Psalms

Psalm 143:7

⁷Answer me quickly, O LORD;

my spirit fails.

Do not hide Your face from me,

or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Answer me	עֲנֵ֨נִי׀	‘ă·nê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H6030 answer, respond
quickly	מַ֘הֵ֤ר	ma·hêr	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H4118 hurrying, in a hurry
O LORD	יְהוָה֮	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
my spirit	ר֫וּחִ֥י	rū·ḥî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
fails	כָּלְתָ֪ה	kā·lə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
hide	תַּסְתֵּ֣ר	tas·têr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H5641 hide, conceal
Your face	פָּנֶ֣יךָ	pā·ne·ḵā	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
from 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
or I will be like those	וְ֝נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּי	wə·nim·šal·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H4911 represent, be like
who descend	יֹ֥רְדֵי	yō·rə·ḏê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3381 come or go down, descend
to the Pit	בֽוֹר׃	ḇō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well

Cross-references

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

Psalm 69:17 · Psalm 28:1 · Psalm 27:9 · Psalm 71:12 · Psalm 69:3 · Psalm 102:2 · Isaiah 38:18 · Psalm 70:5 · Psalm 88:4–6 · Psalm 40:12–13 · Psalm 13:1–4 · Luke 21:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.