Psalms

Psalm 25:16–17

¹⁶Turn to me and be gracious,

for I am lonely and afflicted.

¹⁷The troubles of my heart increase;

free me from my distress.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Turn	פְּנֵה־	pə·nêh-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6437 turn
to me	אֵלַ֥י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
and be gracious	וְחָנֵּ֑נִי	wə·ḥān·nê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H2603 shew favour, be gracious
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אָֽנִי׃	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am lonely	יָחִ֖יד	yā·ḥîḏ	Adjective - masculine singular	H3173 only one, solitary
and afflicted	וְעָנִ֣י	wə·‘ā·nî	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The troubles	צָר֣וֹת	ṣā·rō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H6869 id.
of my heart	לְבָבִ֣י	lə·ḇā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
increase	הִרְחִ֑יבוּ	hir·ḥî·ḇū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H7337 be, or grow, wide, large
free me	הוֹצִיאֵֽנִי׃	hō·w·ṣî·’ê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H3318 go or come out
from my distress	מִ֝מְּצֽוּקוֹתַ֗י	mim·mə·ṣū·qō·w·ṯay	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H4691 id.

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

Psalm 25:16 Psalm 86:16 · Micah 7:19 · Daniel 9:17 · Psalm 143:4 · Psalm 69:14–20

Psalm 25:17 Psalm 107:6 · Psalm 34:19 · 2 Corinthians 4:8–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.