Psalms
Psalm 42:10–11
10Like the crushing of my bones,
my enemies taunt me,
while they say to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”
11Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why the unease within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him,
my Savior and my God.
Word by word
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Psalm 42:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Like the crushing | בְּרֶ֤צַח׀ | bə·re·ṣaḥ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H7524 shattering |
| of my bones | בְּֽעַצְמוֹתַ֗י | bə·‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯay | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular | H6106 bone, substance, self |
| my enemies | צוֹרְרָ֑י | ṣō·wr·rāy | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped |
| taunt me | חֵרְפ֥וּנִי | ḥê·rə·p̄ū·nî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular | H2778 reproach |
| while they say | בְּאָמְרָ֥ם | bə·’ā·mə·rām | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to me | אֵלַ֥י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| day long | הַ֝יּ֗וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| Where | אַיֵּ֥ה | ’ay·yêh | Interrogative | H346 Where? |
| is your God | אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
Psalm 42:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| are you downcast | תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י׀ | tiš·tō·w·ḥă·ḥî | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | H7817 bow, be bowed down, crouch |
| O my soul | נַפְשִׁי֮ | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| Why | וּֽמַה־ | ū·mah- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| the unease | תֶּהֱמִ֪י | te·hĕ·mî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous |
| within me | עָ֫לָ֥י | ‘ā·lāy | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| Put your hope | הוֹחִ֣ילִי | hō·w·ḥî·lî | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular | H3176 wait |
| in God | לֵֽ֭אלֹהִים | lê·lō·hîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| for | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I will yet | ע֣וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| praise Him | אוֹדֶ֑נּוּ | ’ō·w·ḏen·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H3034 throw, cast |
| my Savior | יְשׁוּעֹ֥ת | yə·šū·‘ōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H3444 salvation |
| and my God | וֵֽאלֹהָֽי׃ | wê·lō·hāy | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 42:10 Psalm 42:3 · Joel 2:17 · Luke 2:35 · Proverbs 12:18
Psalm 42:11 Psalm 42:5 · Jeremiah 33:6 · Jeremiah 30:17 · Psalm 43:5 · Matthew 9:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.