Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.Psalm 42:5
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
מַה־תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י׀ נַפְשִׁי֮ וַתֶּהֱמִ֪י עָ֫לָ֥י הוֹחִ֣ילִי לֵֽ֭אלֹהִים כִּי־ע֥וֹד אוֹדֶ֗נּוּ יְשׁוּע֥וֹת פָּנָֽיו׃
- מַה־mah-“why?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י׀tish.To.cha.Chi“are you bowed down”Verb, hithpael, imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁחַח · “to bow” · Strong's H7817
- נַפְשִׁי֮naf.Shi“O soul my”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
- וַתֶּהֱמִ֪יva.te.he.Mi“and were you in turmoil?”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from הָמָה · “to roar” · Strong's H1993
- עָ֫לָ֥י'a.Lai“on me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- הוֹחִ֣ילִיho.Chi.li“wait”Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from יָחַל · “hope” · Strong's H3176H
- לֵֽ֭אלֹהִיםLe.lo.him“for God”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- כִּי־ki-“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- ע֥וֹדod“again”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹד · “still” · Strong's H5750
- אוֹדֶ֗נּוּ'o.De.nu“I will give thanks to him”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָדָה · “to give thanks” · Strong's H3034
- יְשׁוּע֥וֹתye.shu.'ot“[the] salvation<s> of”Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from יְשׁוּעָה · “salvation” · Strong's H3444
- פָּנָֽיו׃pa.Nav“presence his”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “PERSON” · Strong's H6440L
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)