Psalms

Psalm 32:3–4

³When I kept silent, my bones became brittle

from my groaning all day long.

⁴For day and night

Your hand was heavy upon me;

my strength was drained^d

as in the summer heat.

Selah

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I kept silent	הֶ֭חֱרַשְׁתִּי	he·ḥĕ·raš·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
my bones	עֲצָמָ֑י	‘ă·ṣā·māy	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H6106 bone, substance, self
became brittle	בָּל֣וּ	bā·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1086 become old and worn out
from my groaning	בְּ֝שַׁאֲגָתִ֗י	bə·ša·’ă·ḡā·ṯî	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7581 roaring
all day long	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י׀	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
day	יוֹמָ֣ם	yō·w·mām	Adverb	H3119 daytime, by day
and night	וָלַיְלָה֮	wā·lay·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
Your hand	יָ֫דֶ֥ךָ	yā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
was heavy	תִּכְבַּ֥ד	tiḵ·baḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
upon me	עָלַ֗י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
my strength	לְשַׁדִּ֑י	lə·šad·dî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3955 juice, juicy or dainty bit, dainty
was drained	נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ	neh·paḵ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2015 turn, overturn
as in the summer	קַ֣יִץ	qa·yiṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H7019 summer, summer-fruit
heat	בְּחַרְבֹ֖נֵי	bə·ḥar·ḇō·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H2725 drought
Selah	סֶֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up

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

Psalm 32:3 Proverbs 28:13 · Psalm 38:8 · Psalm 38:3 · Psalm 22:1 · Lamentations 3:8 · Hosea 7:14 · Job 30:30 · Psalm 31:9–10 · Psalm 6:2 · Psalm 51:8

Psalm 32:4 Psalm 38:2–8 · 1 Samuel 5:11 · Psalm 39:10–11 · Job 33:7 · Psalm 22:15 · Psalm 102:3–4 · Psalm 90:6–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.