1 A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah; for the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O Jehovah, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A Song H7892 (שִׁיר) — a song; abstractly, singing
- Psalm H4210 (מִזְמוֹר) — properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes
- for the sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Korah H7141 (קֹרַח) — Korach, the name of two Edomites and three Israelites
- to the chief Musician H5329 (נָצַח) — properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); to be permanent
- upon Mahalath H4257 (מַחֲלַת) — 'Machalath', probably the title (initial word) of a popular song
- Leannoth H6031 (עָנָה) — to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
- Maschil H4905 (מַשְׂכִּיל) — instructive, i.e. a didactic poem
- of Heman H1968 (הֵימָן) — Heman, the name of at least two Israelites
- the Ezrahite H250 (אֶזְרָחִי) — an Ezrachite or descendant of Zerach
- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- of my salvation H3444 (יְשׁוּעָה) — something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
- I have cried H6817 (צָעַק) — to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)
- day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
2 Let my prayer enter into thy presence; Incline thine ear unto my cry.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Let my prayer H8605 (תְּפִלָּה) — intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn
- come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- thee: incline H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
- thine ear H241 (אֹזֶן) — broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
- unto my cry H7440 (רִנָּה) — properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief)
3 For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draweth nigh unto Sheol.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For my soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- is full H7646 (שָׂבַע) — to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
- of troubles H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- and my life H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- draweth nigh H5060 (נָגַע) — properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire);…
- unto the grave H7585 (שְׁאוֹל) — hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
4 I am reckoned with them that go down into the pit; I am as a man that hath no help,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I am counted H2803 (חָשַׁב) — properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); h…
- with them that go down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
- into the pit H953 (בּוֹר) — a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
- I am as a man H1397 (גֶּבֶר) — properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
- no strength H353 (אֱיָל) — strength
5 Cast off among the dead, Like the slain that lie in the grave, Whom thou rememberest no more, And they are cut off from thy hand.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Free H2670 (חׇפְשִׁי) — exempt (from bondage, tax or care)
- among the dead H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- like the slain H2491 (חָלָל) — pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
- that lie H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- in the grave H6913 (קֶבֶר) — a sepulchre
- whom thou rememberest H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- no more: and they are cut off H1504 (גָּזַר) — to cut down or off; (figuratively) to destroy, divide, exclude, or decide
- from thy hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the deeps.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou hast laid H7896 (שִׁית) — to place (in a very wide application)
- me in the lowest H8482 (תַּחְתִּי) — lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb)
- pit H953 (בּוֹר) — a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
- in darkness H4285 (מַחְשָׁךְ) — darkness; concretely, a dark place
- in the deeps H4688 (מְצוֹלָה) — a deep place (of water or mud)
7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, And thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. [SelahCross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thy wrath H2534 (חֵמָה) — heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
- lieth hard H5564 (סָמַךְ) — to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)
- upon me, and thou hast afflicted H6031 (עָנָה) — to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
- with all thy waves H4867 (מִשְׁבָּר) — a breaker (of the sea)
- Selah H5542 (סֶלָה) — suspension (of music), i.e. pause
8 Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me; Thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou hast put away H7368 (רָחַק) — to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
- mine acquaintance H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- far H7368 (רָחַק) — to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
- from me; thou hast made H7896 (שִׁית) — to place (in a very wide application)
- me an abomination H8441 (תּוֹעֵבַה) — properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
- shut up H3607 (כָּלָא) — to restrict, by act (hold back or in) or word (prohibit)
- and I cannot come forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
9 Mine eye wasteth away by reason of affliction: I have called daily upon thee, O Jehovah; I have spread forth my hands unto thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Mine eye H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- mourneth H1669 (דָּאַב) — to pine
- by reason of affliction H6040 (עֳנִי) — depression, i.e. misery
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- I have called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- daily H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- upon thee, I have stretched out H7849 (שָׁטַח) — to expand
- my hands H3709 (כַּף) — the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); fig…
10 Wilt thou show wonders to the dead? Shall they that are deceased arise and praise thee? [SelahCross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Wilt thou shew H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- wonders H6382 (פֶּלֶא) — a miracle
- to the dead H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- shall the dead H7496 (רָפָא) — properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only)
- arise H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- praise H3034 (יָדָה) — physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)
- Selah H5542 (סֶלָה) — suspension (of music), i.e. pause
11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? Or thy faithfulness in Destruction?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Shall thy lovingkindness H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- be declared H5608 (סָפַר) — properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
- in the grave H6913 (קֶבֶר) — a sepulchre
- thy faithfulness H530 (אֱמוּנָה) — literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity
- in destruction H11 (אֲבַדּוֹן) — abstract, a perishing; concrete, Hades
12 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? And thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Shall thy wonders H6382 (פֶּלֶא) — a miracle
- be known H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- in the dark H2822 (חֹשֶׁךְ) — the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
- and thy righteousness H6666 (צְדָקָה) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
- in the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of forgetfulness H5388 (נְשִׁיָּה) — oblivion
13 But unto thee, O Jehovah, have I cried; And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But unto thee have I cried H7768 (שָׁוַע) — properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble)
- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and in the morning H1242 (בֹּקֶר) — properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
- shall my prayer H8605 (תְּפִלָּה) — intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn
- come before H6923 (קָדַם) — to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)
14 Jehovah, why castest thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy face from me?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- why castest thou off H2186 (זָנַח) — reject, forsake, fail
- my soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- hidest H5641 (סָתַר) — to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
- thou thy face H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: While I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- afflicted H6041 (עָנִי) — depressed, in mind or circumstances
- and ready to die H1478 (גָּוַע) — to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire
- youth H5290 (נֹעַר) — (abstractly) boyhood
- I suffer H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- thy terrors H367 (אֵימָה) — fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)
- I am distracted H6323 (פּוּן) — meaning to turn, i.e. be perplexed
16 Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thy fierce wrath H2740 (חָרוֹן) — a burning of anger
- goeth over H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- me; thy terrors H1161 (בִּעוּתִים) — alarms
- have cut me off H6789 (צָמַת) — to extirpate (literally or figuratively)
17 They came round about me like water all the day long; They compassed me about together.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They came round about H5437 (סָבַב) — to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
- me daily H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- like water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- they compassed H5362 (נָקַף) — to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate
- me about together H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
18 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, And mine acquaintance into darkness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Lover H157 (אָהַב) — to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- and friend H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- hast thou put far H7368 (רָחַק) — to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
- mine acquaintance H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- into darkness H4285 (מַחְשָׁךְ) — darkness; concretely, a dark place