Psalms

Psalm 42:2

²My soul thirsts for God, the living God.

When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?^b

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My soul	נַפְשִׁ֨י׀	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
thirsts	צָמְאָ֬ה	ṣā·mə·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6770 be thirsty
for God	לֵאלֹהִים֮	lê·lō·hîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
the living	חָ֥י	ḥāy	Adjective - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
God	לְאֵ֪ל	lə·’êl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
When	מָתַ֥י	mā·ṯay	Interrogative	H4970 when?
shall I come	אָב֑וֹא	’ā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and appear	וְ֝אֵרָאֶ֗ה	wə·’ê·rā·’eh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
in	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
God’s presence	אֱלֹהִֽים׃	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.