Psalms
Psalm 139:23–24
23Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my concerns.
24See if there is any offensive way in me;
lead me in the way everlasting.
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 139:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Search me | חָקְרֵ֣נִי | ḥā·qə·rê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H2713 search |
| O God | אֵ֭ל | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| and know | וְדַ֣ע | wə·ḏa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3045 know |
| my heart | לְבָבִ֑י | lə·ḇā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| test me | בְּ֝חָנֵ֗נִי | bə·ḥā·nê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H974 examine, try |
| and know | וְדַ֣ע | wə·ḏa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3045 know |
| my concerns | שַׂרְעַפָּֽי׃ | śar·‘ap·pāy | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H8312 cogitation |
Psalm 139:24
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See | וּרְאֵ֗ה | ū·rə·’êh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| there is any offensive | עֹ֥צֶב | ‘ō·ṣeḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H6090 pain |
| way | דֶּֽרֶךְ־ | de·reḵ- | Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| in me | בִּ֑י | bî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| lead me | וּ֝נְחֵ֗נִי | ū·nə·ḥê·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H5148 lead, guide |
| in the way | בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ | bə·ḏe·reḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| everlasting | עוֹלָֽם׃ | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 139:23 Psalm 26:2 · Job 31:6 · 1 Peter 1:7 · Proverbs 17:3 · Deuteronomy 8:2 · Psalm 139:1 · Zechariah 13:9 · Jeremiah 11:20 · Malachi 3:2–3 · Deuteronomy 8:16
Psalm 139:24 Psalm 143:10 · Jeremiah 17:9–10 · Psalm 25:8–9 · Psalm 16:11 · Psalm 119:32 · Psalm 5:8 · Proverbs 28:26 · Psalm 143:8 · John 14:6 · Psalm 17:3 · Matthew 7:14 · Psalm 119:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.