Psalms

Psalm 142:3–5

³Although my spirit grows faint within me,

You know my way.

Along the path I travel

they have hidden a snare for me.

⁴Look to my right and see;

no one attends to me.

There is no refuge for me;

no one cares for my soul.

⁵I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge,

my portion in the land of the living.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Although my spirit	רוּחִ֗י	rū·ḥî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
grows faint	בְּהִתְעַטֵּ֬ף	bə·hiṯ·‘aṭ·ṭêp̄	Preposition-b; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H5848 turn aside
within me	עָלַ֨י׀	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
You	וְאַתָּה֮	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
know	יָדַ֪עְתָּ	yā·ḏa‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3045 know
my way	נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥י	nə·ṯî·ḇā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5410 path, pathway
Along the path	בְּאֹֽרַח־	bə·’ō·raḥ-	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H734 way, path
I travel	אֲהַלֵּ֑ךְ	’ă·hal·lêḵ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
they have hidden	טָמְנ֖וּ	ṭā·mə·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2934 hide, conceal
a snare	פַ֣ח	p̄aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H6341 bird-trap
for me	לִֽי׃	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Look	הַבֵּ֤יט	hab·bêṭ	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H5027 look
to my right	יָמִ֨ין׀	yā·mîn	Noun - feminine singular	H3225 right hand
and see	וּרְאֵה֮	ū·rə·’êh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7200 see
no one	וְאֵֽין־	wə·’ên-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
attends	מַ֫כִּ֥יר	mak·kîr	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5234 regard, recognize
to me	לִ֪י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
There is no	אָבַ֣ד	’ā·ḇaḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6 perish
refuge	מָנ֣וֹס	mā·nō·ws	Noun - masculine singular	H4498 flight.
for me	מִמֶּ֑נִּי	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
no one	אֵ֖ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
cares	דּוֹרֵ֣שׁ	dō·w·rêš	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1875 resort to, seek
for my soul	לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃	lə·nap̄·šî	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I cry	זָעַ֥קְתִּי	zā·‘aq·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2199 cry, cry out, call
to You	אֵלֶ֗יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
O LORD	יְה֫וָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
You	אַתָּ֣ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
my refuge	מַחְסִ֑י	maḥ·sî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4268 refuge, shelter
my portion	חֶ֝לְקִ֗י	ḥel·qî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2506 portion, tract, territory
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
of the living	הַֽחַיִּים׃	ha·ḥay·yîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 142:3 Psalm 140:5 · Psalm 141:9 · Jeremiah 18:22 · Psalm 143:4 · Mark 14:33–36 · Psalm 139:2–4 · Psalm 61:2 · Psalm 56:6 · Psalm 1:6 · Psalm 102:4 · Psalm 77:3 · Psalm 31:4

Psalm 142:4 Jeremiah 30:17 · Psalm 88:18 · Psalm 31:11 · Job 19:13–19 · Matthew 26:56 · 1 Samuel 27:1 · Psalm 88:8 · Psalm 69:20 · 2 Timothy 4:16 · 1 Samuel 23:11–13 · 1 Samuel 23:19–20

Psalm 142:5 2 Timothy 4:17 · Psalm 16:5 · Psalm 27:13 · Lamentations 3:24 · Psalm 73:26 · Psalm 91:9–10 · John 16:32 · Psalm 91:2 · Psalm 119:57 · Psalm 56:13 · Psalm 46:1 · Psalm 62:6–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.