Psalms

Psalm 73:16–17

¹⁶When I tried to understand all this,

it was troublesome in my sight

¹⁷until I entered God’s sanctuary;

then I discerned their end.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When I tried	וָֽ֭אֲחַשְּׁבָה	wā·’ă·ḥaš·šə·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H2803 think, account
to understand	לָדַ֣עַת	lā·ḏa·‘aṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3045 know
all this	זֹ֑את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
it	הִיא	hī	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
was troublesome	עָמָ֖ל	‘ā·māl	Noun - masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
in my sight	בְעֵינָֽי׃	ḇə·‘ê·nāy	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
I entered	אָ֭בוֹא	’ā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
God’s	אֵ֑ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
sanctuary	מִקְדְּשֵׁי־	miq·də·šê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4720 sacred place, sanctuary
then I discerned	אָ֝בִ֗ינָה	’ā·ḇî·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H995 discern
their end	לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃	lə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯām	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H319 after-part, end

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

Psalm 73:16 Ecclesiastes 8:17

Psalm 73:17 Psalm 77:13 · Luke 12:20 · Psalm 27:4 · Ecclesiastes 8:12–13 · Psalm 119:24 · Psalm 63:2 · Psalm 37:37–38 · Psalm 119:130 · Jeremiah 5:31 · Job 27:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.