Psalms

Psalm 143:3

³For the enemy has pursued my soul,

crushing my life to the ground,

making me dwell in darkness

like those long since dead.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the enemy	אוֹיֵ֨ב׀	’ō·w·yêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
has pursued	רָ֘דַ֤ף	rā·ḏap̄	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
my soul	נַפְשִׁ֗י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
crushing	דִּכָּ֣א	dik·kā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1792 crush
my life	חַיָּתִ֑י	ḥay·yā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H2416 alive, living
to the ground	לָ֭אָרֶץ	lā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
making me dwell	הוֹשִׁיבַ֥נִי	hō·wō·šî·ḇa·nî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in darkness	בְ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים	ḇə·ma·ḥă·šak·kîm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H4285 dark place
like those long since	עוֹלָֽם׃	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
dead	כְּמֵתֵ֥י	kə·mê·ṯê	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H4191 die

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.