Psalms 42:4

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And I powred out of me my very heart, remembryng this howe that before tyme I haue passed with a great number, bringyng the vnto the house of the Lord: with a voyce of ioy & prayse, & with a company that kept holy day.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הָֽיְתָה־לִּ֬י דִמְעָתִ֣י לֶ֭חֶם יוֹמָ֣ם וָלָ֑יְלָה בֶּאֱמֹ֥ר אֵלַ֥י כָּל־הַ֝יּ֗וֹם אַיֵּ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

hāyətâ-to-me dimʿātî leḥem yômām wā-lāylâ in-ʾĕmōr to-me all-the-yôm where ʾĕlōheykā

Grammar Details

• *hāyətâ*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - 'has been'
• *dimʿātî*: noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my tear/tears'
• *leḥem*: noun, masculine singular - 'bread/food'
• *yômām*: adverb - 'by day/daily'
• *wā*: conjunction with prefixed vav - 'and'
• *lāylâ*: noun, masculine singular - 'night'
• *ʾĕmōr*: infinitive construct with prefixed bet - 'in the saying/when it is said'
• *yôm*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - 'the day'
• *ʾĕlōheykā*: noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - 'your God'

Word Meanings

• *hāyətâ*: has been/became
• *dimʿātî*: my tear/my tears (collective singular)
• *leḥem*: bread/food/sustenance
• *ʾĕlōheykā*: your God/your gods

