Psalms
Psalm 6:3
3My soul is deeply distressed.
How long, O LORD, how long?
Word by word
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| 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 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.