Psalms
Psalm 88:3
3For my soul is full of troubles,
and my life draws near to Sheol.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| my soul | נַפְשִׁ֑י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| is full | שָֽׂבְעָ֣ה | śā·ḇə·‘āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited |
| of troubles | בְרָע֣וֹת | ḇə·rā·‘ō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural | H7451 bad, evil |
| and my life | וְחַיַּ֗י | wə·ḥay·yay | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H2416 alive, living |
| draws near | הִגִּֽיעוּ׃ | hig·gî·‘ū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| to Sheol | לִשְׁא֥וֹל | liš·’ō·wl | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular | H7585 underworld |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 107:18 · Lamentations 3:15–19 · Mark 14:33–34 · Psalm 77:2 · Isaiah 53:10–11 · Isaiah 53:3 · Psalm 69:17–21 · Matthew 26:37–39 · Psalm 143:3–4 · Psalm 107:26 · Job 6:2–4 · Psalm 88:14–15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.