Psalms 143:7

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.143.7", "source": "מַ֘הֵ֤ר עֲנֵ֨נִי ׀ יְהוָה֮ כָּלְתָ֢ה ר֫וּחִ֥י אַל־תַּסְתֵּ֣ר פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּ֑נִּי וְ֝נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּי עִם־יֹ֥רְדֵי בֽוֹר׃", "text": "*Mahēr* *'ănēnî* *YHWH*, *kālṯāh* *rûḥî*; *'al*-*tastēr* *pāneḵā* from *mimmennî* and *nimšaltî* with *yōrḏê* *ḇôr*.", "grammar": { "*Mahēr*": "piel imperative, masculine, singular - hasten/make haste", "*'ănēnî*": "qal imperative, masculine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - answer me", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*kālṯāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she has failed/ended", "*rûḥî*": "noun, feminine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - my spirit", "*'al-tastēr*": "negative particle + hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular, jussive - do not hide", "*pāneḵā*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your face", "*mimmennî*": "preposition min + 1st person singular suffix - from me", "*wenimšaltî*": "conjunction + niphal perfect, 1st person singular - and I will be like/compared", "*'im-yōrḏê*": "preposition + qal participle, masculine, plural, construct - with those who go down to", "*ḇôr*": "noun, masculine, singular - pit" }, "variants": { "*Mahēr*": "hasten/hurry/quickly", "*'ănēnî*": "answer me/respond to me", "*kālṯāh*": "has failed/is spent/has ended", "*rûḥî*": "my spirit/my breath/my life", "*'al-tastēr pāneḵā*": "do not hide your face/do not turn away", "*nimšaltî*": "I will be like/I will be compared to/I will resemble", "*yōrḏê ḇôr*": "those who go down to the pit/those descending to the grave" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מַ֘הֵ֤ר עֲנֵ֨נִי ׀ יְהוָה֮ כָּלְתָ֢ה ר֫וּחִ֥י אַל־תַּסְתֵּ֣ר פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּ֑נִּי וְ֝נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּי עִם־יֹ֥רְדֵי בֽוֹר׃

Transliteration

Mahēr 'ănēnî YHWH, kālṯāh rûḥî; 'al-tastēr pāneḵā from mimmennî and nimšaltî with yōrḏê ḇôr.

Grammar Details

• *Mahēr*: piel imperative, masculine, singular - hasten/make haste
• *'ănēnî*: qal imperative, masculine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - answer me
• *YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
• *kālṯāh*: qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she has failed/ended
• *rûḥî*: noun, feminine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - my spirit
• *'al-tastēr*: negative particle + hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular, jussive - do not hide
• *pāneḵā*: noun, masculine, plural, construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your face
• *mimmennî*: preposition min + 1st person singular suffix - from me
• *wenimšaltî*: conjunction + niphal perfect, 1st person singular - and I will be like/compared
• *'im-yōrḏê*: preposition + qal participle, masculine, plural, construct - with those who go down to
• *ḇôr*: noun, masculine, singular - pit

Word Meanings

• *Mahēr*: hasten/hurry/quickly
• *'ănēnî*: answer me/respond to me
• *kālṯāh*: has failed/is spent/has ended
• *rûḥî*: my spirit/my breath/my life
• *'al-tastēr pāneḵā*: do not hide your face/do not turn away
• *nimšaltî*: I will be like/I will be compared to/I will resemble
• *yōrḏê ḇôr*: those who go down to the pit/those descending to the grave

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Answer me quickly, Lord, for my spirit is fading. Do not hide your face from me, or I will be like those who go down to the pit.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails: do not hide Your face from me, lest I be like those who go down into the pit.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Make haste{H4118} to answer{H6030} me, O Jehovah;{H3068} My spirit{H7307} faileth:{H3615} Hide{H5641} not thy face{H6440} from me, Lest I become like{H4911} them that go down{H3381} into the pit.{H953}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Hear{H6030}{(H8798)} me speedily{H4118}, O LORD{H3068}: my spirit{H7307} faileth{H3615}{(H8804)}: hide{H5641}{(H8686)} not thy face{H6440} from me, lest I be like{H4911}{(H8738)} unto them that go down{H3381}{(H8802)} into the pit{H953}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Sela. Heare me (o LORDE) and that soone, for my sprete waxeth faynte: hyde not yi face fro me, lest I be like vnto the that go downe in to the graue.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Heare me speedily, O Lorde, for my spirit fayleth: hide not thy face from me, els I shall be like vnto them that go downe into the pit.