Psalms 142:6

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

זָעַ֥קְתִּי אֵלֶ֗יךָ יְה֫וָ֥ה אָ֭מַרְתִּי אַתָּ֣ה מַחְסִ֑י חֶ֝לְקִ֗י בְּאֶ֣רֶץ הַֽחַיִּים׃

Transliteration

Zāʿaqtî to you, YHWH; ʾāmartî, ʾattâ maḥsî, ḥelqî in ʾereṣ the ḥayyîm.

Grammar Details

*Zāʿaqtî*: 1st person singular perfect, qal - I cried out
*ʾēleykā*: preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you
*YHWH*: divine name - LORD
*ʾāmartî*: 1st person singular perfect, qal - I said
*ʾattâ*: 2nd masculine singular pronoun - you
*maḥsî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my refuge
*ḥelqî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my portion
*bĕ*: preposition - in
*ʾereṣ*: feminine singular construct - land of
*ha*: definite article - the
*ḥayyîm*: masculine plural noun - living/life

Word Meanings

*Zāʿaqtî*: I cried out/I called loudly
*maḥsî*: my refuge/my shelter/my protection
*ḥelqî*: my portion/my share/my lot
*ʾereṣ* *ha-ḥayyîm*: land of the living/realm of life

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 79:8 : 8 O remember{H8799)} not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent{H8762)} us: for we are brought very low{H8804)}.
Ps 116:6 : 6 The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
Ps 17:1 : 1 A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Ps 18:17 : 17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
Ps 38:19 : 19 But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong{H8804)}: and they that hate{H8802)} me wrongfully are multiplied{H8804)}.
Ps 44:24-26 : 24 Wherefore hidest{H8686)} thou thy face, and forgettest{H8799)} our affliction and our oppression? 25 For our soul is bowed down{H8804)} to the dust: our belly cleaveth{H8804)} unto the earth. 26 Arise{H8798)} for our help, and redeem{H8798)} us for thy mercies' sake.
Ps 57:3-4 : 3 He shall send{H8799)} from heaven, and save{H8686)} me from the reproach{H8765)} of him that would swallow me up{H8802)}. Selah. God shall send forth{H8799)} his mercy and his truth. 4 My soul is among lions: and I lie{H8799)} even among them that are set on fire{H8802)}, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Ps 59:3 : 3 For, lo, they lie in wait{H8804)} for my soul: the mighty are gathered{H8799)} against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
Ps 136:23 : 23 Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Ps 143:3 : 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
Ps 143:7 : 7 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.
Rom 8:33 : 33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
Rom 8:37 : 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
1 Sam 24:14 : 14 After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
Ps 3:1 : 1 A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.

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