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?

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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.

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
For the choirmasterלַמְנַצֵּ֗חַlam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥPreposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularH5329 be pre-eminent, enduring
A Psalmמִזְמ֥וֹרmiz·mō·wrNoun - masculine singularH4210 melody
of Davidלְדָוִֽד׃lə·ḏā·wiḏPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
How longעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Will You forgetתִּשְׁכָּחֵ֣נִיtiš·kā·ḥê·nîVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singularH7911 forget
meאָ֣נָה’ā·nāhAdverbH575 where?
foreverנֶ֑צַחne·ṣaḥNoun - masculine singularH5331 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity
How longעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
will You hideתַּסְתִּ֖ירtas·tîrVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH5641 hide, conceal
Your faceפָּנֶ֣יךָpā·ne·ḵāNoun - common plural construct; second person masculine singularH6440 face, before
from meמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mim·men·nîPreposition; first person common singularH4480 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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.