Psalms
Psalm 13:1
1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
How long, O LORD?
Will You forget me forever?
How long will You hide Your face from 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.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the choirmaster | לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ | lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ | Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring |
| A Psalm | מִזְמ֥וֹר | miz·mō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H4210 melody |
| of David | לְדָוִֽד׃ | lə·ḏā·wiḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| How long | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| O LORD | יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| Will You forget | תִּשְׁכָּחֵ֣נִי | tiš·kā·ḥê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7911 forget |
| me | אָ֣נָה | ’ā·nāh | Adverb | H575 where? |
| forever | נֶ֑צַח | ne·ṣaḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H5331 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity |
| How long | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| will You hide | תַּסְתִּ֖יר | tas·tîr | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5641 hide, conceal |
| Your face | פָּנֶ֣יךָ | pā·ne·ḵā | Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| from me | מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ | mim·men·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 13:24 · Lamentations 5:20 · Psalm 89:46 · Psalm 94:3–4 · Psalm 22:1–2 · Psalm 80:4 · Psalm 44:24 · Psalm 35:17 · Psalm 6:3 · Psalm 74:1 · Psalm 10:12 · Psalm 85:5
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.