Psalms

Psalm 107:10–14

¹⁰Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,

prisoners in affliction and chains,

¹¹because they rebelled against the words of God

and despised the counsel of the Most High.

¹²He humbled their hearts with hard labor;

they stumbled, and there was no one to help.

¹³Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,

and He saved them from their distress.

¹⁴He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death

and broke away their chains.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Some sat	יֹ֭שְׁבֵי	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in darkness	חֹ֣שֶׁךְ	ḥō·šeḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
and in the shadow of death	וְצַלְמָ֑וֶת	wə·ṣal·mā·weṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6757 death-shadow, deep shadow
prisoners	אֲסִירֵ֖י	’ă·sî·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H615 bondman, prisoner
in affliction	עֳנִ֣י	‘o·nî	Noun - masculine singular	H6040 affliction, poverty
and chains	וּבַרְזֶֽל׃	ū·ḇar·zel	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1270 iron

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they rebelled	הִמְר֥וּ	him·rū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H4784 be contentious, refractory, rebellious
against the words	אִמְרֵי־	’im·rê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H561 something said
of God	אֵ֑ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
and despised	נָאָֽצוּ׃	nā·’ā·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5006 contemn, spurn
the counsel	וַעֲצַ֖ת	wa·‘ă·ṣaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H6098 counsel, advice
of the Most High	עֶלְי֣וֹן	‘el·yō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H5945 high

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He humbled	וַיַּכְנַ֣ע	way·yaḵ·na‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3665 be humble
their hearts	לִבָּ֑ם	lib·bām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
with hard labor	בֶּעָמָ֣ל	be·‘ā·māl	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
they stumbled	כָּ֝שְׁל֗וּ	kā·šə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3782 stumble, stagger, totter
and there was no	וְאֵ֣ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
one to help	עֹזֵֽר׃	‘ō·zêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5826 help, succour

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then they cried out	וַיִּזְעֲק֣וּ	way·yiz·‘ă·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2199 cry, cry out, call
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
in their trouble	בַּצַּ֣ר	baṣ·ṣar	Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight
He saved	יוֹשִׁיעֵֽם׃	yō·wō·šî·‘êm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3467 deliver
them	לָהֶ֑ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
from their distress	מִ֝מְּצֻֽקוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם	mim·mə·ṣu·qō·w·ṯê·hem	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4691 id.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He brought them out	יֽ֭וֹצִיאֵם	yō·w·ṣî·’êm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
of darkness	מֵחֹ֣שֶׁךְ	mê·ḥō·šeḵ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
and the shadow of death	וְצַלְמָ֑וֶת	wə·ṣal·mā·weṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6757 death-shadow, deep shadow
and broke away their chains	וּמוֹסְר֖וֹתֵיהֶ֣ם	ū·mō·ws·rō·w·ṯê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4147 chastisement, halter, restraint