Psalms

Psalm 116:10–11

¹⁰I believed, therefore I said,^a

“I am greatly afflicted.”

¹¹In my alarm I said,

“All men are liars!”

Footnotes

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
I believed	הֶ֭אֱמַנְתִּי	he·’ĕ·man·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H539 confirm, support
therefore	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I said	אֲדַבֵּ֑ר	’ă·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
I	אֲ֝נִ֗י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am greatly	מְאֹֽד׃	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
afflicted	עָנִ֥יתִי	‘ā·nî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6031 be occupied, busied with

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In my alarm	בְחָפְזִ֑י	ḇə·ḥā·p̄ə·zî	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H2648 be in trepidation, hurry, or alarm
I	אֲ֭נִי	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
said	אָמַ֣רְתִּי	’ā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
All	כָּֽל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
men	הָאָדָ֥ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
liars	כֹּזֵֽב׃	kō·zêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3576 lie, be a liar

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 116:10 2 Corinthians 4:13 · Hebrews 11:1 · Proverbs 21:28 · 2 Peter 1:21 · 2 Peter 1:16 · Numbers 14:6–9

Psalm 116:11 Jeremiah 9:4–5 · Romans 3:4 · Psalm 31:22 · Psalm 62:9 · 1 Samuel 27:1 · 2 Kings 4:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.