Psalms
Psalm 119:116
116Sustain me as You promised, that I may live;
let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sustain me | סָמְכֵ֣נִי | sā·mə·ḵê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H5564 lean, lay, rest, support |
| as You promised | כְאִמְרָתְךָ֣ | ḵə·’im·rā·ṯə·ḵā | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H565 utterance, speech, word |
| that I may live | וְאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה | wə·’eḥ·yeh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H2421 live |
| let me not | וְאַל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| be ashamed | תְּ֝בִישֵׁ֗נִי | tə·ḇî·šê·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H954 be ashamed |
| of my hope | מִשִּׂבְרִֽי׃ | miś·śiḇ·rî | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H7664 hope |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 5:5 · Psalm 25:2 · 1 Peter 2:6 · Psalm 37:24 · Isaiah 41:10 · Romans 10:11 · Psalm 54:4 · Psalm 37:17 · Psalm 63:8 · Isaiah 42:1 · Psalm 94:18 · Isaiah 45:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.