Psalms

Psalm 39:12

¹²Hear my prayer, O LORD,

and give ear to my cry for help;

do not be deaf to my weeping.

For I am a foreigner dwelling with You,

a stranger like all my fathers.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hear	שִֽׁמְעָ֥ה־	šim·‘āh-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H8085 hear
my prayer	תְפִלָּתִ֨י׀	ṯə·p̄il·lā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8605 prayer
O LORD	יְהוָ֡ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and give ear	הַאֲזִינָה֮	ha·’ă·zî·nāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H238 give ear, listen, hear
to my cry for help	וְשַׁוְעָתִ֨י׀	wə·šaw·‘ā·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7775 cry for help
do not	אַֽל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be deaf	תֶּ֫חֱרַ֥שׁ	te·ḥĕ·raš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
to	אֶֽל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
my weeping	דִּמְעָתִ֗י	dim·‘ā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1832 tears
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אָנֹכִ֣י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am a foreigner	גֵ֣ר	ḡêr	Noun - masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
dwelling with You	עִמָּ֑ךְ	‘im·māḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5973 with
a stranger	תּ֝וֹשָׁ֗ב	tō·wō·šāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H8453 sojourner
like all	כְּכָל־	kə·ḵāl-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
my fathers	אֲבוֹתָֽי׃	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H1 father

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Peter 2:11 · Hebrews 11:13 · 2 Kings 20:5 · Leviticus 25:23 · Genesis 47:9 · Psalm 119:19 · Psalm 116:3 · 1 Peter 1:17 · 1 Chronicles 29:15 · Hebrews 5:7 · Psalm 56:8 · 2 Samuel 16:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.