Psalms
Psalm 141:8
8But my eyes are fixed on You,
O GOD the Lord.
In You I seek refuge;
do not leave my soul defenseless.a
Footnotes
- a 141:8 Or do not pour out my life or do not give me over to death
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| my eyes | עֵינָ֑י | ‘ê·nāy | Noun - cdc; first person common singular | H5869 eye |
| are fixed on You | אֵלֶ֨יךָ׀ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| O GOD | יְהֹוִ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| In You | בְּכָ֥ה | bə·ḵāh | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| I seek refuge | חָ֝סִ֗יתִי | ḥā·sî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H2620 seek refuge |
| do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| leave | תְּעַ֥ר | tə·‘ar | Verb - Piel - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular | H6168 be naked, bare |
| my soul | נַפְשִֽׁי׃ | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 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.
Psalm 123:1–2 · 2 Chronicles 20:12 · Isaiah 41:17 · Psalm 102:17 · Psalm 25:15–17 · John 14:18 · Psalm 2:12 · Psalm 143:3–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.