Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.Psalm 143:7
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
מַ֘הֵ֤ר עֲנֵ֨נִי׀ יְהוָה֮ כָּלְתָ֪ה ר֫וּחִ֥י אַל־תַּסְתֵּ֣ר פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּ֑נִּי וְ֝נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּי עִם־יֹ֥רְדֵי בֽוֹר׃
- מַ֘הֵ֤רma.Her“hurry”Verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מָהַר · “to hasten” · Strong's H4116A
- עֲנֵ֨נִי׀'a.Ne.ni“answer me”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
- יְהוָה֮Yah.weh“O Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- כָּלְתָ֪הkal.Tah“it is exhausted”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from כָּלָה · “finish” · Strong's H3615G
- ר֫וּחִ֥יru.Chi“spirit my”Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, feminine, singular · from רוּחַ · “spirit” · Strong's H7307G
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תַּסְתֵּ֣רtas.Ter“you hide”Verb, hiphil, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from סָתַר · “to hide” · Strong's H5641
- פָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.kha“face your”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
- מִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.ni“from me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
- וְ֝נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּיve.nim.Shal.ti“and I will be equal”Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from מָשַׁל · “to liken” · Strong's H4911A
- עִם־'im-“with”Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
- יֹ֥רְדֵיYo.re.dei“[those who] go down of”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
- בֽוֹר׃Vor“[the] pit”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בּוֹר · “pit” · Strong's H0953A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)