Psalms

Psalm 40:12–13

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.

¹³Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me;

hurry, O LORD, to help me.

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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

Psalm 40:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Be pleased	רְצֵ֣ה	rə·ṣêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably
O LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
to deliver me	לְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי	lə·haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H5337 strip, plunder
hurry	חֽוּשָׁה׃	ḥū·šāh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2363 haste, make haste
O LORD	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
to help me	לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי	lə·‘ez·rā·ṯî	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5833 help, succour, assistance

Cross-references

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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

Psalm 40:13 Psalm 70:1–5 · Psalm 25:17–18 · Psalm 38:22 · Matthew 26:36–44 · Psalm 71:12 · Psalm 22:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.