Psalms

Psalm 38:2–6

²For Your arrows have pierced me deeply,

and Your hand has pressed down on me.

³There is no soundness in my body

because of Your anger;

there is no rest in my bones

because of my sin.

⁴For my iniquities have overwhelmed me;

they are a burden too heavy to bear.

⁵My wounds are foul and festering

because of my sinful folly.

⁶I am bent and brought low;

all day long I go about mourning.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Your arrows	חִ֭צֶּיךָ	ḥiṣ·ṣe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H2671 arrow
have pierced me deeply	נִ֣חֲתוּ	ni·ḥă·ṯū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5181 go down, descend
and Your hand	יָדֶֽךָ׃	yā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
has pressed down	וַתִּנְחַ֖ת	wat·tin·ḥaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5181 go down, descend
on me	עָלַ֣י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There is no	אֵין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
soundness	מְתֹ֣ם	mə·ṯōm	Noun - masculine singular	H4974 soundness
in my body	בִּ֭בְשָׂרִי	biḇ·śā·rî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1320 flesh
because of	מִפְּנֵ֣י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
Your anger	זַעְמֶ֑ךָ	za‘·me·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2195 indignation
there is no	אֵין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
rest	שָׁל֥וֹם	šā·lō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
in my bones	בַּ֝עֲצָמַ֗י	ba·‘ă·ṣā·may	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H6106 bone, substance, self
because of	מִפְּנֵ֥י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
my sin	חַטָּאתִֽי׃	ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
my iniquities	עֲ֭וֺנֹתַי	‘ă·wō·nō·ṯay	Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
have overwhelmed	עָבְר֣וּ	‘ā·ḇə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
me	רֹאשִׁ֑י	rō·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7218 head
they are a burden	כְּמַשָּׂ֥א	kə·maś·śā	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute
too heavy	כָ֝בֵ֗ד	ḵā·ḇêḏ	Adjective - masculine singular	H3515 heavy
to bear	יִכְבְּד֥וּ	yiḵ·bə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My wounds	חַבּוּרֹתָ֑י	ḥab·bū·rō·ṯāy	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H2250 stripe, blow
are foul	הִבְאִ֣ישׁוּ	hiḇ·’î·šū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H887 be evil, bad
and festering	נָ֭מַקּוּ	nā·maq·qū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4743 decay, rot, fester
because of	מִ֝פְּנֵ֗י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
my sinful folly	אִוַּלְתִּֽי׃	’iw·wal·tî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H200 folly

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I am bent	נַעֲוֵ֣יתִי	na·‘ă·wê·ṯî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5753 bend, twist
and brought low	שַׁחֹ֣תִי	ša·ḥō·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7817 bow, be bowed down, crouch
all day long	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
I go about	הִלָּֽכְתִּי׃	hil·lā·ḵə·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
mourning	קֹדֵ֥ר	qō·ḏêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6937 be dark