Psalms

Psalm 69:19–20

¹⁹You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace.

All my adversaries are before You.

²⁰Insults have broken my heart,

and I am in despair.

I looked for sympathy, but there was none,

for comforters, but I found no one.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	אַתָּ֤ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
know	יָדַ֗עְתָּ	yā·ḏa‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3045 know
my reproach	חֶרְפָּתִ֣י	ḥer·pā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H2781 reproach
my shame	וּ֭בָשְׁתִּי	ū·ḇā·šə·tî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1322 shame
and disgrace	וּכְלִמָּתִ֑י	ū·ḵə·lim·mā·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3639 insult, reproach, ignominy
All	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
my adversaries	צוֹרְרָֽי׃	ṣō·wr·rāy	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped
are before You	נֶ֝גְדְּךָ֗	neḡ·də·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Insults	חֶרְפָּ֤ה׀	ḥer·pāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2781 reproach
have broken	שָֽׁבְרָ֥ה	šā·ḇə·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
my heart	לִבִּ֗י	lib·bî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
and I am in despair	וָֽאָ֫נ֥וּשָׁה	wā·’ā·nū·šāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H5136 be sick
I looked	וָאֲקַוֶּ֣ה	wā·’ă·qaw·weh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H6960 wait for
for sympathy	לָנ֣וּד	lā·nūḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5110 move to and fro, wander, flutter, shew grief
but there was none	וָאַ֑יִן	wā·’a·yin	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
for comforters	וְ֝לַמְנַחֲמִ֗ים	wə·lam·na·ḥă·mîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H5162 be sorry, console
but I found	מָצָֽאתִי׃	mā·ṣā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
no one	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not

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

Psalm 69:19 Isaiah 53:3 · Hebrews 12:2 · 1 Peter 2:23 · Psalm 38:9 · Psalm 2:2–4

Psalm 69:20 Isaiah 63:5 · Psalm 142:4 · Job 16:2 · Mark 14:50 · Matthew 26:56 · John 12:27 · 2 Timothy 4:16–17 · John 16:32

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.