Psalms
Psalm 3:5
5I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| lie down | שָׁכַ֗בְתִּי | šā·ḵaḇ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7901 lie down |
| and sleep | וָֽאִ֫ישָׁ֥נָה | wā·’î·šā·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H3462 sleep |
| I wake again | הֱקִיצ֑וֹתִי | hĕ·qî·ṣō·w·ṯî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H6974 awake |
| for | כִּ֖י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| sustains me | יִסְמְכֵֽנִי׃ | yis·mə·ḵê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H5564 lean, lay, rest, support |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 4:8 · Proverbs 3:24 · Isaiah 26:3 · Leviticus 26:6 · Job 11:18–19 · Psalm 127:2 · Proverbs 18:10 · Proverbs 14:26 · Psalm 66:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.