Psalms

Psalm 90:5–6

5You sweep them away in their sleep;

they are like the new grass of the morning—

6in the morning it springs up new,

but by evening it fades and withers.

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Psalm 90:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You sweep them awayזְ֭רַמְתָּםzə·ram·tāmVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH2229 pour forth in floods, flood away
in their sleepשֵׁנָ֣הšê·nāhNoun - feminine singularH8142 sleep
they areיִהְי֑וּyih·yūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like the new grassכֶּחָצִ֥ירke·ḥā·ṣîrPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2682 green grass, herbage
of the morningבַּ֝בֹּ֗קֶרbab·bō·qerPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1242 morning

Psalm 90:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
in the morningבַּ֭בֹּקֶרbab·bō·qerPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1242 morning
it springs upיָצִ֣יץyā·ṣîṣVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH6692 blossom
newוְחָלָ֑ףwə·ḥā·lāp̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH2498 pass on or away, pass through
by eveningלָ֝עֶ֗רֶבlā·‘e·reḇPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH6153 (sun)set, evening
it fadesיְמוֹלֵ֥לyə·mō·w·lêlVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH4135 circumcise
and withersוְיָבֵֽשׁ׃wə·yā·ḇêšConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH3001 be dry, dried up, withered

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Psalm 90:5 Isaiah 40:6 · Psalm 103:15–16 · Psalm 73:20 · 1 Peter 1:24 · Job 22:16 · Job 27:20–21

Psalm 90:6 Job 14:2 · Psalm 92:7 · Matthew 6:30 · James 1:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.