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מַשְׂכִּיל
mas·kil
a poem
noun · absolute
לְדָוִד
le·da·vid
of David
noun
בִּהְיוֹתוֹ
bih·yo·to
when was he
verb · qal · infinitive
בַמְּעָרָה
va·me·'a·rah
in the cave
noun · absolute
תְפִלָּה
te·fi·lah
a prayer
noun · absolute
קוֹלִי
ko·li
voice my
noun · construct
אֶל־
'el-
to
preposition
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
אֶזְעָק
'ez·'ak
I cry out
verb · qal · imperfect
קוֹלִי
ko·li
voice my
noun · construct
אֶל־
'el-
to
preposition
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
אֶתְחַנָּן
'et·cha·nan
I seek favor
verb · hithpael · imperfect
I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.
אֶשְׁפֹּךְ
'esh·pokh
I pour out
verb · qal · imperfect
לְפָנָיו
le·fa·nav
(to) before him
noun · construct
שִׂיחִי
si·chi
complaint my
noun · construct
צָרָתִי
tza·ra·ti
trouble my
noun · construct
לְפָנָיו
le·fa·nav
(to) before him
noun · construct
אַגִּיד
'a·gid
I tell
verb · hiphil · imperfect
I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.
בְּהִתְעַטֵּף
be·hit·'a·tef
when faints away
verb · hithpael · infinitive
עָלַי
'a·lai
on me
preposition
רוּחִי
ru·chi
spirit my
noun · construct
וְאַתָּה
ve·'a·tah
and you
pronoun
יָדַעְתָּ
ya·da'·ta
you know
verb · qal · perfect
נְתִיבָתִי
ne·ti·va·ti
pathway my
noun · construct
בְּאֹרַח־
be·'o·rach-
in [the] path
noun · absolute
זוּ
zu
which
particle
אֲהַלֵּךְ
'a·ha·lekh
I walk
verb · piel · imperfect
טָמְנוּ
ta·me·nu
people have hidden
verb · qal · perfect
פַח
fach
a snare
noun · absolute
לִי
li
for me
suffix
Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.
הַבֵּיט
ha·beit
look
verb · hiphil · imperative
יָמִין
ya·min
right
noun · absolute
וּרְאֵה
u·re·'eh
and see
verb · qal · imperative
וְאֵין־
ve·'ein-
and not
noun · construct
לִי
li
[belongs] to me
suffix
מַכִּיר
ma·kir
[one who] recognizes
verb · hiphil · participle
אָבַד
'a·vad
it has been lost
verb · qal · perfect
מָנוֹס
ma·nos
a place of escape
noun · absolute
מִמֶּנִּי
mi·me·ni
from me
preposition
אֵין
'ein
there not
noun · construct
דּוֹרֵשׁ
do·resh
[is one who] cares
verb · qal · participle
לְנַפְשִׁי
le·naf·shi
for self my
noun · construct
Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
זָעַקְתִּי
za·'ak·ti
I cry out
verb · qal · perfect
אֵלֶיךָ
'e·lei·kha
to you
preposition
יְהוָה
yah·weh
O Yahweh
noun
אָמַרְתִּי
'a·mar·ti
I say
verb · qal · perfect
אַתָּה
'a·tah
you
pronoun
מַחְסִי
mach·si
[are] refuge my
noun · construct
חֶלְקִי
chel·ki
portion my
noun · construct
בְּאֶרֶץ
be·'e·retz
in [the] land of
noun · construct
הַחַיִּים
ha·chai·yim
the living
adjective · absolute
I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
הַקְשִׁיבָה
hak·shi·vah
pay attention
verb · hiphil · imperative
אֶל־
'el-
to
preposition
רִנָּתִי
ri·na·ti
cry of entreaty my
noun · construct
כִּי־
ki-
for
particle
דַלּוֹתִי
da·lo·ti
I have become low
verb · qal · perfect
מְאֹד
me·'od
exceedingly
adjective · absolute
הַצִּילֵנִי
ha·tzi·le·ni
deliver me
verb · hiphil · imperative
מֵרֹדְפַי
me·ro·de·fai
from [those who] harass me
verb · qal · participle
כִּי
ki
for
particle
אָמְצוּ
'a·me·tzu
they are [too] strong
verb · qal · perfect
מִמֶּנִּי
mi·me·ni
for me
preposition
Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
הוֹצִיאָה
ho·tzi·'ah
bring out
verb · hiphil · imperative
מִמַּסְגֵּר
mi·mas·ger
from prison
noun · absolute
נַפְשִׁי
naf·shi
self my
noun · construct
לְהוֹדוֹת
le·ho·dot
to give thanks to
verb · hiphil · infinitive
אֶת־
'et-
(marks the object)
object indicator
שְׁמֶךָ
she·me·kha
name your
noun · construct
בִּי
bi
(in) me
suffix
יַכְתִּרוּ
yakh·ti·ru
they will surround
verb · hiphil · imperfect
צַדִּיקִים
tza·di·kim
righteous [people]
adjective · absolute
כִּי
ki
for
particle
תִגְמֹל
tig·mol
you deal bountifully
verb · qal · imperfect
עָלָי
'a·lai
towards me
preposition
Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.
Psalms 141
Psalms 143
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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.