Ps 38:1-8 : 1 {
"verseID": "Psalms.38.1",
"source": "מִזְמ֖וֹר לְדָוִ֣ד לְהַזְכִּֽיר׃",
"text": "*Mizmôr* for *Dāwid* for *ləhazkîr*",
"grammar": {
"*Mizmôr*": "masculine singular noun - psalm/song",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun with prefix lamed - belonging to/for David",
"*ləhazkîr*": "infinitive construct with lamed prefix - to cause to remember/bring to remembrance"
},
"variants": {
"*Mizmôr*": "psalm/song/melody",
"*ləhazkîr*": "to bring to remembrance/as a memorial/to make mention"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Psalms.38.2",
"source": "יְֽהוָ֗ה אַל־בְּקֶצְפְּךָ֥ תוֹכִיחֵ֑נִי וּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ֥ תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃",
"text": "*YHWH* not in *qetsep̄ᵊḵā* *tôḵîḥēnî* and in *ḥămātᵊḵā* *tᵊyassᵊrēnî*",
"grammar": {
"*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD",
"*qetsep̄ᵊḵā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix and prefix bᵊ- - in your anger",
"*tôḵîḥēnî*": "hiphil imperfect 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you rebuke/reprove me",
"*ḥămātᵊḵā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix and prefix bᵊ- - in your wrath/fury",
"*tᵊyassᵊrēnî*": "piel imperfect 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you discipline/chastise me"
},
"variants": {
"*qetsep̄*": "anger/wrath/indignation",
"*tôḵîḥēnî*": "rebuke/reprove/correct me",
"*ḥămāt*": "heat/rage/wrath/fury",
"*tᵊyassᵊrēnî*": "discipline/chasten/instruct me"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Psalms.38.3",
"source": "כִּֽי־חִ֭צֶּיךָ נִ֣חֲתוּ בִ֑י וַתִּנְחַ֖ת עָלַ֣י יָדֶֽךָ׃",
"text": "For *ḥitseyḵā* *niḥătû* in me, and *watinḥat* upon me *yādeḵā*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥitseyḵā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your arrows",
"*niḥătû*": "niphal perfect 3rd person plural - they have descended/sunk/come down",
"*watinḥat*": "qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular with waw-consecutive - and it came down/descended",
"*yādeḵā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥitsey*": "arrows/shafts",
"*niḥătû*": "have sunk down/descended/penetrated",
"*watinḥat*": "has come down/pressed down/descended",
"*yād*": "hand/power"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Psalms.38.4",
"source": "אֵין־מְתֹ֣ם בִּ֭בְשָׂרִי מִפְּנֵ֣י זַעְמֶ֑ךָ אֵין־שָׁל֥וֹם בַּ֝עֲצָמַ֗י מִפְּנֵ֥י חַטָּאתִֽי׃",
"text": "No *mᵊtōm* in *bᵊśārî* from face of *za'meḵā*; no *šālôm* in *'ătsāmay* from face of *ḥaṭṭā'tî*",
"grammar": {
"*mᵊtōm*": "noun - soundness/wholeness/health",
"*bᵊśārî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix and prefix bᵊ- - in my flesh",
"*za'meḵā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your indignation",
"*šālôm*": "noun - peace/wholeness/welfare",
"*'ătsāmay*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix and prefix bᵊ- - in my bones",
"*ḥaṭṭā'tî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my sin"
},
"variants": {
"*mᵊtōm*": "soundness/wholeness/health/integrity",
"*bᵊśār*": "flesh/body/skin",
"*za'em*": "indignation/anger/wrath",
"*šālôm*": "peace/health/wholeness/welfare",
"*'ătsām*": "bones/substance/body",
"*ḥaṭṭā't*": "sin/offense/transgression"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Psalms.38.5",
