Psalms

Psalm 39:7–8

⁷And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?

My hope is in You.

⁸Deliver me from all my transgressions;

do not make me the reproach of fools.

Word by word

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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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Deliver me	הַצִּילֵ֑נִי	haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H5337 strip, plunder
from all	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
my transgressions	פְּשָׁעַ֥י	pə·šā·‘ay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6588 transgression
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
make me	תְּשִׂימֵֽנִי׃	tə·śî·mê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
the reproach	חֶרְפַּ֥ת	ḥer·paṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2781 reproach
of fools	נָ֝בָ֗ל	nā·ḇāl	Adjective - masculine singular	H5036 foolish, senseless

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

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

Psalm 39:8 Psalm 51:14 · Psalm 44:13 · Joel 2:17 · Micah 7:19 · Psalm 57:3 · Psalm 79:4 · Psalm 65:3 · Joel 2:19 · Psalm 25:11 · Psalm 25:18 · Psalm 130:8 · Psalm 51:7–10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.