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Psalm 94:19

When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
Psalm 94:19
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Study notes

When anxious thoughts multiply, God's comfort brings joy to the psalmist's soul.

Explanation

The psalmist admits his inner turmoil: many troubling thoughts. In the middle of them, God's consolations bring delight.

Original language
  • שַׂרְעַפַּ֣י (sar.'a.Pai): anxiety
    Hebrew · Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · Strong's H8312 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Disquieting, anxious thoughts.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Psalm 94:19, word 2

  • תַּ֝נְחוּמֶ֗יךָ (tan.chu.Mei.kha): consolation
    Hebrew · Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H8575 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Consolations, comforts.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Psalm 94:19, word 4

  • יְֽשַׁעַשְׁע֥וּ (ye.sha.'ash.'U): to delight
    Hebrew · Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · Strong's H8173B · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    They delight.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Psalm 94:19, word 5

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Original language (Hebrew)

בְּרֹ֣ב שַׂרְעַפַּ֣י בְּקִרְבִּ֑י תַּ֝נְחוּמֶ֗יךָ יְֽשַׁעַשְׁע֥וּ נַפְשִֽׁי׃

  1. בְּרֹ֣בbe.Ro“in [the] multitude of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from רֹב · “abundance” · Strong's H7230
  2. שַׂרְעַפַּ֣יsar.'a.Pai“disquieting thoughts my”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שַׂרְעַפִּים · “anxiety” · Strong's H8312
  3. בְּקִרְבִּ֑יbe.kir.Bi“in inner being my”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from קֶ֫רֶב · “inner parts” · Strong's H7130H
  4. תַּ֝נְחוּמֶ֗יךָtan.chu.Mei.kha“consolations your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from תַּנְחוּם · “consolation” · Strong's H8575
  5. יְֽשַׁעַשְׁע֥וּye.sha.'ash.'U“they delighted”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁעַע · “to delight” · Strong's H8173B
  6. נַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.Shi“self my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
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  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)