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Make speede, hearken vnto me O God, my spirite waxeth faynt: hyde not thy face from me, for I am lyke vnto them that go downe into the pyt.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Hurry to answer me, Yahweh. My spirit fails. Don't hide your face from me, So that I don't become like those who go down into the pit.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Haste, answer me, O Jehovah, My spirit hath been consumed, Hide not Thou Thy face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down `to' the pit.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; My spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Be quick in answering me, O Lord, for the strength of my spirit is gone: let me see your face, so that I may not be like those who go down into the underworld.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Hurry to answer me, Yahweh. My spirit fails. Don't hide your face from me, so that I don't become like those who go down into the pit.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Answer me quickly, LORD! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 69:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Psalms.69.17", "source": "עֲנֵ֣נִי יְ֭הוָה כִּי־ט֣וֹב חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ כְּרֹ֥ב רַ֝חֲמֶ֗יךָ פְּנֵ֣ה אֵלָֽי׃", "text": "*'ănēnî* *YHWH* because-*ṭôḇ* *ḥasdĕḵā* according-to-abundance-of *raḥămeḵā* *pĕnēh* to-me", "grammar": { "*'ănēnî*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - answer me", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*ṭôḇ*": "masculine singular adjective - good", "*ḥasdĕḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your steadfast love", "*raḥămeḵā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your compassion", "*pĕnēh*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - turn/face" }, "variants": { "*'ănēnî*": "answer me/respond to me", "*ṭôḇ*": "good/pleasant/beneficial", "*ḥasdĕḵā*": "your steadfast love/your lovingkindness/your mercy", "*raḥămeḵā*": "your compassion/your mercy/your tender mercies", "*pĕnēh*": "turn/face/look" } }
• Ps 27:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.27.9", "source": "אַל־תַּסְתֵּ֬ר פָּנֶ֨יךָ ׀ מִמֶּנִּי֮ אַֽל־תַּט־בְּאַ֗ף עַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָ עֶזְרָתִ֥י הָיִ֑יתָ אַֽל־תִּטְּשֵׁ֥נִי וְאַל־תַּֽ֝עַזְבֵ֗נִי אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׁעִֽי׃", "text": "*ʾal*-*tastēr* *pāneykā* ׀ *mimmennî* *ʾal*-*taṭ*-*bə-ʾap* *ʿabdekā* *ʿezrātî* *hāyîtā* *ʾal*-*tiṭṭəšēnî* *wə-ʾal*-*taʿazbēnî* *ʾĕlōhê* *yišʿî*", "grammar": { "*ʾal*": "negative particle with jussive - do not", "*tastēr*": "hiphil jussive 2nd person masculine singular - hide", "*pāneykā*": "noun masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your face", "*mimmennî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - from me", "*taṭ*": "hiphil jussive 2nd person masculine singular - turn away", "*bə-ʾap*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - in anger", "*ʿabdekā*": "noun masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant", "*ʿezrātî*": "noun feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my help", "*hāyîtā*": "qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have been", "*tiṭṭəšēnî*": "qal jussive 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - forsake me", "*wə-ʾal*": "conjunction + negative particle - and do not", "*taʿazbēnî*": "qal jussive 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - abandon me", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun masculine plural construct - God of", "*yišʿî*": "noun masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my salvation" }, "variants": { "*tastēr*": "hide/conceal", "*pāneykā*": "your face/presence/person", "*taṭ*": "turn away/incline/stretch out", "*ʾap*": "anger/nose/wrath", "*ʿabdekā*": "your servant/slave", "*ʿezrātî*": "my help/assistance/support", "*hāyîtā*": "you have been/existed/become", "*tiṭṭəšēnî*": "forsake me/abandon me/leave me", "*taʿazbēnî*": "abandon me/leave me/forsake me", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "God of", "*yišʿî*": "my salvation/deliverance/rescue" } }
