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Psalms 38— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

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Verse 1

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מִזְמ֖וֹר	miz·mō·wr	A Psalm	H4210
1	לְדָוִ֣ד､	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	of David	H1732
2	לְהַזְכִּֽיר׃.	lə·haz·kîr.	to bring to remembrance	H2142
3	יְֽהוָ֗ה､	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3068
4	אַל־	’al-	not	H0408
5	בְּקֶצְפְּךָ֥､	bə·qeṣ·pə·ḵā	in Your wrath	H7110
6	תוֹכִיחֵ֑נִי	ṯō·w·ḵî·ḥê·nî;	do rebuke me	H3198
7	וּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ֥	ū·ḇa·ḥă·mā·ṯə·ḵā	nor in Your hot displeasure	H2534
8	תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃.	ṯə·yas·sə·rê·nî.	chasten me	H3256

Verse 2

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	For	H3588
1	חִ֭צֶּיךָ	ḥiṣ·ṣe·ḵā	Your arrows	H2671
2	נִ֣חֲתוּ	ni·ḥă·ṯū	pierce deeply	H5181
3	בִ֑י	ḇî;	me
4	וַתִּנְחַ֖ת	wat·tin·ḥaṯ	and presses down	H5181
5	עָלַ֣י	‘ā·lay	me	H5921
6	יָדֶֽךָ׃.	yā·ḏe·ḵā.	Your hand	H3027

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֵין־	’ên-	[There is] no	H0369
1	מְתֹ֣ם	mə·ṯōm	soundness	H4974
2	בִּ֭בְשָׂרִי	biḇ·śā·rî	in my flesh	H1320
3	מִפְּנֵ֣י	mip·pə·nê	because	H6440
4	זַעְמֶ֑ךָ–	za‘·me·ḵā;	of Your anger	H2195
5	אֵין־	’ên-	[There is] no	H0369
6	שָׁל֥וֹם	šā·lō·wm	health	H7965
7	בַּ֝עֲצָמַ֗י	ba·‘ă·ṣā·may,	in my bones	H6106
8	מִפְּנֵ֥י	mip·pə·nê	because	H6440
9	חַטָּאתִֽי׃.	ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî.	of my sin	H2403

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֣י	kî	For	H3588
1	עֲ֭וֺנֹתַי	‘ă·wō·nō·ṯay	my iniquities	H5771
2	עָבְר֣וּ	‘ā·ḇə·rū	have gone over	H5674
3	רֹאשִׁ֑י–	rō·šî;	my head	H7218
4	כְּמַשָּׂ֥א	kə·maś·śā	Like a burden	H4853
5	כָ֝בֵ֗ד	ḵā·ḇêḏ,	heavy	H3515
6	יִכְבְּד֥וּ	yiḵ·bə·ḏū	they are too heavy	H3513
7	מִמֶּֽנִּי׃.	mim·men·nî.	for me	H4480

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הִבְאִ֣ישׁוּ	hiḇ·’î·šū	Are foul	H0887
1	נָ֭מַקּוּ	nā·maq·qū	[and] festering	H4743
2	חַבּוּרֹתָ֑י	ḥab·bū·rō·ṯāy;	My wounds	H2250
3	מִ֝פְּנֵ֗י	mip·pə·nê,	because	H6440
4	אִוַּלְתִּֽי׃.	’iw·wal·tî.	of my foolishness	H0200

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	נַעֲוֵ֣יתִי–	na·‘ă·wê·ṯî	I am troubled	H5753
1	שַׁחֹ֣תִי	ša·ḥō·ṯî	I am bowed down	H7817
2	עַד־	‘aḏ-	even to	H5704
3	מְאֹ֑ד–	mə·’ōḏ;	greatly	H3966
4	כָּל־	kāl-	all	H3605
5	הַ֝יּ֗וֹם	hay·yō·wm,	the day long	H3117
6	קֹדֵ֥ר	qō·ḏêr	mourning	H6937
7	הִלָּֽכְתִּי׃.	hil·lā·ḵə·tî.	I go	H1980

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	For	H3588
1	כְ֭סָלַי	ḵə·sā·lay	my loins	H3689
2	מָלְא֣וּ	mā·lə·’ū	are full	H4390
3	נִקְלֶ֑ה	niq·leh;	of inflammation	H7033
4	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	and [there is] no	H0369
5	מְ֝תֹ֗ם	mə·ṯōm,	soundness	H4974
6	בִּבְשָׂרִֽי׃.	biḇ·śā·rî.	in my flesh	H1320

