Psalms 84:3

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Yea, the sparrow hath found{H8804)} an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay{H8804)} her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

נִכְסְפָ֬ה וְגַם־כָּלְתָ֨ה ׀ נַפְשִׁי֮ לְחַצְר֢וֹת יְהוָ֫ה לִבִּ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֑י יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ אֶ֣ל אֵֽל־חָֽי׃

Transliteration

niksəpāh wəgam-kāltāh napšî for ḥaṣrôt YHWH libbî and bəśārî yərannənû unto ʾēl-ḥāy

Grammar Details

*niksəpāh*: Niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - 'has longed'
*wəgam*: conjunction wə- + particle - 'and also'
*kāltāh*: Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - 'has fainted/yearned'
*napšî*: feminine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my soul'
*ḥaṣrôt*: feminine plural noun construct - 'courts of'
*YHWH*: divine name - 'LORD'
*libbî*: masculine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my heart'
*bəśārî*: masculine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my flesh'
*yərannənû*: Piel imperfect, 3rd plural - 'they cry out/sing joyfully'
*ʾēl*: masculine singular noun - 'God'
*ḥāy*: adjective, masculine singular - 'living'

Word Meanings

*niksəpāh*: longed for/desired/yearned
*kāltāh*: fainted/languished/consumed with longing
*napšî*: soul/life/being
*ḥaṣrôt*: courts/yards/enclosures
*libbî*: heart/mind/inner being
*bəśārî*: flesh/body/physical being
*yərannənû*: cry out joyfully/sing/shout

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 90:1 : 1 A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
Ps 5:2 : 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
Ps 43:4 : 4 Then will I go{H8799)} unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise{H8686)} thee, O God my God.
Ps 91:1 : 1 He that dwelleth{H8802)} in the secret place of the most High shall abide{H8698)} under the shadow of the Almighty.
Ps 116:7 : 7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
Matt 8:20 : 20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Matt 23:37 : 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

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