God & Savior

Psalm 43:5

Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
Psalm 43:5
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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)

מַה־תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י׀ נַפְשִׁי֮ וּֽמַה־תֶּהֱמִ֪י עָ֫לָ֥י הוֹחִ֣ילִי לֵֽ֭אלֹהִים כִּי־ע֣וֹד אוֹדֶ֑נּוּ יְשׁוּעֹ֥ת פָּ֝נַ֗י וֵֽאלֹהָֽי׃

  1. מַה־mah-“why?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  2. תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י׀tish.To.cha.Chi“are you bowed down”
    Verb, hithpael, imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁחַח · “to bow” · Strong's H7817
  3. נַפְשִׁי֮naf.Shi“O soul my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
  4. וּֽמַה־u.mah-“and why?”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  5. תֶּהֱמִ֪יte.he.Mi“are you in turmoil”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from הָמָה · “to roar” · Strong's H1993
  6. עָ֫לָ֥י'a.Lai“on me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. הוֹחִ֣ילִיho.Chi.li“wait”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from יָחַל · “hope” · Strong's H3176H
  8. לֵֽ֭אלֹהִיםLe.lo.him“for God”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  9. כִּי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  10. ע֣וֹדod“again”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹד · “still” · Strong's H5750
  11. אוֹדֶ֑נּוּ'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
  12. יְשׁוּעֹ֥תye.shu.'Ot“[the] salvation<s> of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from יְשׁוּעָה · “salvation” · Strong's H3444
  13. פָּ֝נַ֗יpa.Nai“face my”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פָּנֶה · “PERSON” · Strong's H6440L
  14. וֵֽאלֹהָֽי׃Ve.lo.Hai“and God my”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)