Psalms
Psalm 139:8
8If I ascend to the heavens, You are there;
if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Amos 9:2–4 · Jonah 2:2 · Job 34:21–22 · Obadiah 1:4 · Proverbs 15:11 · Job 26:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.