Psalms

Psalm 139:7–10

⁷Where can I go to escape Your Spirit?

Where can I flee from Your presence?

⁸If I ascend to the heavens, You are there;

if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.

⁹If I rise on the wings of the dawn,

if I settle by the farthest sea,

¹⁰even there Your hand will guide me;

Your right hand will hold me fast.

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
Where	אָ֭נָ֥ה	’ā·nāh	Interrogative	H575 where?
can I go	אֵלֵ֣ךְ	’ê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to escape Your Spirit	מֵרוּחֶ֑ךָ	mê·rū·ḥe·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
Where	וְ֝אָ֗נָה	wə·’ā·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H575 where?
can I flee	אֶבְרָֽח׃	’eḇ·rāḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1272 go through, flee
from Your presence	מִפָּנֶ֥יךָ	mip·pā·ne·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I ascend	אֶסַּ֣ק	’es·saq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5266 go up
to the heavens	שָׁ֭מַיִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
You	אָ֑תָּה	’āt·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are there	שָׁ֣ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
if I make my bed	וְאַצִּ֖יעָה	wə·’aṣ·ṣî·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H3331 lay, spread
in Sheol	שְּׁא֣וֹל	šə·’ō·wl	Noun - common singular	H7585 underworld
You are there	הִנֶּֽךָּ׃	hin·ne·kā	Interjection; second person masculine singular	H2005 lo! behold

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If I rise on	אֶשָּׂ֥א	’eś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
the wings	כַנְפֵי־	ḵan·p̄ê-	Noun - feminine plural construct	H3671 wing, extremity
of the dawn	שָׁ֑חַר	šā·ḥar	Noun - masculine singular	H7837 dawn
if I settle	אֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה	’eš·kə·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
by the farthest	בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית	bə·’a·ḥă·rîṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H319 after-part, end
sea	יָֽם׃	yām	Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
even	גַּם־	ga·mō·šā-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
there	שָׁ֭ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
Your hand	יָדְךָ֣	yā·ḏə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
will guide me	תַנְחֵ֑נִי	ṯan·ḥê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H5148 lead, guide
Your right hand	יְמִינֶֽךָ׃	yə·mî·ne·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3225 right hand
will hold me fast	וְֽתֹאחֲזֵ֥נִי	wə·ṯō·ḥă·zê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession