Psalms

Psalm 42:6–7

⁶O my God, my soul despairs within me.

Therefore I remember You

from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon —

even from Mount Mizar.

⁷Deep calls to deep

in the roar of Your waterfalls;

all Your breakers and waves

have rolled over me.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O my God	אֱ‍ֽלֹהַ֗י	’ĕlō·hay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God
my soul	נַפְשִׁ֪י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
despairs	תִשְׁתּ֫וֹחָ֥ח	ṯiš·tō·w·ḥāḥ	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7817 bow, be bowed down, crouch
within me	עָלַי֮	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
Therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
I remember You	אֶ֭זְכָּרְךָ	’ez·kā·rə·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H2142 remember
from the land	מֵאֶ֣רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Jordan	יַרְדֵּ֑ן	yar·dên	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
and the peaks of Hermon	וְ֝חֶרְמוֹנִ֗ים	wə·ḥer·mō·w·nîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2769 Hermons, its peaks
from Mount	מֵהַ֥ר	mê·har	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Mizar	מִצְעָֽר׃	miṣ·‘ār	Noun - masculine singular	H4706 Mitsar

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Deep	תְּהֽוֹם־	tə·hō·wm-	Noun - common singular	H8415 deep, sea, abyss
calls	ק֭וֹרֵא	qō·w·rê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
deep	תְּה֣וֹם	tə·hō·wm	Noun - common singular	H8415 deep, sea, abyss
in the roar	לְק֣וֹל	lə·qō·wl	Preposition; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of Your waterfalls	צִנּוֹרֶ֑יךָ	ṣin·nō·w·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6794 pipe, spout, conduit
all	כָּֽל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Your breakers	מִשְׁבָּרֶ֥יךָ	miš·bā·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4867 breaker
and waves	וְ֝גַלֶּ֗יךָ	wə·ḡal·le·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1530 heap, wave, billow
have rolled	עָבָֽרוּ׃	‘ā·ḇā·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
over me	עָלַ֥י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height

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

Psalm 42:6 Psalm 61:2 · Jonah 2:7 · Deuteronomy 3:8–9 · Psalm 43:4 · Matthew 27:46 · Psalm 22:1 · 2 Samuel 17:22 · Deuteronomy 4:47–48 · Psalm 88:1–3 · Psalm 77:6–11 · Matthew 26:39

Psalm 42:7 Jonah 2:3 · Psalm 69:14–15 · Psalm 88:7 · Lamentations 3:53–55 · Jeremiah 4:20 · Psalm 88:15–17 · Job 1:14–19 · Ezekiel 7:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.