Psalms
Psalm 86:2
2Preserve my soul, for I am godly.
You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preserve | שָֽׁמְרָ֣ה | šā·mə·rāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| my soul | נַפְשִׁי֮ | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אָ֥נִי | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| godly | חָסִ֪יד | ḥā·sîḏ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2623 kind, pious |
| You | אַתָּ֣ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are my God | אֱלֹהַ֑י | ’ĕ·lō·hay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H430 God |
| save | הוֹשַׁ֣ע | hō·wō·ša‘ | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H3467 deliver |
| Your servant | עַ֭בְדְּךָ | ‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| who trusts | הַבּוֹטֵ֥חַ | hab·bō·w·ṭê·aḥ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H982 trust |
| in You | אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 4:3 · Psalm 25:2 · John 17:11 · Psalm 13:5 · Psalm 119:94 · Psalm 31:1 · Isaiah 26:3–4 · Psalm 18:19 · Psalm 16:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.