Psalms
Psalm 38:17
17For I am ready to fall,
and my pain is ever with me.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אֲ֭נִי | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am ready | נָכ֑וֹן | nā·ḵō·wn | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
| to fall | לְצֶ֣לַע | lə·ṣe·la‘ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H6761 limping, stumbling |
| and my pain | וּמַכְאוֹבִ֖י | ū·maḵ·’ō·w·ḇî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H4341 pain |
| is ever | תָמִֽיד׃ | ṯā·mîḏ | Adverb | H8548 continuity |
| with me | נֶגְדִּ֣י | neḡ·dî | Preposition; first person common singular | H5048 what is conspicuous or in front |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 6:6 · Psalm 35:15 · Psalm 38:6 · Micah 4:6–7 · Isaiah 53:3–5 · Psalm 77:2–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.