Psalms
Psalm 88:14
14Why, O LORD, do You reject me?
Why do You hide Your face from me?
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | לָמָ֣ה | lā·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| O LORD | יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| do You reject | תִּזְנַ֣ח | tiz·naḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H2186 reject, spurn |
| me | נַפְשִׁ֑י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| Why do You hide | תַּסְתִּ֖יר | tas·tîr | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5641 hide, conceal |
| Your face | פָּנֶ֣יךָ | pā·ne·ḵā | Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| from me | מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ | mim·men·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 13:24 · Psalm 13:1 · Psalm 43:2 · Psalm 44:24 · Matthew 27:46
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.