Psalms

Psalm 4:1

¹For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

Answer me when I call,

O God of my righteousness!

You have relieved my distress;

show me grace and hear my prayer.

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 the choirmaster	לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ	lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring
With stringed instruments	בִּנְגִינ֗וֹת	bin·ḡî·nō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural	H5058 music
A Psalm	מִזְמ֥וֹר	miz·mō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H4210 melody
of David	לְדָוִֽד׃	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
Answer me	עֲנֵ֤נִי׀	‘ă·nê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H6030 answer, respond
when I call	בְּקָרְאִ֡י	bə·qā·rə·’î	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
O God	אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of my righteousness	צִדְקִ֗י	ṣiḏ·qî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
You have relieved	הִרְחַ֣בְתָּ	hir·ḥaḇ·tā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7337 be, or grow, wide, large
my	לִּ֑י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
distress	בַּ֭צָּר	baṣ·ṣār	Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight
show me grace	חָ֝נֵּ֗נִי	ḥān·nê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H2603 shew favour, be gracious
and hear	וּשְׁמַ֥ע	ū·šə·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8085 hear
my prayer	תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃	tə·p̄il·lā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8605 prayer

Cross-references

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

2 Corinthians 1:10 · Exodus 34:6–7 · Psalm 40:1–3 · Psalm 18:18–19 · Psalm 119:132 · 2 Corinthians 5:20–21 · Psalm 25:16 · Psalm 17:6 · Jeremiah 23:6 · Habakkuk 3:19 · Isaiah 45:24 · Psalm 86:3–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.