Referenced Verses

• Isa 30:29 : 29 And ye shall sing lyke as in the night when the holy solempnitie beginneth, and ye shall haue gladnesse of heart, like as when one commeth with a pipe vnto the hill of the Lorde, and to the most mightie one of Israel.
• Ps 62:8 : 8 O ye people, put your trust in hym alway: powre out your heartes before him, for the Lorde is our hope. Selah.
• Ps 122:1 : 1 A song of high degrees of Dauid. I was glad when they sayde vnto me: we wyll go into the house of God.
• Ps 81:1-3 : 1 To the chiefe musition vpon Gittith, of Asaph. Sing we meryly vnto the Lorde our strength: make a chearefull noyse vnto the Lorde of Iacob. 2 Take the psalterie: bryng hyther the tabret, the merie harpe, with the lute. 3 Blowe vp the trumpet in the newe moone, euen in the time appointed: and vpon our solempne feast day.
• Ps 100:4 : 4 Go your way into his gates with thankesgeuyng, and into his courtes with prayse: be thankfull vnto hym and blesse his name.
• Lam 2:19 : 19 Stand vp, and make thy prayer in the first watche of the night, powre out thine heart like water before the Lord: lift vp thyne handes for the liues of thy young chyldren that dye of hunger in the streetes.
• Lam 4:1 : 1 O howe is the golde become so dimme? howe is the most fine golde so sore chaunged? and the stones of the sanctuarie thus scattered in the corner of euery streete?
• Nah 1:15 : 15 Behold vpon the mountaynes the feete of him that bringeth good tidinges, that preacheth peace: kepe thy festiual dayes O Iuda, paye thy vowes: for the wicked tiraunt shal hereafter passe no more through thee, he is vtterly cut of.
• Luke 16:25 : 25 But Abraham sayde: Sonne, remember that thou in thy lyfe tyme, receauedst thy pleasure, and lykewyse Lazarus paynes: But nowe is he comforted, and thou art tormented.
• Deut 16:11 : 11 And thou shalt reioyce before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy sonne, thy daughter, thy seruaunt, and thy mayde, & the Leuite that is within thy gates, and the straunger, the fatherlesse, and the widdowe that are among you, in the place which the Lorde thy God hath chosen, to put his name there.
• Deut 16:14-15 : 14 And thou shalt reioyce in thy feast, thou and thy sonne, thy daughter, thy seruaunt, and thy mayde, the Leuite, the straunger, and the fatherlesse, & the widdowe, that are within thy gates. 15 Seuen dayes shalt thou kepe a solempne feast vnto thy Lorde thy God, in ye place which the Lorde shall choose: for the Lord thy God shal blesse thee in all thy fruites, & in all ye workes of thine handes, therfore shalt thou be glad.
• Ruth 1:21 : 21 I went out full, and the Lorde hath brought me home agayne emptie: Why then call ye me Naomi, seying, the Lord hath humbled me, & the almightie hath brought me vnto aduersite?
• 1 Sam 1:15-16 : 15 Hanna aunswered, and sayde, Not so my Lord: I am a woman of a sorowful hearte, I haue drunke neither wine nor strong drincke, but haue powred out my soule before the Lorde: 16 Count not thine handmayde for a wicked woman: for out of the aboundaunce of my heauynesse & griefe, haue I spoken hytherto.
• 1 Chr 15:15-28 : 15 And the children of the Leuites bare the arke of God vpon their shoulders with staues thereon, as Moyses commaunded according to the worde of the Lorde. 16 And Dauid spake to the chiefe heades of the Leuites, that they should appoynt certaine of their brethren to sing with instrumentes of musicke, psalteries, harpes, and cymbales, that they might make a sounde, and to sing on hie with ioyfulnesse. 17 And the Leuites appoynted Heman the sonne of Ioel, and of his brethren, Asaph the sonne of Berechia, and of the sonnes of Merari and of their brethren, Ethan the sonne of Cusaiahu. 18 And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zacharia, Ben, Iaziel, Semiramoth, Iehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiahu, Maasiah, Mathathiahu, Eliphalehu, Mikniahu, Obed Edom, and Ieiel, porters. 19 So Heman, Asaph, and Ethan the singers, made a sounde with cymbales of brasse. 20 And Zacharia, Aziel, Semiramoth, Iehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maasiahu, and Banaiahu, played with psalteries on an Alamoth. 21 Mathathiahu, Eliphalehu, Mikniahu, Obed Edom, Ieiel, and Azaiahu, played vpon harpes an eyght aboue, with courage. 22 And Chenaniahu the chiefe of the Leuites was maister of the song: for he taught other to sing, because he was a man of vnderstanding. 23 Berechia and Elcana kept the doore of the arke. 24 And Sebaniahu, Iehosaphat, Nathanael, Amasai, Zachariahu, Banaiahu, and Eliezer the priestes did blowe with trumpettes before the arke of God: And Obed Edom and Iehia were kepers of the doore of the arke. 25 And Dauid and the elders of Israel, and the captaynes ouer thousandes, went to fet the arke of the appoyntmet of the Lorde out of the house of Obed Edom with gladnesse. 26 And when God helped the Leuites that bare the arke of the appoyntment of the Lorde, they offered seuen oxen, and seuen rammes. 27 And Dauid had on him a linnen garment, lyke as had also all the Leuites that bare the arke, & so had the singers and Chenania the ruler of the songe, with the singers: and Dauid had vpon him an Ephod of linnen. 28 And al they of Israel brought the arke of the Lordes couenaunt with showting, and blowing of the shawme, and trumpettes, making a noyse with cymbales, psalteries, and harpes.
