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לַמְנַצֵּחַ
lam·na·tze·ach
to the choirmaster
verb · piel · participle
מִזְמוֹר
miz·mor
a psalm
noun · absolute
לְדָוִד
le·da·vid
of David
noun
עַד־
'ad-
until
preposition
אָנָה
'a·nah
when
particle
יְהוָה
yah·weh
O Yahweh
noun
תִּשְׁכָּחֵנִי
tish·ka·che·ni
will you forget me
verb · qal · imperfect
נֶצַח
ne·tzach
perpetuity
noun · absolute
עַד־
'ad-
until
preposition
אָנָה
'a·nah
when
particle
תַּסְתִּיר
tas·tir
will you hide
verb · hiphil · imperfect
אֶת־
'et-
(marks the object)
object indicator
פָּנֶיךָ
pa·nei·kha
face your
noun · construct
מִמֶּנִּי
mi·me·ni
from me
preposition
How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
עַד־
'ad-
until
preposition
אָנָה
'a·nah
when
particle
אָשִׁית
'a·shit
will I set
verb · qal · imperfect
עֵצוֹת
e·tzot
counsel(s)
noun · absolute
בְּנַפְשִׁי
be·naf·shi
in soul my
noun · construct
יָגוֹן
ya·gon
sorrow
noun · absolute
בִּלְבָבִי
bil·va·vi
in heart my
noun · construct
יוֹמָם
yo·mam
by day
adverb
עַד־
'ad-
until
preposition
אָנָה
'a·nah
when
particle
יָרוּם
ya·rum
will he be exalted
verb · qal · imperfect
אֹיְבִי
'o·ye·vi
enemy my
verb · qal · participle
עָלָי
'a·lai
over me
preposition
How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?
הַבִּיטָה
ha·bi·tah
pay attention
verb · hiphil · imperative
עֲנֵנִי
'a·ne·ni
answer me
verb · qal · imperative
יְהוָה
yah·weh
O Yahweh
noun
אֱלֹהָי
'e·lo·hai
God my
noun · construct
הָאִירָה
ha·'i·rah
give light to
verb · hiphil · imperative
עֵינַי
'ei·nai
eyes my
noun · construct
פֶּן־
pen-
lest
particle
אִישַׁן
'i·shan
I should sleep
verb · qal · imperfect
הַמָּוֶת
ha·ma·vet
the death
noun · absolute
Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,
פֶּן־
pen-
lest
particle
יֹאמַר
yo·mar
he should say
verb · qal · imperfect
אֹיְבִי
'o·ye·vi
enemy my
verb · qal · participle
יְכָלְתִּיו
ye·khal·tiv
I have prevailed over him
verb · qal · perfect
צָרַי
tza·rai
opponents my
noun · construct
יָגִילוּ
ya·gi·lu
they will rejoice
verb · qal · imperfect
כִּי
ki
if
particle
אֶמּוֹט
'e·mot
I am shaken
verb · niphal · imperfect
lest my enemy say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes rejoice when I fall.
וַאֲנִי
va·'a·ni
and I
pronoun
בְּחַסְדְּךָ
be·chas·de·kha
in covenant loyalty your
noun · construct
בָטַחְתִּי
va·tach·ti
I have trusted
verb · qal · perfect
יָגֵל
ya·gel
may it rejoice
verb · qal · imperfect
לִבִּי
li·bi
heart my
noun · construct
בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ
bi·shu·'a·te·kha
in deliverance your
noun · construct
But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.
אָשִׁירָה
'a·shi·rah
I will sing
verb · qal · imperfect
לַיהוָה
la·yah·weh
to Yahweh
noun
כִּי
ki
for
particle
גָמַל
ga·mal
he has dealt bountifully
verb · qal · perfect
עָלָי
'a·lai
towards me
preposition
I will sing to the LORD, for He has been good to me.
Psalms 12
Psalms 14
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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.