Psalms

Psalm 31:9

⁹Be merciful to me, O LORD,

for I am in distress;

my eyes fail from sorrow,

my soul and body as well.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Be merciful to me	חָנֵּ֥נִי	ḥān·nê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H2603 shew favour, be gracious
O LORD	יְהוָה֮	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I am in distress	צַ֫ר־	ṣar-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped
my eyes	עֵינִ֗י	‘ê·nî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H5869 eye
fail	עָשְׁשָׁ֖ה	‘ā·šə·šāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6244 waste away
from sorrow	בְכַ֥עַס	ḇə·ḵa·‘as	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3708 vexation, anger
my soul	נַפְשִׁ֥י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
and body as well	וּבִטְנִֽי׃	ū·ḇiṭ·nî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H990 belly, body, womb

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