• 1 Chr 16:1-9 : 1 So they brought in the arke of God, and set it in the middest of the tent that Dauid pitched for it: And they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offringes before God. 2 And when Dauid had made an end of offring the burnt offringes and peace offringes, he blessed the people in the name of the Lorde. 3 And he dealt to all Israel both man and woman, a cracknel of bread, and a good peece of fleshe, and a flacket of wine. 4 And he appoynted certaine of the Leuites to minister before the arke of the Lord, and to repeate, and to thanke and prayse the Lorde God of Israel. 5 And Asaph was the chiefe, and nexte to him Zacharia, Ieiel, Semiramoth, Iehiel, Mathathia, Eliab, Benaia, Obed Edom, & Ieiel with instruments, psalteries, & harpes: But Asaph made a sounde with cymbales. 6 Banaia and Iahaziel priestes blewe with trumpettes continually before the arke of the couenaunt of God. 7 And that same tyme Dauid did appoynt chiefely to thanke the Lorde by Asaph and his brethren. 8 Confesse you it vnto God, call vpon his name: cause the people to vnderstande his deuises. 9 Sing vnto him, sing psalmes vnto him: talke you of all his wonderous workes. 10 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them reioyce that do seeke God. 11 Seeke God and his strength: seeke his face euermore. 12 Remember the marueylous workes that he hath done: his wonders, and the iudgementes of his mouth, 13 O ye seede of Abraham his seruaunt, ye his chosen children of Iacob: 14 he is God our Lorde, his iudgementes are in all the earth. 15 He hath ben mindfull alwayes of his couenaunt (for he promysed a word to a thousande generations:) 16 euen of his couenaunt that he made with Abraham, and of his othe vnto Isaac. 17 And he appoynted the same vnto Iacob for a law: and to Israel for an euerlasting couenaunt. 18 Saying, vnto thee I wyll geue the lande of Chanaan: the lot of your inheritaunce. 19 When they were a fewe men in number, and had ben straungers but a litle while in it: 20 and when they went from one nation to another, from one kingdome to another people, 21 He suffred no man to do them wrong: yea he reproued euen kinges for their sakes. 22 Touche not myne annoynted: and triumph not ouer my prophetes. 23 Sing vnto the Lorde all the earth: and shewe from day to day his saluation. 24 Tell of his glory among the heathen: his wonderfull deedes among all natitions. 25 For great is the Lorde, and worthy to be praysed exceedingly: he is to be feared aboue all gods. 26 For all the gods of the people are but idoles: but the Lorde made heauen. 27 Prayse and honour are in his presence: strength and gladnesse are in his place. 28 Asscribe vnto the Lord ye kinredes of people, Asscribe to the Lorde glorie and dominion. 29 Asscribe vnto the Lord the glorie due vnto his name, bring sacrifices, and come before him, and worship the Lord in his glorious sanctuarie. 30 Let all the earth feare him: surely the world shalbe stable and not moue. 31 Let the heauens reioyce, and let the earth be glad, and let men tel among the nations that the Lorde is king. 32 Let the sea rore & the fulnesse thereof: let the fieldes reioyce, & all that is therin. 33 Then shall the trees of the wood reioyce at the presence of the Lord, because he commeth to iudge the earth. 34 O geue thankes vnto the Lorde, for he is good, for his mercie endureth euer: 35 And say ye, saue vs O God our saluation, gather vs together, and deliuer vs from among the heathen, that we may geue thankes to thy holy name, and triumph in the prayse of thee. 36 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for euer and euer: & let all people say Amen, and prayse the Lorde. 37 And so he left there before the arke of the lordes couenaunt Asaph & his brethren, to minister before the arke continually, in such thinges as were to be done day by day. 38 And Obed Edom and his brethren, threescore and eyght, and Obed Edom the sonne of Ieduthun, and Hosa, were appoynted to be porters. 39 And Zadoc the priest & his brethren the priestes were before ye tabernacle of the lord, in the hie place that was at Gibeon, 40 To offer burnt offeringes vnto the Lorde vpon the burnt offering aulter perpetually, in the morning and euening, according to all that which is written in the lawe of the Lorde whiche he commaunded Israel. 41 And with them were Heman and Ieduthun, and other that were chosen, whose names were expressed to geue thankes to the Lorde, That his mercie lasteth euer. 42 And with them dyd Heman and Ieduthun sing with the trumpets and cymbales, making a sweete melodie with instrumentes of musicke & godly songues: And the sonnes of Ieduthun were porters. 43 And al the people departed euery man to his house, & Dauid returned to blesse his house.
• 2 Chr 7:10 : 10 And the three and twentie day of the seuenth moneth he let the people depart into their tentes glad and mery in heart, for the goodnesse that the Lorde had shewed to Dauid and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
• 2 Chr 30:23-26 : 23 And the whole assemblie toke counsel to do so other seuen dayes: & they helde those seuen dayes with gladnesse: 24 For Hezekia king of Iuda, did geue to the congregation a thousand young oxen, and seuen thousand sheepe: And the lordes gaue out to the congregation a thousand oxen, & ten thousand sheepe, and a great number of the priestes were sanctified. 25 And all the congregation of Iuda, with the priestes & Leuites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, & the straungers that came out of the lande of Israel, & that dwelt in Iuda, reioyced. 26 And there was great gladnesse in Hierusalem: For since the time of Solomon the sonne of Dauid king of Israel, there was no such ioy in Hierusalem.
