Psalm 32:4

For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah
Psalm 32:4
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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)

כִּ֤י׀ יוֹמָ֣ם וָלַיְלָה֮ תִּכְבַּ֥ד עָלַ֗י יָ֫דֶ֥ךָ נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ לְשַׁדִּ֑י בְּחַרְבֹ֖נֵי קַ֣יִץ סֶֽלָה׃

  1. כִּ֤י׀ki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. יוֹמָ֣םyo.Mam“by day”
    Adverb · from יוֹמָם · “by day” · Strong's H3119
  3. וָלַיְלָה֮va.lay.Lah“and night”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  4. תִּכְבַּ֥דtikh.Bad“it was heavy”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from כָּבֵד · “heavy” · Strong's H3513H
  5. עָלַ֗י'a.Lai“on me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  6. יָ֫דֶ֥ךָya.De.kha“hand your”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  7. נֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.Pakh“it was changed”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָפַךְ · “to overturn” · Strong's H2015
  8. לְשַׁדִּ֑יle.sha.Di“juice my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from לָשָׁד · “juicy bit” · Strong's H3955
  9. בְּחַרְבֹ֖נֵיbe.char.Vo.nei“by [the] dry heat<s> of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from חֵרָבוֹן · “drought” · Strong's H2725
  10. קַ֣יִץKa.yitz“summer”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קַ֫יִץ · “summer” · Strong's H7019
  11. סֶֽלָה׃Se.lah“Selah”
    Particle, interjection · from סֶ֫לָה · “Selah” · Strong's H5542
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)