• Ps 28:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Psalms.28.1", "source": "לְדָוִ֡ד אֵ֘לֶ֤יךָ יְהוָ֨ה ׀ אֶקְרָ֗א צוּרִי֮ אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַ֢שׁ מִּ֫מֶּ֥נִּי פֶּן־תֶּֽחֱשֶׁ֥ה מִמֶּ֑נִּי וְ֝נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּי עִם־י֥וֹרְדֵי בֽוֹר׃", "text": "To *Dāwid*, unto *ʾēleykā* *YHWH* I *ʾeqrāʾ*, *ṣûrî*, do not *teḥĕraš* from me, lest you *teḥĕšeh* from me, and I be *nimšaltî* with those *yôrĕdê* *bôr*.", "grammar": { "*Dāwid*": "proper name with preposition lamed - belonging to/of David", "*ʾēleykā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to/unto you", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh", "*ʾeqrāʾ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I call/cry out", "*ṣûrî*": "noun with 1st person singular possessive suffix - my rock", "*teḥĕraš*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with negative particle - be silent/deaf toward", "*teḥĕšeh*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with negative particle pen (lest) - be silent/unresponsive", "*nimšaltî*": "niphal perfect 1st person singular - I have become like/compared to", "*yôrĕdê*": "qal participle masculine plural construct - those who go down", "*bôr*": "noun masculine singular - pit/grave/cistern" }, "variants": { "*ṣûrî*": "my rock/my strength/my fortress", "*teḥĕraš*": "be silent/be deaf/ignore", "*teḥĕšeh*": "be silent/be unresponsive/ignore", "*bôr*": "pit/grave/cistern/dungeon" } }
• Ps 40:12-13 : 12 { "verseID": "Psalms.40.12", "source": "אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה לֹא־תִכְלָ֣א רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּ֑נִּי חַסְדְּךָ֥ וַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ תָּמִ֥יד יִצְּרֽוּנִי", "text": "You, *YHWH*, *lōʾ-tiḵlāʾ* your *raḥămeykā* from me; your *ḥasdəḵā waʾămittəḵā tāmîd yiṣṣərûnî*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "proper divine name", "*lōʾ-tiḵlāʾ*": "negation + Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you will not withhold'", "*raḥămeykā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your compassion/mercy'", "*ḥasdəḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your lovingkindness'", "*waʾămittəḵā*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'and your truth'", "*tāmîd*": "adverb - 'continually/always'", "*yiṣṣərûnî*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 1st person singular object suffix - 'they will preserve/keep me'" }, "variants": { "*tiḵlāʾ*": "you will withhold/you will restrain/you will hold back", "*raḥămeykā*": "your compassion/your mercy/your tender mercies", "*ḥasdəḵā*": "your lovingkindness/your steadfast love/your mercy/your covenant loyalty", "*ʾămittəḵā*": "your truth/your faithfulness/your reliability", "*yiṣṣərûnî*": "they will preserve me/they will keep me/they will guard me/they will protect me" } } 13 { "verseID": "Psalms.40.13", "source": "כִּ֤י אָפְפ֥וּ־עָלַ֨י ׀ רָע֡וֹת עַד־אֵ֬ין מִסְפָּ֗ר הִשִּׂיג֣וּנִי עֲ֭וֺנֹתַי וְלֹא־יָכֹ֣לְתִּי לִרְא֑וֹת עָצְמ֥וּ מִשַּֽׂעֲר֥וֹת רֹ֝אשִׁ֗י וְלִבִּ֥י עֲזָבָֽנִי", "text": "For *ʾāpəpû-ʿālay rāʿôt* until *ʾên mispār*; *hiśśîḡûnî ʿăwōnōtay wəlōʾ-yāḵōltî lirʾôt*; they *ʿāṣəmû* more than the *śaʿărôt* of my *rōʾšî*, and my *libbî ʿăzābānî*", "grammar": { "*ʾāpəpû-ʿālay*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural + preposition with 1st person singular suffix - 'they have encompassed me'", "*rāʿôt*": "feminine plural noun - 'evils/calamities'", "*ʾên mispār*": "particle of negation + masculine singular noun - 'there is no number/uncountable'", "*hiśśîḡûnî*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural with 1st person singular object suffix - 'they have overtaken me'", "*ʿăwōnōtay*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my iniquities'", "*wəlōʾ-yāḵōltî*": "conjunction + negation + Qal perfect, 1st person singular - 'and I am not able'", "*lirʾôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - 'to see'", "*ʿāṣəmû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - 'they are more numerous'", "*śaʿărôt*": "feminine plural noun - 'hairs'", "*rōʾšî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my head'", "*libbî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my heart'", "*ʿăzābānî*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular object suffix - 'it has forsaken me'" }, "variants": { "*ʾāpəpû*": "they have encompassed/they have surrounded/they have hemmed in", "*rāʿôt*": "evils/calamities/troubles/distresses", "*hiśśîḡûnî*": "they have overtaken me/they have caught up with me/they have seized me", "*ʿăwōnōtay*": "my iniquities/my guilt/my sins", "*ʿāṣəmû*": "they are more numerous/they are mightier/they are stronger", "*ʿăzābānî*": "it has forsaken me/it has abandoned me/it has failed me" } }