• Job 29:2-30:31 : 2 O that I were as I was in the monethes by past, and in the daies when God preserued me: 3 When his light shined vpon my head, when I went after the same light and shining, euen through the darknesse: 4 As it stoode with me when I was young, when God prospered my house: 5 When the almightie was yet with me, when my children stoode about me: 6 When my wayes ranne ouer with butter, and when the stonie rockes gaue me riuers of oyle: 7 When I went out to the gate, euen to the iudgement seate, and when I prepared my seate in the streete: 8 The young men saw me and hid them selues, and the aged arose, and stoode vp. 9 The princes left of their talking, and layed their hand to their mouth: 10 The mightie kept still their voyce, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth. 11 When the eare heard me, it blessed me: & when the eye sawe me, it gaue witnesse to me: 12 For I deliuered the poore when he cryed, and the fatherlesse, and hym that had none to helpe hym. 13 The blessing of him that was redy to perishe came vpon me, and I caused the widowes heart to reioyce. 14 And why? I put vpon me righteousnesse, which couered me as a garment, and equitie was my crowne. 15 I was an eye to the blinde, and a foote to the lame. 16 I was a father to the poore: and when I knewe not the cause, I sought it out diligently. 17 I brake the iawes of the vnrighteous man, and pluckt the spoyle out of his teeth. 18 Then I sayde, I shall die in my nest: and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sande. 19 For my roote was spread out by the waterside: and the deawe lay vpon my corne. 20 Myne honour encreased more and more, & my bow was euer the stronger in my hande. 21 Unto me men gaue eare, me they regarded, and with scilence they taried for my counsell. 22 After my woordes they replied not, and my talke dropped vpon them. 23 They wayted for me as for the raine: and gaped vpon me, as the grounde doeth to receaue the latter shoure. 24 When I laughed, they beleued it not, & the light of my countenaunce would they not put out. 25 When I agreed vnto their way, I was the chiefe, and sate as a king with his armie about him: and when they were in heauinesse, I was their comfortour. 1 But nowe they that are younger then I haue me in derision: yea euen they whose fathers I would haue thought scorne to haue set with the dogges of my cattell. 2 For wherto might the strength of their handes haue serued me? for the time was but lost among them. 3 For very miserie and hunger they fled into the wildernesse, a darke place, horrible and waste, 4 Plucking vp nettles among the busshes, and the iuniper rootes for their meate. 5 And when they were dryuen foorth, men cryed after them as it had ben afafter a thiefe. 6 Their dwelling was in the cleftes of brookes, yea in the caues and dennes of the earth. 7 Among the busshes went they about crying, and vnder the thornes they gathered them selues together. 8 They were the children of fooles and vyllaynes, which are more vile then the earth. 9 Now am I their song, & am become their yesting stocke. 10 They abhorre me and flee farre from me, and stayne my face with spittle. 11 Because God hath loosed my corde and humbled me, they haue loosed the bridle before me. 12 Upon my right hande ryse the young men against me, they haue hurt my feete, treading vpon me as vpon the wayes of their destruction. 13 My pathes haue they cleane marred, it was so easye for them to do me harme, that they needed no man to help them. 14 They fell vpon me, as it had ben the breaking in of waters, and came in by heapes to destroy me. 15 Feare is turned vpon me, and they pursue my soule as the wind, and my health passeth away as a cloude. 16 Therfore is my soule now powred out vpon me, and the dayes of my trouble haue taken hold vpon me. 17 My bones are pearsed through in the night season, and my sinewes take no rest. 18 For the vehemencie of sorowe is my garment chaunged, whiche compasseth me about as the coller of my coote. 19 He hath cast me into the myre, and I am become like asshes and dust. 20 When I crie vnto thee, thou doest not heare me: and though I stande before thee, yet thou regardest me not. 21 Thou art become myne enemie, and with thy violent hande thou takest part against me. 22 In times past thou diddest set me vp on hye, to be caried as it were aboue the wynde, but nowe hast thou geuen me a very sore fall. 23 Sure I am that thou wilt bryng me vnto death, euen to the lodging that is due vnto all men liuing. 24 Notwithstanding, thou wilt not stretch out thyne hand against him that is in the graue: shal men crie out against him that is in destruction? 25 Dyd not I weepe with hym that was in trouble? Had not my soule compassion vpon the poore? 26 Yet neuerthelesse, where as I loked for good, euyll came vnto me: & where I wayted for light, there came darkenesse. 27 My bowels seethe in me without rest, for the dayes of my trouble are come vpon me. 28 I went mourning without heate, I stoode vp in the congregation, & communed with them. 29 But nowe I am a brother of dragons, and a felowe of Estriches. 30 My skinne vpon me is turned to blacke, and my bones are brent with heate. 31 My harpe is turned to mourning, and my organs into the voyce of them that weepe.
• Ps 55:14 : 14 We delighted greatly to conferre our secretes together: we walked deuoutly in the house of God felowe lyke.