Psalms
Psalm 142:5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.