Psalms
Psalm 6:2–3
2Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail;
heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.
3My soul is deeply distressed.
How long, O LORD, how long?
Word by word
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Psalm 6:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be merciful to me | חָנֵּ֥נִי | ḥān·nê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H2603 shew favour, be gracious |
| O LORD | יְהוָה֮ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| for | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אָ֥נִי | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am frail | אֻמְלַ֫ל | ’um·lal | Adjective - masculine singular | H536 feeble |
| heal me | רְפָאֵ֥נִי | rə·p̄ā·’ê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H7495 heal |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| for | כִּ֖י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| my bones | עֲצָמָֽי׃ | ‘ă·ṣā·māy | Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular | H6106 bone, substance, self |
| are in agony | נִבְהֲל֣וּ | niḇ·hă·lū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H926 alarm, dismay |
Psalm 6:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My soul | וְ֭נַפְשִׁי | wə·nap̄·šî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| is deeply distressed | נִבְהֲלָ֣ה | niḇ·hă·lāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H926 alarm, dismay |
| How long | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| O | וְאַתְּ | wə·ʾat | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| LORD | יְ֝הוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| how long | מָתָֽי׃ | mā·ṯāy | Interrogative | H4970 when? |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 6:2 Hosea 6:1 · Psalm 30:2 · Psalm 31:10 · Jeremiah 17:14 · Psalm 41:3–4 · Deuteronomy 32:39 · Psalm 51:8 · Psalm 32:3 · Psalm 38:3 · Genesis 20:17 · Psalm 38:7 · Numbers 12:13
Psalm 6:3 Psalm 90:13 · John 12:27 · Luke 18:7 · Psalm 42:5 · Psalm 42:11 · Psalm 13:1–2 · Psalm 77:2–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.