• Ps 40:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Psalms.40.17", "source": "יָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּ וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ ׀ בְּךָ֗ כָּֽל־מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָ יֹאמְר֣וּ תָ֭מִיד יִגְדַּ֣ל יְהוָ֑ה אֹֽ֝הֲבֵ֗י תְּשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ", "text": "*Yāśîśû wəyiśməḥû* in you, all those *məbaqšeykā*; they will *yōʾmərû tāmîd*, '*Yiḡdal YHWH*', those *ʾōhăbê təšûʿāteḵā*", "grammar": { "*Yāśîśû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will rejoice'", "*wəyiśməḥû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'and they will be glad'", "*məbaqšeykā*": "Piel participle, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'those who seek you'", "*yōʾmərû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will say'", "*tāmîd*": "adverb - 'continually/always'", "*Yiḡdal*": "Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'may he be magnified'", "*YHWH*": "proper divine name", "*ʾōhăbê*": "Qal participle, masculine plural construct - 'those who love'", "*təšûʿāteḵā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your salvation'" }, "variants": { "*Yāśîśû*": "they will rejoice/they will be joyful/they will exult", "*wəyiśməḥû*": "and they will be glad/and they will rejoice/and they will be happy", "*məbaqšeykā*": "those who seek you/those who inquire of you/those searching for you", "*tāmîd*": "continually/always/perpetually", "*Yiḡdal*": "may he be magnified/may he be great/let him be exalted", "*ʾōhăbê*": "those who love/those devoted to", "*təšûʿāteḵā*": "your salvation/your deliverance/your help/your victory" } }
• Ps 69:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.69.3", "source": "טָבַ֤עְתִּי ׀ בִּיוֵ֣ן מְ֭צוּלָה וְאֵ֣ין מָעֳמָ֑ד בָּ֥אתִי בְמַעֲמַקֵּי־מַ֝֗יִם וְשִׁבֹּ֥לֶת שְׁטָפָֽתְנִי׃", "text": "*ṭāba'tî* in-*yāwēn* *mĕṣûlâ* and-*'ên* *mā'ŏmād* *bā'tî* in-*ma'ămaqê*-*mayim* and-*šibbōlet* *šĕṭāpātnî*", "grammar": { "*ṭāba'tî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have sunk", "*yāwēn*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition bĕ - in mire/mud", "*mĕṣûlâ*": "feminine singular noun - deep/depth", "*'ên*": "construct particle of negation - there is no", "*mā'ŏmād*": "masculine singular noun - standing place/foothold", "*bā'tî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have come/entered", "*ma'ămaqê*": "masculine plural construct noun with prefixed preposition bĕ - in depths of", "*mayim*": "masculine plural noun - waters", "*šibbōlet*": "feminine singular noun - flood/current/flowing stream", "*šĕṭāpātnî*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - it has overflowed me" }, "variants": { "*ṭāba'tî*": "I have sunk/I am sinking", "*yāwēn*": "mire/mud", "*mĕṣûlâ*": "depth/deep place/abyss", "*mā'ŏmād*": "standing place/foothold/foundation", "*ma'ămaqê*": "depths/deep places", "*šibbōlet*": "flowing stream/flood/current", "*šĕṭāpātnî*": "it has swept over me/it has flooded me/it has overwhelmed me" } }
• Ps 13:1-4 : 1 { "verseID": "Psalms.13.1", "source": "לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃", "text": "To-the-*mənaṣṣēaḥ* *mizmôr* to-*Dāwid*", "grammar": { "*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition lamed ('to/for') - director/chief musician", "*mizmôr*": "masculine singular noun - psalm/song", "to-*Dāwid*": "proper name with prefixed preposition lamed ('to/for/by') - David" }, "variants": { "*mənaṣṣēaḥ*": "choirmaster/director/chief musician/overseer", "*mizmôr*": "psalm/melody/song with instrumental accompaniment", "*Dāwid*": "David (possibly indicating authorship, dedication, or collection attribution)" } } 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.13.2", "source": "עַד־אָ֣נָה יְ֭הוָה תִּשְׁכָּחֵ֣נִי נֶ֑צַח עַד־אָ֓נָה ׀ תַּסְתִּ֖יר אֶת־פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּֽנִי", "text": "Until-when *YHWH* *tiškāḥēnî* *neṣaḥ* until-when *tastîr* *ʾet*-*pānêkā* from-me", "grammar": { "עַד־אָ֣נָה": "interrogative phrase 'until when/how long' - repeated for emphasis", "*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton", "*tiškāḥēnî*": "2nd person masculine singular imperfect verb with 1st person singular suffix - you will forget me", "*neṣaḥ*": "masculine singular noun - perpetuity/forever", "*tastîr*": "2nd person masculine singular hiphil imperfect verb - you will hide", "*ʾet*-*pānêkā*": "direct object marker with masculine plural noun ('face') with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your face", "מִמֶּֽנִי": "preposition מן ('from') with 1st person singular suffix - from me" }, "variants": { "*tiškāḥēnî*": "forget me/neglect me/ignore me", "*neṣaḥ*": "forever/eternally/completely/continuously", "*tastîr*": "hide/conceal/cover", "*pānêkā*": "your face/your presence/your favor" } } 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.13.3", "source": "עַד־אָ֨נָה אָשִׁ֪ית עֵצ֡וֹת בְּנַפְשִׁ֗י יָג֣וֹן בִּלְבָבִ֣י יוֹמָ֑ם עַד־אָ֓נָה ׀ יָר֖וּם אֹיְבִ֣י עָלָֽי׃", "text": "Until-when *ʾāšît* *ʿēṣôt* in-*napšî* *yāgôn* in-*ləbābî* *yômām* until-when *yārûm* *ʾōyəbî* over-me", "grammar": { "עַד־אָ֨נָה": "interrogative phrase 'until when/how long'", "*ʾāšît*": "1st person singular qal imperfect verb - I will put/place", "*ʿēṣôt*": "feminine