"source": "כִּ֣י עֲ֭וֺנֹתַי עָבְר֣וּ רֹאשִׁ֑י כְּמַשָּׂ֥א כָ֝בֵ֗ד יִכְבְּד֥וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃",
"text": "For *'ăwōnōtay* *'āḇərû* *rō'šî*; like *maśśā'* *ḵāḇēḏ* *yiḵbəḏû* from me",
"grammar": {
"*'ăwōnōtay*": "plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my iniquities",
"*'āḇərû*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - they have gone over/passed over",
"*rō'šî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my head",
"*maśśā'*": "noun - burden/load",
"*ḵāḇēḏ*": "adjective - heavy",
"*yiḵbəḏû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person plural - they are too heavy"
},
"variants": {
"*'ăwōnōt*": "iniquities/sins/guilts",
"*'āḇərû*": "have gone over/passed over/overwhelmed",
"*rō'š*": "head/top/chief",
"*maśśā'*": "burden/load/lifting",
"*ḵāḇēḏ*": "heavy/weighty/severe",
"*yiḵbəḏû*": "are too heavy/weigh down/are burdensome"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Psalms.38.6",
"source": "הִבְאִ֣ישׁוּ נָ֭מַקּוּ חַבּוּרֹתָ֑י מִ֝פְּנֵ֗י אִוַּלְתִּֽי׃",
"text": "*Hiḇə'îšû* *nāmaqqû* *ḥabbûrōtāy* from face of *'iwwaltî*",
"grammar": {
"*Hiḇə'îšû*": "hiphil perfect 3rd person plural - they have become foul/putrid",
"*nāmaqqû*": "niphal perfect 3rd person plural - they have festered/rotted",
"*ḥabbûrōtāy*": "plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my wounds/stripes",
"*'iwwaltî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my foolishness"
},
"variants": {
"*Hiḇə'îšû*": "have become foul/stink/are loathsome",
"*nāmaqqû*": "have festered/rotted/decayed",
"*ḥabbûrōt*": "wounds/stripes/bruises",
"*'iwwalt*": "foolishness/folly"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Psalms.38.7",
"source": "נַעֲוֵ֣יתִי שַׁחֹ֣תִי עַד־מְאֹ֑ד כָּל־הַ֝יּ֗וֹם קֹדֵ֥ר הִלָּֽכְתִּי׃",
"text": "*Na'ăwêtî* *šaḥōtî* unto *mə'ōḏ*; all the *yôm* *qōḏēr* *hillāḵətî*",
"grammar": {
"*Na'ăwêtî*": "niphal perfect 1st person singular - I am bent/twisted",
"*šaḥōtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I am bowed down",
"*mə'ōḏ*": "adverb - exceedingly/greatly",
"*yôm*": "noun with definite article - the day",
"*qōḏēr*": "qal participle masculine singular - mourning/going about darkly",
"*hillāḵətî*": "hithpael perfect 1st person singular - I have walked about"
},
"variants": {
"*Na'ăwêtî*": "I am bent/twisted/distorted",
"*šaḥōtî*": "I am bowed down/humbled/prostrated",
"*mə'ōḏ*": "exceedingly/greatly/very much",
"*qōḏēr*": "mourning/going darkly/being gloomy",
"*hillāḵətî*": "I have walked about/gone about"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Psalms.38.8",
"source": "כִּֽי־כְ֭סָלַי מָלְא֣וּ נִקְלֶ֑ה וְאֵ֥ין מְ֝תֹ֗ם בִּבְשָׂרִֽי׃",
"text": "For *ḵəsālay* *mālə'û* *niqlê* and no *mətōm* in *biḇśārî*",
"grammar": {
"*ḵəsālay*": "plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my loins",
"*mālə'û*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - they are filled",
"*niqlê*": "niphal participle - burning/inflammation",
"*mətōm*": "noun - soundness/wholeness",
"*biḇśārî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix and prefix bᵊ- - in my flesh"
},
"variants": {
"*ḵəsāl*": "loins/flanks/sides",
"*mālə'û*": "are filled/full",
"*niqlê*": "burning/inflammation/disgrace",
"*mətōm*": "soundness/wholeness/health",
"*bāśār*": "flesh/body/skin"
}
}