Psalms

Psalm 79:8

⁸Do not hold past sins against us;

let Your compassion come quickly,

for we are brought low.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not hold	תִּזְכָּר־	tiz·kār-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2142 remember
past	רִאשֹׁ֫נִ֥ים	ri·šō·nîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7223 former, first, chief
sins	עֲוֺנֹ֪ת	‘ă·wō·nōṯ	Noun - common plural	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
against us	לָנוּ֮	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
let Your compassion	רַחֲמֶ֑יךָ	ra·ḥă·me·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H7356 womb
come	יְקַדְּמ֣וּנוּ	yə·qad·də·mū·nū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common plural	H6923 come or be in front, meet
quickly	מַ֭הֵר	ma·hêr	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H4118 hurrying, in a hurry
for	כִּ֖י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
we are brought	דַלּ֣וֹנוּ	ḏal·lō·w·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H1809 hang, be low, languish
low	מְאֹֽד׃	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.