plural noun - counsels/plans/devices", "בְּנַפְשִׁ֗י": "preposition beth ('in') with feminine singular noun ('soul') with 1st person singular suffix - in my soul", "*yāgôn*": "masculine singular noun - sorrow/grief", "בִּלְבָבִ֣י": "preposition beth ('in') with masculine singular noun ('heart') with 1st person singular suffix - in my heart", "*yômām*": "adverb - daily/by day", "*yārûm*": "3rd person masculine singular qal imperfect verb - he will be exalted/lift up", "*ʾōyəbî*": "masculine singular noun ('enemy') with 1st person singular suffix - my enemy", "עָלָֽי": "preposition עַל ('over/upon') with 1st person singular suffix - over me" }, "variants": { "*ʾāšît*": "put/place/set/arrange", "*ʿēṣôt*": "plans/counsels/advice/strategies", "*napšî*": "my soul/my self/my being/my life", "*yāgôn*": "sorrow/grief/anguish", "*ləbābî*": "my heart/mind/inner being", "*yômām*": "daily/by day/all day long", "*yārûm*": "be exalted/triumph/prevail/be lifted up" } } 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.13.4", "source": "הַבִּ֣יטָֽה עֲ֭נֵנִי יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑י הָאִ֥ירָה עֵ֝ינַ֗י פֶּן־אִישַׁ֥ן הַמָּֽוֶת׃", "text": "*Habbîṭâ* *ʿănēnî* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhay* *hāʾîrâ* *ʿênay* lest-*ʾîšan* the-*māwet*", "grammar": { "*Habbîṭâ*": "2nd person masculine singular hiphil imperative verb - look/regard/consider", "*ʿănēnî*": "2nd person masculine singular qal imperative verb with 1st person singular suffix - answer me", "*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton", "*ʾĕlōhay*": "masculine plural noun ('God') with 1st person singular suffix - my God", "*hāʾîrâ*": "2nd person masculine singular hiphil imperative verb - cause to shine/enlighten", "*ʿênay*": "feminine dual noun ('eyes') with 1st person singular suffix - my eyes", "פֶּן": "conjunction - lest/otherwise", "*ʾîšan*": "1st person singular qal imperfect verb - I will sleep", "הַמָּֽוֶת": "definite article with masculine singular noun - the death" }, "variants": { "*Habbîṭâ*": "look/regard/consider/pay attention to", "*ʿănēnî*": "answer me/respond to me", "*hāʾîrâ*": "enlighten/brighten/illuminate/give light to", "*ʿênay*": "my eyes (literal or metaphorical for insight/understanding)", "*ʾîšan*": "sleep/fall asleep/be dormant", "*māwet*": "death (literal or figurative)" } }
• Ps 22:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Psalms.22.24", "source": "יִרְאֵ֤י יְהוָ֨ה ׀ הַֽלְל֗וּהוּ כָּל־זֶ֣רַע יַעֲקֹ֣ב כַּבְּד֑וּהוּ וְג֥וּרוּ מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ כָּל־זֶ֥רַע יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃", "text": "*yirʾê YHWH* *halləlûhû* all-*zeraʿ yaʿăqōb* *kabbədûhû* and-*gûrû* from-him all-*zeraʿ yiśrāʾēl*", "grammar": { "*yirʾê*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural construct - 'fearers of'", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*halləlûhû*": "verb, piel imperative, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular object suffix - 'praise him'", "*zeraʿ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'seed of'", "*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun - 'Jacob'", "*kabbədûhû*": "verb, piel imperative, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular object suffix - 'honor him'", "*gûrû*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine plural - 'fear/be in awe'", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - 'Israel'" }, "variants": { "*yirʾê*": "fearers of/those who fear/revere", "*halləlûhû*": "praise him/laud him/celebrate him", "*zeraʿ*": "seed/offspring/descendants of", "*kabbədûhû*": "honor him/glorify him/give weight to him", "*gûrû*": "fear/stand in awe/reverence" } }
• Ps 70:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.70.5", "source": "יָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּ וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ ׀ בְּךָ֗ כָּֽל־מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָ וְיֹאמְר֣וּ תָ֭מִיד יִגְדַּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֹ֝הֲבֵ֗י יְשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*yāśîśû* *wə-yiśməḥû* *bəkā* *kāl-məḇaqqešêkā* *wə-yōmərû* *tāmîd* *yiḡdal* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾōhăḇê* *yəšûʿāteḵā*.", "grammar": { "*yāśîśû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will rejoice", "*wə-yiśməḥû*": "conjunction וְ + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will be glad", "*bəkā*": "preposition בְּ + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in you", "*kāl-məḇaqqešêkā*": "noun, masculine singular construct + piel participle, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - all seekers of you", "*wə-yōmərû*": "conjunction וְ + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will say", "*tāmîd*": "adverb - continually", "*yiḡdal*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will be magnified", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural (used as singular) - God", "*ʾōhăḇê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - ones loving", "*yəšûʿāteḵā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your salvation" }, "variants": { "*yāśîśû*": "they will rejoice/they will be glad/they will exult", "*wə-yiśməḥû*": "they will be glad/they will rejoice/they will be happy", "*kāl-məḇaqqešêkā*": "all who seek you/all who search for you", "*tāmîd*": "continually/always/perpetually", "*yiḡdal*": "he will be magnified/he will be exalted/let him be magnified", "*ʾōhăḇê*": "ones loving/ones who love", "*yəšûʿāteḵā*": "your salvation/your deliverance/your help" } }
• Ps 71:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Psalms.71.12", "source": "אֱ֭לֹהִים אַל־תִּרְחַ֣ק מִמֶּ֑נִּי אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי *חישה **חֽוּשָׁה׃", "text": "*ʾĕlōhîm* not-*tirḥaq* from me *ʾĕlōhay* to *ʿezrātî* *ḥûšāh*", "grammar": { "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'God'", "*tirḥaq*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'be far'", "*ʾĕlōhay*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my God'", "*ʿezrātî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my help'", "*ḥûšāh*": "qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - 'hasten'" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings", "*tirḥaq*": "be far/distance yourself/stay away", "*ʾĕlōhay*": "my God/my deity", "*ʿezrātî*": "my help/my assistance/my aid", "*ḥûšāh*": "hasten/hurry/come quickly" } }
• Ps 84:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.84.2", "source": "מַה־יְּדִיד֥וֹת מִשְׁכְּנוֹתֶ֗יךָ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃", "text": "How *yədîdôt* *miškənôteykā* *YHWH* *ṣəbāʾôt*", "grammar": { "*yədîdôt*": "feminine plural adjective - 'beloved/lovely'", "*miškənôteykā*": "feminine plural noun + 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - 'your dwelling places'", "*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'", "*ṣəbāʾôt*": "masculine plural noun - 'hosts/armies'" }, "variants": { "*yədîdôt*": "beloved/lovely/dear", "*miškənôteykā*": "dwelling places/tabernacles/habitations", "*ṣəbāʾôt*": "hosts/armies/heavenly bodies" } }
• Ps 88:4-6 : 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.88.4", "source": "כִּֽי־שָֽׂבְעָ֣ה בְרָע֣וֹת נַפְשִׁ֑י וְ֝חַיַּ֗י לִשְׁא֥וֹל הִגִּֽיעוּ׃", "text": "For-*śāvəʿâ* with-*rāʿôt* *napšî* and-*ḥayyay* to-*šəʾôl* *higgîʿû*", "grammar": { "*śāvəʿâ*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - is full/satisfied", "*rāʿôt*": "noun, feminine, plural - evils/troubles", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*ḥayyay*": "noun, masculine, plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my life", "*šəʾôl*": "noun, feminine, singular - Sheol/grave/underworld", "*higgîʿû*": "verb, Hiphil perfect, 3rd person plural - they have approached/reached" }, "variants": { "*śāvəʿâ*": "is full/satisfied/satiated/had enough", "*rāʿôt*": "evils/troubles/calamities/distresses", "*napšî*": "my soul/life/self/being", "*šəʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld/place of the dead", "*higgîʿû*": "they have approached/reached/touched/arrived at" } } 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.88.5", "source": "נֶ֭חְשַׁבְתִּי עִם־י֣וֹרְדֵי ב֑וֹר הָ֝יִ֗יתִי כְּגֶ֣בֶר אֵֽין־אֱיָֽל׃", "text": "*neḥšavtî* with-*yôrədê* *bôr* *hāyîtî* like-*gever* without-*ʾĕyāl*", "grammar": { "*neḥšavtî*": "verb, Niphal perfect, 1st person singular - I am considered/counted", "*yôrədê*": "participle, Qal, masculine, plural construct - those going down to", "*bôr*": "noun, masculine, singular - pit/cistern/grave", "*hāyîtî*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have become/been", "*gever*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/strong man", "*ʾĕyāl*": "noun, masculine, singular - strength/help" }, "variants": { "*neḥšavtî*": "I am considered/counted/reckoned/regarded as", "*yôrədê*": "those going down to/descending to", "*bôr*": "pit/cistern/grave/dungeon", "*gever*": "man/strong man/warrior/male", "*ʾĕyāl*": "strength/help/vigor/power" } } 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.88.6", "source": "בַּמֵּתִ֗ים חָ֫פְשִׁ֥י כְּמ֤וֹ חֲלָלִ֨ים ׀ שֹׁ֥כְבֵי קֶ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹ֣א זְכַרְתָּ֣ם ע֑וֹד וְ֝הֵ֗מָּה מִיָּדְךָ֥ נִגְזָֽרוּ׃", "text": "Among-the-*mētîm* *ḥāpšî* like *ḥălālîm* *šōkəvê* *qever* who not *zəkartām* again and-*hēmmâ* from-*yādəkā* *nigzārû*", "grammar": { "*mētîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - dead