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שִׁיר
shir
[the] song of
noun · construct
הַמַּעֲלוֹת
ha·ma·'a·lot
the ascents
noun · absolute
אֵלֶיךָ
'e·lei·kha
to you
preposition
נָשָׂאתִי
na·sa·ti
I have lifted up
verb · qal · perfect
אֶת־
'et-
(marks the object)
object indicator
עֵינַי
'ei·nai
eyes my
noun · construct
הַיֹּשְׁבִי
hai·yo·she·vi
the [one who] sits
verb · qal · participle
בַּשָּׁמָיִם
ba·sha·ma·yim
in the heavens
noun · absolute
I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.
הִנֵּה
hi·neh
here
particle
כְעֵינֵי
khe·'ei·nei
like [the] eyes of
noun · construct
עֲבָדִים
'a·va·dim
slaves
noun · absolute
אֶל־
'el-
[which are] to
preposition
יַד
yad
[the] hand of
noun · construct
אֲדוֹנֵיהֶם
'ado·nei·hem
master(s) their
noun · construct
כְּעֵינֵי
ke·'ei·nei
like [the] eyes of
noun · construct
שִׁפְחָה
shif·chah
a female slave
noun · absolute
אֶל־
'el-
[which are] to
preposition
יַד
yad
[the] hand of
noun · construct
גְּבִרְתָּהּ
ge·vir·tah
mistress her
noun · construct
כֵּן
ken
so
adverb
עֵינֵינוּ
'ei·nei·nu
eyes our
noun · construct
אֶל־
'el-
[are] to
preposition
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
אֱלֹהֵינוּ
'e·lo·hei·nu
God our
noun · construct
עַד
'ad
until
preposition
שֶׁיְּחָנֵּנוּ
shei·ye·cha·ne·nu
that he will show favor to us
verb · qal · imperfect
As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.
חָנֵּנוּ
cha·ne·nu
show favor to us
verb · qal · imperative
יְהוָה
yah·weh
O Yahweh
noun
חָנֵּנוּ
cha·ne·nu
show favor to us
verb · qal · imperative
כִּי־
ki-
for
particle
רַב
rav
much
adjective · absolute
שָׂבַעְנוּ
sa·va'·nu
we have been surfeited
verb · qal · perfect
בוּז
vuz
contempt
noun · absolute
Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.
רַבַּת
ra·bat
much
adjective · construct
שָׂבְעָה־
sa·ve·'ah-
it has been surfeited
verb · qal · perfect
לָּהּ
lah
(for) itself
suffix
נַפְשֵׁנוּ
naf·she·nu
self our
noun · construct
הַלַּעַג
ha·la·'ag
the mockery of
noun · construct
הַשַּׁאֲנַנִּים
ha·sha·'a·na·nim
(the) self-confident [people]
adjective · absolute
הַבּוּז
ha·buz
the contempt
noun · absolute
לִגְאֵי יוֹנִים
lig·'e yo·nim
of arrogant opressors
adjective · construct
We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.
Psalms 122
Psalms 124
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English: Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Grammar from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Sentence structure and references from MACULA Greek and Hebrew (Biblica / Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meaning groups from the UBS MARBLE Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Greek, based on Louw & Nida. Words marked with a dotted line are found in only some manuscripts.