Psalms

Psalm 39:6–7

⁶Surely every man goes about like a phantom;

surely he bustles in vain;

he heaps up riches

not knowing who will haul them away.

⁷And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?

My hope is in You.

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
Surely	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	Adverb	H389 surely
every man	אִ֗ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
goes about	יִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־	yiṯ·hal·leḵ-	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
like a phantom	בְּצֶ֤לֶם׀	bə·ṣe·lem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6754 image
surely	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	Adverb	H389 surely
he bustles	יֶהֱמָי֑וּן	ye·hĕ·mā·yūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
in vain	הֶ֥בֶל	he·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular	H1892 vapour, breath
he heaps up	יִ֝צְבֹּ֗ר	yiṣ·bōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6651 heap up
not	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
knowing	יֵדַ֥ע	yê·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
who	מִי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
will haul them away	אֹסְפָֽם׃	’ō·sə·p̄ām	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H622 gather, remove

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And now	וְעַתָּ֣ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
O Lord	אֲדֹנָ֑י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
for what	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do I wait	קִּוִּ֣יתִי	qiw·wî·ṯî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H6960 wait for
My hope is	תּ֝וֹחַלְתִּ֗י	tō·w·ḥal·tî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8431 hope
in	לְךָ֣	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
You	הִֽיא׃	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she

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

Psalm 39:6 Luke 12:20–21 · Ecclesiastes 2:26 · James 4:14 · 1 Corinthians 7:31 · Ecclesiastes 12:13 · Psalm 127:2 · Ecclesiastes 2:17–21 · Ecclesiastes 4:7–8 · Luke 12:29 · Ecclesiastes 5:14 · 1 Peter 5:7 · Ecclesiastes 6:11–12

Psalm 39:7 Romans 15:13 · Psalm 38:15 · Psalm 119:81 · Genesis 49:18 · Job 13:15 · Psalm 119:166 · Luke 2:25 · Psalm 130:5–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.