ones", "*ḥāpšî*": "adjective, masculine, singular - free/set free", "*ḥălālîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - slain/wounded/pierced", "*šōkəvê*": "participle, Qal, masculine, plural construct - lying in", "*qever*": "noun, masculine, singular - grave/tomb", "*zəkartām*": "verb, Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - you remember them", "*hēmmâ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural - they", "*yādəkā*": "noun, feminine, singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand", "*nigzārû*": "verb, Niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are cut off" }, "variants": { "*mētîm*": "dead ones/dead people/corpses", "*ḥāpšî*": "free/set free/released/abandoned", "*ḥălālîm*": "slain/wounded/pierced/profaned", "*šōkəvê*": "lying in/resting in", "*qever*": "grave/tomb/burial place", "*nigzārû*": "they are cut off/severed/excluded" } }
• Ps 88:10-11 : 10 { "verseID": "Psalms.88.10", "source": "עֵינִ֥י דָאֲבָ֗ה מִנִּ֫י עֹ֥נִי קְרָאתִ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה בְּכָל־י֑וֹם שִׁטַּ֖חְתִּי אֵלֶ֣יךָ כַפָּֽי׃", "text": "*ʿênî* *dāʾăvâ* from *ʿōnî* *qərāʾtîkā* *YHWH* in-all-day *šiṭṭaḥtî* to-you *kappāy*", "grammar": { "*ʿênî*": "noun, feminine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - my eye", "*dāʾăvâ*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - wastes away/languishes", "*ʿōnî*": "noun, masculine, singular - affliction/misery", "*qərāʾtîkā*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I call you", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*šiṭṭaḥtî*": "verb, Piel perfect, 1st person singular - I spread out/stretch out", "*kappāy*": "noun, feminine, dual with 1st person singular suffix - my palms/hands" }, "variants": { "*dāʾăvâ*": "wastes away/languishes/grows dim/fails", "*ʿōnî*": "affliction/misery/poverty/distress", "*qərāʾtîkā*": "I call you/cry out to you/invoke you", "*šiṭṭaḥtî*": "I spread out/stretch out/extend" } } 11 { "verseID": "Psalms.88.11", "source": "הֲלַמֵּתִ֥ים תַּעֲשֶׂה־פֶּ֑לֶא אִם־רְ֝פָאִ֗ים יָק֤וּמוּ ׀ יוֹד֬וּךָ סֶּֽלָה׃", "text": "To-the-*mētîm* *taʿăśeh*-*peleʾ* if-*rəpāʾîm* *yāqûmû* *yôdûkā* *selâ*", "grammar": { "*mētîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - dead ones", "*taʿăśeh*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will do/make", "*peleʾ*": "noun, masculine, singular - wonder/miracle", "*rəpāʾîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - shades/departed spirits/dead", "*yāqûmû*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will arise/stand", "*yôdûkā*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - they will praise you", "*selâ*": "musical notation or liturgical direction" }, "variants": { "*mētîm*": "dead ones/dead people/corpses", "*peleʾ*": "wonder/miracle/marvelous thing", "*rəpāʾîm*": "shades/departed spirits/ghosts/the dead", "*yāqûmû*": "they will arise/stand/rise up", "*yôdûkā*": "they will praise you/thank you/acknowledge you" } }
• Ps 102:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.102.2", "source": "יְ֭הוָה שִׁמְעָ֣ה תְפִלָּתִ֑י וְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י אֵלֶ֥יךָ תָבֽוֹא׃", "text": "*YHWH* *šimʿâ* *tᵉpillātî* and *šawʿātî* to you *tāḇôʾ*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*šimʿâ*": "verb, Qal imperative, masculine singular - hear!", "*tᵉpillātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my prayer", "*wᵉ*": "conjunction - and", "*šawʿātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my cry", "*ʾēleḵā*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you", "*tāḇôʾ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - may it come/enter" }, "variants": { "*šimʿâ*": "hear/listen to", "*tᵉpillātî*": "my prayer/my supplication", "*šawʿātî*": "my cry/my shout for help", "*tāḇôʾ*": "may come/enter/arrive" } }
• Isa 8:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Isaiah.8.17", "source": "וְחִכִּ֙יתִי֙ לַיהוָ֔ה הַמַּסְתִּ֥יר פָּנָ֖יו מִבֵּ֣ית יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי־לֽוֹ׃", "text": "And-*ḥikkîtî* for-*YHWH ha-mastîr pānāyw* from-*bêt yaʿăqōb* and-*qiwwêtî*-to-him", "grammar": { "*ḥikkîtî*": "piel perfect 1st person singular - I will wait", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*ha-mastîr*": "definite article + hiphil participle masculine singular - the one hiding", "*pānāyw*": "noun masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his face", "*bêt*": "noun masculine singular construct - house of", "*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun - Jacob", "*qiwwêtî*": "piel perfect 1st person singular - I will hope/wait expectantly" }, "variants": { "*ḥikkîtî*": "I will wait/I will wait patiently", "*ha-mastîr pānāyw*": "who hides his face/who conceals his face (idiom for withholding favor)", "*bêt yaʿăqōb*": "house of Jacob (referring to Israel)", "*qiwwêtî*": "I will hope/I will wait expectantly/I will look eagerly" } }
• Isa 38:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Isaiah.38.18", "source": "כִּ֣י לֹ֥א שְׁא֛וֹל תּוֹדֶ֖ךָּ מָ֣וֶת יְהַלְלֶ֑ךָּ לֹֽא־יְשַׂבְּר֥וּ יֽוֹרְדֵי־ב֖וֹר אֶל־אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃", "text": "For not *šəʾôl* *tôdekā* *māwet* *yəhalləlekā* not-*yəśabbərû* *yôrədê*-*bôr* to-*ʾămittekā*.", "grammar": { "*šəʾôl*": "feminine singular noun - Sheol", "*tôdekā*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - she thanks you", "*māwet*": "masculine singular noun - death", "*yəhalləlekā*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he praises you", "*yəśabbərû*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they hope", "*yôrədê*": "qal participle masculine plural construct - those going down to", "*bôr*": "masculine singular noun - pit", "*ʾămittekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your truth" }, "variants": { "*šəʾôl*": "Sheol, underworld, grave", "*tôdekā*": "she thanks you, she praises you", "*māwet*": "death, dying", "*yəhalləlekā*": "he praises you, he celebrates you", "*yəśabbərû*": "they hope, they wait for, they expect", "*yôrədê*": "those going down to, those descending to", "*bôr*": "pit, cistern, dungeon", "*ʾămittekā*": "your truth, your faithfulness, your reliability" } }
• Isa 57:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Isaiah.57.16", "source": "כִּ֣י לֹ֤א לְעוֹלָם֙ אָרִ֔יב וְלֹ֥א לָנֶ֖צַח אֶקְּצ֑וֹף כִּי־ר֙וּחַ֙ מִלְּפָנַ֣י יַֽעֲט֔וֹף וּנְשָׁמ֖וֹת אֲנִ֥י עָשִֽׂיתִי׃", "text": "*kî* *lōʾ* *lə-ʿôlām* *ʾārîb* *wə-lōʾ* *lāneṣaḥ* *ʾeqqəṣôp* *kî-rûaḥ* *millə pānay* *yaʿăṭôp* *û-nəšāmôt* *ʾănî* *ʿāśîtî*.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*lə-ʿôlām*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - forever", "*ʾārîb*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will contend/strive", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunctive waw + negative particle - and not", "*lāneṣaḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - for eternity/perpetually", "*ʾeqqəṣôp*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will be angry", "*kî-rûaḥ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine, singular - for spirit", "*millə pānay*": "preposition + preposition + noun, masculine, plural + 1st person singular suffix - from before me", "*yaʿăṭôp*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it would faint/be overwhelmed", "*û-nəšāmôt*": "conjunctive waw + noun, feminine, plural - and souls/breath", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*ʿāśîtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have made" }, "variants": { "*lə-ʿôlām*": "forever/eternally/perpetually", "*ʾārîb*": "I will contend/dispute/strive", "*lāneṣaḥ*": "perpetually/continually/forever", "*ʾeqqəṣôp*": "I will be angry/wrathful/indignant", "*yaʿăṭôp*": "would faint/grow weary/be overwhelmed", "*millə pānay*": "from before me/from my presence", "*nəšāmôt*": "souls/breaths/spirits/life" } }
• Luke 21:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Luke.21.26", "source": "Ἀποψυχόντων ἀνθρώπων ἀπὸ φόβου, καὶ προσδοκίας τῶν ἐπερχομένων τῇ οἰκουμένῃ: αἱ γὰρ δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν σαλευθήσονται.", "text": "*Apopsychontōn* *anthrōpōn* from *phobou*, *kai* *prosdokias* of the things *eperchomenōn* to the *oikoumenē*: the *gar* *dynameis* of the *ouranōn* will be *saleuthēsontai*.", "grammar": { "*Apopsychontōn*": "present active participle, genitive masculine plural - fainting", "*anthrōpōn*": "genitive masculine plural - men/people", "*phobou*": "genitive masculine singular - fear", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*prosdokias*": "genitive feminine singular - expectation", "*eperchomenōn*": "present middle participle, genitive neuter plural - coming upon", "*oikoumenē*": "dative feminine singular - inhabited earth/world", "*gar*": "postpositive particle - for", "*dynameis*": "nominative feminine plural - powers", "*ouranōn*": "genitive masculine plural - heavens", "*saleuthēsontai*": "future passive indicative, 3rd person plural - will be shaken" }, "variants": { "*Apopsychontōn*": "fainting/expiring/losing heart", "*anthrōpōn*": "men/people/mankind", "*phobou*": "fear/terror/dread", "*prosdokias*": "expectation/apprehension/anticipation", "*eperchomenōn*": "coming upon/happening to", "*oikoumenē*": "inhabited earth/world/universe", "*gar*": "for/because/indeed", "*dynameis*": "powers/forces/hosts", "*ouranōn*": "heavens/skies", "*saleuthēsontai*": "will be shaken/will be moved/will be agitated" } }