Psalms

Psalm 31:7–8

⁷I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion,

for You have seen my affliction;

You have known the anguish of my soul.

⁸You have not delivered me to the enemy;

You have set my feet in the open.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will be glad	אָגִ֥ילָה	’ā·ḡî·lāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H1523 rejoice
and rejoice	וְאֶשְׂמְחָ֗ה	wə·’eś·mə·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad
in Your loving devotion	בְּחַ֫סְדֶּ֥ךָ	bə·ḥas·de·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
for	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
You have seen	רָ֭אִיתָ	rā·’î·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7200 see
my affliction	עָנְיִ֑י	‘ā·nə·yî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6040 affliction, poverty
You have known	יָ֝דַ֗עְתָּ	yā·ḏa‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3045 know
the anguish	בְּצָר֥וֹת	bə·ṣā·rō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H6869 id.
of my soul	נַפְשִֽׁי׃	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
delivered me	הִ֭סְגַּרְתַּנִי	his·gar·ta·nî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5462 shut, close
to	בְּיַד־	bə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
the enemy	אוֹיֵ֑ב	’ō·w·yêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
You have set	הֶֽעֱמַ֖דְתָּ	he·‘ĕ·maḏ·tā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
my feet	רַגְלָֽי׃	raḡ·lāy	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H7272 foot
in the open	בַמֶּרְחָ֣ב	ḇam·mer·ḥāḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4800 broad, roomy, place

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

Psalm 31:7 Isaiah 49:13 · Isaiah 63:9 · Psalm 119:153 · 2 Timothy 2:19 · Isaiah 63:16 · John 10:27–30 · Galatians 4:9 · Isaiah 43:2 · Job 23:10 · Psalm 142:3 · Lamentations 3:50 · Psalm 71:20

Psalm 31:8 Job 36:16 · Psalm 4:1 · Psalm 18:19 · Deuteronomy 32:30 · 1 Samuel 17:46 · 1 Samuel 24:18 · Job 16:11 · Psalm 88:8 · Isaiah 19:4 · 1 Samuel 26:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.