Psalms
Psalm 138:8
8The LORD will fulfill
His purpose for me.
O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever —
do not abandon the works of Your hands.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָה֮ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will fulfill | יִגְמֹ֪ר | yiḡ·mōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1584 end, come to an end, complete |
| for me | בַּ֫עֲדִ֥י | ba·‘ă·ḏî | Preposition; first person common singular | H1157 separation |
| O LORD | יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| Your loving devotion | חַסְדְּךָ֣ | ḥas·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| endures forever | לְעוֹלָ֑ם | lə·‘ō·w·lām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| abandon | תֶּֽרֶף׃ | te·rep̄ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular | H7503 sink, relax |
| the works | מַעֲשֵׂ֖י | ma·‘ă·śê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4639 deed, work |
| of Your hands | יָדֶ֣יךָ | yā·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Philippians 1:6 · Psalm 57:2 · 1 Thessalonians 5:24 · Isaiah 26:12 · Psalm 136:1 · Psalm 103:17 · Jeremiah 32:39–40 · 1 Peter 4:19 · Psalm 71:17–18 · Psalm 100:5 · Isaiah 43:21 · Psalm 71:6–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.