Ps 143:4-7 : 4 {
"verseID": "Psalms.143.4",
"source": "וַתִּתְעַטֵּ֣ף עָלַ֣י רוּחִ֑י בְּ֝תוֹכִ֗י יִשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥ם לִבִּֽי׃",
"text": "And *tit'aṭṭēp̄* upon me *rûḥî*; in *tôḵî* *yištômēm* *libbî*.",
"grammar": {
"*wattit'aṭṭēp̄*": "conjunction + hithpael imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - and it is overwhelmed",
"*'ālay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - upon me",
"*rûḥî*": "noun, feminine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - my spirit",
"*betôḵî*": "preposition bet + noun, masculine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - within me",
"*yištômēm*": "hithpoel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it is appalled/astonished",
"*libbî*": "noun, masculine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - my heart"
},
"variants": {
"*tit'aṭṭēp̄*": "is overwhelmed/grows faint/faints",
"*rûḥî*": "my spirit/my breath/my wind",
"*betôḵî*": "within me/inside me/in my midst",
"*yištômēm*": "is appalled/is astonished/is desolate/is stunned",
"*libbî*": "my heart/my mind/my inner self"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Psalms.143.5",
"source": "זָ֘כַ֤רְתִּי יָמִ֨ים ׀ מִקֶּ֗דֶם הָגִ֥יתִי בְכָל־פָּעֳלֶ֑ךָ בְּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יָדֶ֣יךָ אֲשׂוֹחֵֽחַ׃",
"text": "*Zāḵartî* *yāmîm* from *qeḏem*; *hāḡîṯî* in all-*pā'ŏleḵā*; in *ma'ăśēh* *yāḏeḵā* *'ăśôḥēaḥ*.",
"grammar": {
"*Zāḵartî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I remember",
"*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - days",
"*miqqeḏem*": "preposition min + noun, masculine, singular - from old/ancient/before",
"*hāḡîṯî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I meditate",
"*ḇeḵol-pā'ŏleḵā*": "preposition bet + noun, masculine, singular, construct + noun, masculine, singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in all your work",
"*bema'ăśēh*": "preposition bet + noun, masculine, singular, construct - in work of",
"*yāḏeḵā*": "noun, feminine, dual + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hands",
"*'ăśôḥēaḥ*": "polel imperfect, 1st person singular - I meditate/muse"
},
"variants": {
"*Zāḵartî*": "I remember/I recall/I call to mind",
"*yāmîm miqqeḏem*": "days of old/ancient days/days from before",
"*hāḡîṯî*": "I meditate/I ponder/I muse",
"*pā'ŏleḵā*": "your work/your deed/your action",
"*ma'ăśēh yāḏeḵā*": "work of your hands/what your hands have made",
"*'ăśôḥēaḥ*": "I meditate/I muse/I consider/I reflect"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Psalms.143.6",
"source": "פֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּי יָדַ֣י אֵלֶ֑יךָ נַפְשִׁ֓י ׀ כְּאֶֽרֶץ־עֲיֵפָ֖ה לְךָ֣ סֶֽלָה׃",
"text": "*Pēraśtî* *yāḏay* to *'ēleḵā*; *nap̄šî* like *'ereṣ*-*'ăyēp̄āh* to *leḵā* *selāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*Pēraśtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I spread out",
"*yāḏay*": "noun, feminine, dual + 1st person singular suffix - my hands",
"*'ēleḵā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*nap̄šî*": "noun, feminine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul",
"*ke'ereṣ-'ăyēp̄āh*": "preposition kaf + noun, feminine, singular + adjective, feminine, singular - like land weary",
"*leḵā*": "preposition lamed + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*selāh*": "interjection - selah/pause"
},
"variants": {
"*Pēraśtî*": "I spread out/I stretch out/I extend",
"*yāḏay*": "my hands/my arms",
"*nap̄šî*": "my soul/my life/myself",
"*'ereṣ-'ăyēp̄āh*": "weary land/parched land/thirsty ground",
"*selāh*": "musical notation/pause/lift up"
}
}
7 {
"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"
}
}