Psalms
Psalm 23:6
6Surely goodness and mercy will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.c
Footnotes
- c 23:6 Literally for a length of days
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surely | אַ֤ךְ׀ | ’aḵ | Adverb | H389 surely |
| goodness | ט֤וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| and mercy | וָחֶ֣סֶד | wā·ḥe·seḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| will follow me | יִ֭רְדְּפוּנִי | yir·də·p̄ū·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the days | יְמֵ֣י | yə·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| of my life | חַיָּ֑י | ḥay·yāy | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H2416 alive, living |
| and I will dwell | וְשַׁבְתִּ֥י | wə·šaḇ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| in the house | בְּבֵית־ | bə·ḇêṯ- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְ֝הוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| forever | לְאֹ֣רֶךְ | lə·’ō·reḵ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H753 length |
Cross-references
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Psalm 27:4 · 2 Timothy 4:18 · 2 Corinthians 5:1 · Psalm 36:7–10 · Psalm 16:11 · Psalm 73:24–26 · 2 Corinthians 1:10 · Psalm 103:17 · Psalm 30:11–12 · Psalm 17:15 · Philippians 1:23 · Psalm 21:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.