Psalms 143:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתִּתְעַטֵּ֣ף עָלַ֣י רוּחִ֑י בְּ֝תוֹכִ֗י יִשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥ם לִבִּֽי׃

Transliteration

And tit'aṭṭēp̄ upon me rûḥî; in tôḵî yištômēm libbî.

Grammar Details

*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

Word Meanings

*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

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 77:3 : 3 I remembered{H8799)} God, and was troubled{H8799)}: I complained{H8799)}, and my spirit was overwhelmed{H8691)}. Selah.
Ps 142:3 : 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
Luke 22:44 : 44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Ps 102:1 : 1 A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.
Ps 102:3-4 : 3 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth. 4 My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.
Ps 119:81-83 : 81 CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word. 82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? 83 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.
Ps 124:4 : 4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
Job 6:27 : 27 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.
Ps 25:16 : 16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
Ps 55:5 : 5 Fearfulness and trembling are come{H8799)} upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed{H8762)} me.
Ps 61:2 : 2 From the end of the earth will I cry{H8799)} unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed{H8800)}: lead{H8686)} me to the rock that is higher{H8799)} than I.

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