Psalms
Psalm 35:17
17How long, O Lord, will You look on?
Rescue my soul from their ravages,
my precious life from these lions.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How long | כַּמָּ֪ה | kam·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| O Lord | אֲדֹנָי֮ | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| will You look on | תִּ֫רְאֶ֥ה | tir·’eh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| Rescue | הָשִׁ֣יבָה | hā·šî·ḇāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| my soul | נַ֭פְשִׁי | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| from their ravages | מִשֹּׁאֵיהֶ֑ם | miš·šō·’ê·hem | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H7722 ravage (?) |
| my precious life | יְחִידָתִֽי׃ | yə·ḥî·ḏā·ṯî | Adjective - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3173 only one, solitary |
| from these lions | מִ֝כְּפִירִ֗ים | mik·kə·p̄î·rîm | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural | H3715 young lion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Habakkuk 1:13 · Psalm 22:20–21 · Psalm 57:4 · Psalm 74:9–10 · Psalm 94:3–4 · Psalm 89:46 · Psalm 69:14–15 · Psalm 13:1–2 · Psalm 10:14 · Psalm 142:6–7 · Psalm 6:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.