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	נְפוּג֣וֹתִי	nə·p̄ū·ḡō·w·ṯî	I am feeble	H6313
1	וְנִדְכֵּ֣יתִי–	wə·niḏ·kê·ṯî	and broken	H1794
2	עַד־	‘aḏ-	very	H5704
3	מְאֹ֑ד	mə·’ōḏ;	severely	H3966
4	שָׁ֝אַ֗גְתִּי	’aḡ·tî,	I groan	H7580
5	מִֽנַּהֲמַ֥ת	min·na·hă·maṯ	because of the turmoil	H5100
6	לִבִּֽי׃.	lib·bî.	of my heart	H3820

Verse 9

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֲ‍ֽדֹנָי､	’ăḏō·nāy	Lord	H0136
1	נֶגְדְּךָ֥	neḡ·də·ḵā	before You	H5048
2	כָל־	ḵāl	all	H3605
3	תַּאֲוָתִ֑י	ta·’ă·wā·ṯî;	my desire [is]	H8378
4	וְ֝אַנְחָתִ֗י	wə·’an·ḥā·ṯî,	and my sighing	H0585
5	מִמְּךָ֥	mim·mə·ḵā	from You	H4480
6	לֹא־	lō-	not	H3808
7	נִסְתָּֽרָה׃.	nis·tā·rāh.	is hidden	H5641

Verse 10

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לִבִּ֣י	lib·bî	My heart	H3820
1	סְ֭חַרְחַר､	sə·ḥar·ḥar	pants	H5503
2	עֲזָבַ֣נִי	‘ă·zā·ḇa·nî	fails me	H5800
3	כֹחִ֑י	ḵō·ḥî;	my strength	H3581
4	וְֽאוֹר־	wə·’ō·wr-	and as for the light	H0216
5	עֵינַ֥י､	‘ê·nay	of my eyes	H5869
6	גַּם־	gam-	also	H1571
7	הֵ֝֗ם	hêm,	they	H1992
8	אֵ֣ין	’ên	[are] not	H0369
9	אִתִּֽי׃.	’it·tî.	with me	H0854

Verse 11

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֹֽהֲבַ֨י ׀	’ō·hă·ḇay	My loved ones	H0157
1	וְרֵעַ֗י	wə·rê·‘ay,	and my friends	H7453
2	מִנֶּ֣גֶד	min·ne·ḡeḏ	from plague	H5048
3	נִגְעִ֣י	niḡ·‘î	my	H5061
4	יַעֲמֹ֑דוּ	ya·‘ă·mō·ḏū;	stand aloof	H5975
5	וּ֝קְרוֹבַ֗י	ū·qə·rō·w·ḇay,	and my relatives	H7138
6	מֵרָחֹ֥ק	mê·rā·ḥōq	afar off	H7350
7	עָמָֽדוּ׃.	‘ā·mā·ḏū.	stand	H5975

Verse 12

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וַיְנַקְשׁ֤וּ ׀	way·naq·šū	And Those who lay snares [for me]	H5367
1	מְבַקְשֵׁ֬י	mə·ḇaq·šê	seek	H1245
2	נַפְשִׁ֗י	nap̄·šî,	my life	H5315
3	וְדֹרְשֵׁ֣י	wə·ḏō·rə·šê	and Those who seek	H1875
4	רָ֭עָתִי	rā·‘ā·ṯî	my hurt	H7451
5	דִּבְּר֣וּ	dib·bə·rū	speak	H1696
6	הַוּ֑וֹת､	haw·wō·wṯ;	of destruction	H1942
7	וּ֝מִרְמ֗וֹת	ū·mir·mō·wṯ,	and deception	H4820
8	כָּל־	kāl-	all	H3605
9	הַיּ֥וֹם	hay·yō·wm	the day long	H3117
10	יֶהְגּֽוּ׃.	yeh·gū.	plan	H1897

Verse 13

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וַאֲנִ֣י､	wa·’ă·nî	But I	H0589
1	כְ֭חֵרֵשׁ	ḵə·ḥê·rêš	like a deaf [man]	H2795
2	לֹ֣א–	lō	not	H3808
3	אֶשְׁמָ֑ע	’eš·mā‘;	do hear	H8085
4	וּ֝כְאִלֵּ֗ם	ū·ḵə·’il·lêm,	and like [I am] a mute	H0483
5	לֹ֣א	lō	not	H3808
6	יִפְתַּח־	yip̄·taḥ-	who does open	H6605
7	פִּֽיו׃.	pîw.	his mouth	H6310

