Psalms 22:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

But You are holy, O You who inhabit the praises of Israel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֱ‍ֽלֹהַ֗י אֶקְרָ֣א י֭וֹמָם וְלֹ֣א תַעֲנֶ֑ה וְ֝לַ֗יְלָה וְֽלֹא־דֽוּמִיָּ֥ה לִֽי׃

Transliteration

ʾĕlōhay ʾeqrāʾ yômām and-not taʿăneh and-laylâ and-not-dûmiyyâ to-me

Grammar Details

• *ʾĕlōhay*: noun, masculine, singular with 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my God'
• *ʾeqrāʾ*: verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I call/cry out'
• *yômām*: adverb - 'by day/daytime'
• *taʿăneh*: verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you answer'
• *laylâ*: noun, masculine, singular - 'night'
• *dûmiyyâ*: noun, feminine, singular - 'silence/rest'

Word Meanings

• *ʾĕlōhay*: my God/my Elohim
• *ʾeqrāʾ*: I call/cry out/invoke
• *taʿăneh*: you answer/respond
• *dûmiyyâ*: silence/rest/quietness/stillness

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  My God, I call out by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But thou art holy,{H6918} O thou that inhabitest{H3427} the praises{H8416} of Israel.{H3478}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But thou art holy{H6918}, O thou that inhabitest{H3427}{(H8802)} the praises{H8416} of Israel{H3478}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yet dwellest thou in the Sanctuary, o thou worshipe of Israel.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But thou art holy, and doest inhabite the prayses of Israel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And yet thou most holy: sittest to receaue the prayers of Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But thou [art] holy, [O thou] that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But you are holy, You who inhabit the praises of Israel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Thou `art' holy, Sitting -- the Praise of Israel.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But you are holy, O you who are seated among the praises of Israel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You are holy; you sit as king receiving the praises of Israel.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 10:21 : 21 He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen.
• Isa 6:3 : 3 And one called to another and said, Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory.
• Rev 4:8 : 8 The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come."
• Ps 50:23 : 23 Whoever offers praise glorifies Me: and to him who orders his conversation aright I will show the salvation of God.
• Ps 65:1 : 1 Praise waits for You, O God, in Zion; and to You shall the vow be fulfilled.
• Ps 99:9 : 9 Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.
• Ps 145:17 : 17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.