Psalms

Psalm 138:3

3On the day I called, You answered me;

You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.a

Footnotes

  • a 138:3 Or You emboldened me with strength in my soul

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
On the dayבְּי֣וֹםbə·yō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
I calledקָ֭רָֽאתִיqā·rā·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
You answered meוַֽתַּעֲנֵ֑נִיwat·ta·‘ă·nê·nîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singularH6030 answer, respond
You emboldened meתַּרְהִבֵ֖נִיtar·hi·ḇê·nîVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singularH7292 act stormily, boisterously, arrogantly
strengthenedעֹֽז׃‘ōzNoun - masculine singularH5797 strength, might
my soulבְנַפְשִׁ֣יḇə·nap̄·šîPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

Cross-references

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

1 Peter 5:10 · Psalm 18:6 · Psalm 34:4–6 · Isaiah 40:29–31 · Philippians 4:13 · Zechariah 10:12 · Isaiah 12:2 · Psalm 27:14 · Isaiah 41:10 · Psalm 29:11 · Colossians 1:11 · Ephesians 6:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.