Verse 14

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וָאֱהִ֗י	wā·’ĕ·hî,	Thus I am	H1961
1	כְּ֭אִישׁ	kə·’îš	like a man	H0376
2	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	who	H0834
3	לֹא־､	lō-	not	H3808
4	שֹׁמֵ֑עַ	šō·mê·a‘;	does hear	H8085
5	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	and [is] no	H0369
6	בְּ֝פִ֗יו	bə·p̄îw,	in whose mouth	H6310
7	תּוֹכָחֽוֹת׃.	tō·w·ḵā·ḥō·wṯ.	response	H8433

Verse 15

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	For	H3588
1	לְךָ֣	lə·ḵā	in You
2	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3069
3	הוֹחָ֑לְתִּי–	hō·w·ḥā·lə·tî;	I hope	H3176
4	אַתָּ֥ה	’at·tāh	You	H0859
5	תַ֝עֲנֶ֗ה､	ṯa·‘ă·neh,	will hear	H6030
6	אֲדֹנָ֥י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Lord	H0136
7	אֱלֹהָֽי׃.	’ĕ·lō·hāy.	my God	H0430

Verse 16

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	For	H3588
1	אָ֭מַרְתִּי､	’ā·mar·tî	I said [Hear me]	H0559
2	פֶּן־	pen-	lest	H6435
3	יִשְׂמְחוּ־	yiś·mə·ḥū-	they rejoice	H8055
4	לִ֑י	lî;	over me
5	בְּמ֥וֹט､	bə·mō·wṭ	lest when slips	H4131
6	רַ֝גְלִ֗י	raḡ·lî,	my foot	H7272
7	עָלַ֥י	‘ā·lay	against me	H5921
8	הִגְדִּֽילוּ׃.	hiḡ·dî·lū.	they exalt [themselves]	H1431

Verse 17

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	For	H3588
1	אֲ֭נִי	’ă·nî	I	H0589
2	לְצֶ֣לַע､	lə·ṣe·la‘	to fall	H6761
3	נָכ֑וֹן	nā·ḵō·wn;	[am] ready	H3559
4	וּמַכְאוֹבִ֖י	ū·maḵ·’ō·w·ḇî	and my sorrow [is]	H4341
5	נֶגְדִּ֣י	neḡ·dî	before me	H5048
6	תָמִֽיד׃.	ṯā·mîḏ.	continually	H8548

Verse 18

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	For	H3588
1	עֲוֺנִ֥י–	‘ă·wō·nî	my iniquity	H5771
2	אַגִּ֑יד	’ag·gîḏ;	I will declare	H5046
3	אֶ֝דְאַ֗ג	’eḏ·’aḡ,	I will be in anguish	H1672
4	מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃.	mê·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî.	over my sin	H2403

Verse 19

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְֽ֭אֹיְבַי	wə·’ō·yə·ḇay	But my enemies	H0341
1	חַיִּ֣ים､	ḥay·yîm	[are] vigorous	H2416
2	עָצֵ֑מוּ､	‘ā·ṣê·mū;	[and] they are strong	H6105
3	וְרַבּ֖וּ	wə·rab·bū	and have multiplied	H7231
4	שֹׂנְאַ֣י	śō·nə·’ay	those who hate me	H8130
5	שָֽׁקֶר׃.	šā·qer.	wrongfully	H8267

Verse 20

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וּמְשַׁלְּמֵ֣י	ū·mə·šal·lə·mê	And Those who render	H7999
1	רָ֭עָה	rā·‘āh	evil	H7451
2	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	for	H8478
3	טוֹבָ֑ה	ṭō·w·ḇāh;	good	H2896
4	יִ֝שְׂטְנ֗וּנִי–	yiś·ṭə·nū·nî,	they are my adversaries	H7853
5	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	because	H8478
6	רדופי־	rə·ḏō·w·p̄î-	-
7	[רָֽדְפִי־]	rā·ḏə·p̄î-	I follow	H7291
8	(טֽוֹב׃).	ṭō·wḇ.	[what is] good	H7291

Verse 21

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַל־､	’al-	Not	H0408
1	תַּֽעַזְבֵ֥נִי	ta·‘az·ḇê·nî	do forsake me	H5800
2	יְהוָ֑ה–	Yah·weh;	Yahweh	H3068
3	אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י､	’ĕ·lō·hay,	my God	H0430
4	אַל־	’al-	not	H0408
5	תִּרְחַ֥ק	tir·ḥaq	be far	H7368
6	מִמֶּֽנִּי׃.	mim·men·nî.	from me	H4480

Verse 22

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	ח֥וּשָׁה	ḥū·šāh	Make haste	H2363
1	לְעֶזְרָתִ֑י	lə·‘ez·rā·ṯî;	to help me	H5833
2	אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י	’ă·ḏō·nāy,	Lord	H0136
3	תְּשׁוּעָתִֽי׃.	tə·šū·‘ā·ṯî.	my salvation	H8668