Psalms
Psalm 119:81–82
81My soul faints for Your salvation;
I wait for Your word.
82My eyes fail, looking for Your promise;
I ask, “When will You comfort me?”
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.
Psalm 119:81
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My soul | נַפְשִׁ֑י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| faints | כָּלְתָ֣ה | kā·lə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| for Your salvation | לִתְשׁוּעָתְךָ֣ | liṯ·šū·‘ā·ṯə·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8668 deliverance, salvation |
| I wait | יִחָֽלְתִּי׃ | yi·ḥā·lə·tî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H3176 wait |
| for Your word | לִדְבָרְךָ֥ | liḏ·ḇā·rə·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
Psalm 119:82
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My eyes | עֵ֭ינַי | ‘ê·nay | Noun - cdc; first person common singular | H5869 eye |
| fail | כָּל֣וּ | kā·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| looking for Your promise | לְאִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ | lə·’im·rā·ṯe·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H565 utterance, speech, word |
| I ask | לֵ֝אמֹ֗ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| When | מָתַ֥י | mā·ṯay | Interrogative | H4970 when? |
| will You comfort me | תְּֽנַחֲמֵֽנִי׃ | tə·na·ḥă·mê·nî | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H5162 be sorry, console |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 119:81 Psalm 84:2 · Psalm 119:40 · Psalm 73:26 · Psalm 119:114 · Revelation 3:15–16 · Song of Solomon 5:8 · Psalm 119:77
Psalm 119:82 Psalm 69:3 · Psalm 119:123 · Proverbs 13:12 · Psalm 86:17 · Psalm 90:13–15 · Isaiah 38:11 · Deuteronomy 28:32 · Lamentations 2:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.