Psalms
Psalm 38:10
10My heart pounds, my strength fails,
and even the light of my eyes has faded.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My heart | לִבִּ֣י | lib·bî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| pounds | סְ֭חַרְחַר | sə·ḥar·ḥar | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5503 travel round, palpitate |
| my strength | כֹחִ֑י | ḵō·ḥî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3581 strength, power |
| fails | עֲזָבַ֣נִי | ‘ă·zā·ḇa·nî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| and even | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| the light | וְֽאוֹר־ | wə·’ō·wr- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct | H216 light |
| of my eyes | עֵינַ֥י | ‘ê·nay | Noun - cdc; first person common singular | H5869 eye |
| has faded | אֵ֣ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 6:7 · Psalm 88:9 · Psalm 69:3 · Lamentations 5:16–17 · Psalm 119:123
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.