Psalms
Psalm 40:11–12
11O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me;
Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
12For evils without number surround me;
my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see.
They are more than the hairs of my head,
and my heart has failed within me.
Word by word
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Psalm 40:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| do not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| withhold | תִכְלָ֣א | ṯiḵ·lā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3607 shut up, restrain, withhold |
| Your mercy | רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ | ra·ḥă·me·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H7356 womb |
| from me | מִמֶּ֑נִּי | mim·men·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| Your loving devotion | חַסְדְּךָ֥ | ḥas·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| and faithfulness | וַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ | wa·’ă·mit·tə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
| will always | תָּמִ֥יד | tā·mîḏ | Adverb | H8548 continuity |
| guard me | יִצְּרֽוּנִי׃ | yiṣ·ṣə·rū·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular | H5341 watch, guard, keep |
Psalm 40:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| evils | רָע֡וֹת | rā·‘ō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H7451 bad, evil |
| without | אֵ֬ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| number | מִסְפָּ֗ר | mis·pār | Noun - masculine singular | H4557 number, tale |
| surround me | אָפְפ֥וּ־ | ’ā·p̄ə·p̄ū- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H661 surround, encompass |
| my sins | עֲ֭וֺנֹתַי | ‘ă·wō·nō·ṯay | Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
| have overtaken me | הִשִּׂיג֣וּנִי | hiś·śî·ḡū·nî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular | H5381 reach, overtake |
| so that I cannot | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| see | לִרְא֑וֹת | lir·’ō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7200 see |
| They are more | עָצְמ֥וּ | ‘ā·ṣə·mū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6105 be vast, mighty, numerous |
| than the hairs | מִשַּֽׂעֲר֥וֹת | miś·śa·‘ă·rō·wṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct | H8185 a hair |
| of my head | רֹ֝אשִׁ֗י | rō·šî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H7218 head |
| and my heart | וְלִבִּ֥י | wə·lib·bî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| has failed within me | עֲזָבָֽנִי׃ | ‘ă·zā·ḇā·nî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 40:11 Psalm 23:6 · Psalm 43:3 · Psalm 57:3 · Proverbs 20:28 · Psalm 69:16 · Psalm 69:13 · Psalm 61:7 · Psalm 85:10
Psalm 40:12 Psalm 38:4 · Psalm 73:26 · Psalm 69:4 · Psalm 19:12 · Isaiah 53:6 · Luke 18:13–14 · Psalm 116:3 · 1 Peter 3:18 · Psalm 22:11–19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.