Psalms 40:13

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Please be willing, O LORD, to rescue me! O LORD, hurry and help me!

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֤י אָפְפ֥וּ־עָלַ֨י ׀ רָע֡וֹת עַד־אֵ֬ין מִסְפָּ֗ר הִשִּׂיג֣וּנִי עֲ֭וֺנֹתַי וְלֹא־יָכֹ֣לְתִּי לִרְא֑וֹת עָצְמ֥וּ מִשַּֽׂעֲר֥וֹת רֹ֝אשִׁ֗י וְלִבִּ֥י עֲזָבָֽנִי

Transliteration

For ʾāpəpû-ʿālay rāʿôt until ʾên mispār; hiśśîḡûnî ʿăwōnōtay wəlōʾ-yāḵōltî lirʾôt; they ʿāṣəmû more than the śaʿărôt of my rōʾšî, and my libbî ʿăzābānî

Grammar Details

• *ʾāpəpû-ʿālay*: Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural + preposition with 1st person singular suffix - 'they have encompassed me'
• *rāʿôt*: feminine plural noun - 'evils/calamities'
• *ʾên mispār*: particle of negation + masculine singular noun - 'there is no number/uncountable'
• *hiśśîḡûnî*: Hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural with 1st person singular object suffix - 'they have overtaken me'
• *ʿăwōnōtay*: masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my iniquities'
• *wəlōʾ-yāḵōltî*: conjunction + negation + Qal perfect, 1st person singular - 'and I am not able'
• *lirʾôt*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct - 'to see'
• *ʿāṣəmû*: Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - 'they are more numerous'
• *śaʿărôt*: feminine plural noun - 'hairs'
• *rōʾšî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my head'
• *libbî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my heart'
• *ʿăzābānî*: Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular object suffix - 'it has forsaken me'

Word Meanings

• *ʾāpəpû*: they have encompassed/they have surrounded/they have hemmed in
• *rāʿôt*: evils/calamities/troubles/distresses
• *hiśśîḡûnî*: they have overtaken me/they have caught up with me/they have seized me
• *ʿăwōnōtay*: my iniquities/my guilt/my sins
• *ʿāṣəmû*: they are more numerous/they are mightier/they are stronger
• *ʿăzābānî*: it has forsaken me/it has abandoned me/it has failed me

Referenced Verses

• Ps 38:22 : 22 Hurry and help me, O Lord, my deliverer!
• Ps 70:1-5 : 1 For the music director; by David; written to get God’s attention. O God, please be willing to rescue me! O LORD, hurry and help me! 2 May those who are trying to take my life be embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed! 3 May those who say,“Aha! Aha!” be driven back and disgraced! 4 May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually,“May God be praised!” 5 I am oppressed and needy! O God, hurry to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O LORD, do not delay!
• Ps 71:12 : 12 O God, do not remain far away from me! My God, hurry and help me!
• Matt 26:36-44 : 36 Gethsemane Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples,“Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37 He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and became anguished and distressed. 38 Then he said to them,“My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me.” 39 Going a little farther, he threw himself down with his face to the ground and prayed,“My Father, if possible, let this cup pass from me! Yet not what I will, but what you will.” 40 Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He said to Peter,“So, couldn’t you stay awake with me for one hour? 41 Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 42 He went away a second time and prayed,“My Father, if this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will must be done.” 43 He came again and found them sleeping; they could not keep their eyes open. 44 So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same thing once more.
• Ps 22:19 : 19 But you, O LORD, do not remain far away! You are my source of strength! Hurry and help me!
• Ps 25:17-18 : 17 Deliver me from my distress; rescue me from my suffering! 18 See my pain and suffering! Forgive all my sins!