Psalms
Psalm 43:2
2For You are the God of my refuge.
Why have You rejected me?
Why must I walk in sorrow
because of the enemy’s oppression?
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| You | אַתָּ֤ה׀ | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of my refuge | מָֽעוּזִּי֮ | mā·‘ūz·zî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H4581 place or means of safety, protection |
| Why | לָמָ֪ה | lā·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| have You rejected me | זְנַ֫חְתָּ֥נִי | zə·naḥ·tā·nî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H2186 reject, spurn |
| Why | לָֽמָּה־ | lām·māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| must I walk | אֶתְהַלֵּ֗ךְ | ’eṯ·hal·lêḵ | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in sorrow | קֹדֵ֥ר | qō·ḏêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6937 be dark |
| because of the enemy’s | אוֹיֵֽב׃ | ’ō·w·yêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H341 be hostile to |
| oppression | בְּלַ֣חַץ | bə·la·ḥaṣ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3906 oppression, distress |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 28:7 · Psalm 42:9 · Ephesians 6:10 · Isaiah 40:31 · Psalm 94:14 · Psalm 44:9 · Zechariah 10:12 · Exodus 15:2 · 1 Chronicles 28:9 · Isaiah 45:24 · Psalm 71:9 · Psalm 140:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.