Psalms
Psalm 39:10–11
10Remove Your scourge from me;
I am perishing by the force of Your hand.
11You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity,
consuming like a moth what he holds dear;
surely each man is but a vapor.
Selah
Word by word
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Psalm 39:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remove | הָסֵ֣ר | hā·sêr | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H5493 turn aside |
| Your scourge | נִגְעֶ֑ךָ | niḡ·‘e·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5061 stroke, plague, mark, plague-spot |
| from me | מֵעָלַ֣י | mê·‘ā·lay | Preposition-m; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| I | אֲנִ֣י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am perishing | כָלִֽיתִי׃ | ḵā·lî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| by the force | מִתִּגְרַ֥ת | mit·tiḡ·raṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8409 contention, strife, hostility |
| of Your hand | יָ֝דְךָ֗ | yā·ḏə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
Psalm 39:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You discipline | יִסַּ֬רְתָּ | yis·sar·tā | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H3256 discipline, chasten, admonish |
| and correct | בְּֽתוֹכָ֘ח֤וֹת | bə·ṯō·w·ḵā·ḥō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural | H8433 rebuke, correction |
| a man | אִ֗ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| for | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| his iniquity | עָוֺ֨ן׀ | ‘ā·wōn | Noun - common singular | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
| consuming | וַתֶּ֣מֶס | wat·te·mes | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H4529 melt, dissolve, be liquefied |
| like a moth | כָּעָ֣שׁ | kā·‘āš | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6211 moth |
| what he holds dear | חֲמוּד֑וֹ | ḥă·mū·ḏōw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2530 desire, take pleasure in |
| surely | אַ֤ךְ | ’aḵ | Adverb | H389 surely |
| each | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| man | אָדָ֣ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| but a vapor | הֶ֖בֶל | he·ḇel | Noun - masculine singular | H1892 vapour, breath |
| Selah | סֶֽלָה׃ | se·lāh | Interjection | H5542 lift up |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 39:10 Job 9:34 · Job 13:21 · Psalm 38:3–4 · Psalm 32:4 · Psalm 25:16–17
Psalm 39:11 Job 13:28 · Hebrews 12:6 · Isaiah 50:9 · Revelation 3:19 · 1 Corinthians 11:30–32 · 1 Corinthians 5:5 · Psalm 102:10–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.