallətî*: my deliverer/my rescuer/one who helps me escape
• *təʾaḥar*: delay/tarry/linger