Psalms 22:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the night season, and am not silent.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֵלִ֣י אֵ֭לִי לָמָ֣ה עֲזַבְתָּ֑נִי רָח֥וֹק מִֽ֝ישׁוּעָתִ֗י דִּבְרֵ֥י שַׁאֲגָתִֽי׃

Transliteration

ʾēlî ʾēlî lāmâ ʿăzabtānî far from-yəšûʿātî dibrê šaʾăgātî

Grammar Details

*ʾēlî*: noun, masculine, singular with 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my God'
*lāmâ*: interrogative adverb - 'why/for what reason'
*ʿăzabtānî*: verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular object suffix - 'you have forsaken me'
*yəšûʿātî*: noun, feminine, singular with 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my salvation/deliverance'
*dibrê šaʾăgātî*: construct phrase, 'words of my roaring/groaning'

Word Meanings

*ʾēlî*: my God/my El
*ʿăzabtānî*: you have forsaken/abandoned/left me
*yəšûʿātî*: my salvation/deliverance/help
*dibrê šaʾăgātî*: words of my roaring/groaning/crying out

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Luke 18:7 : 7 And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and [yet] he is longsuffering over them?
Ps 88:1 : 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.
Ps 42:3 : 3 My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
Ps 55:16-17 : 16 As for me, I will call upon God; And Jehovah will save me. 17 Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan; And he will hear my voice.
Ps 80:4 : 4 O Jehovah God of hosts, How long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
Lam 3:8 : 8 Yea, when I cry, and call for help, he shutteth out my prayer.
Lam 3:44 : 44 Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, so that no prayer can pass through.
Matt 26:44 : 44 And he left them again, and went away, and prayed a third time, saying again the same words.
Luke 6:12 : 12 And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God.
Luke 22:41-46 : 41 And he was parted from them about a stone's cast; and he kneeled down and prayed, 42 saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. 43 And there appeared unto him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. 44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became as it were great drops of blood falling down upon the ground. 45 And when he rose up from his prayer, he came unto the disciples, and found them sleeping for sorrow, 46 and said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, that ye enter not into temptation.
1 Thess 3:10 : 10 night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
2 Tim 1:3 : 3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure conscience, how unceasing is my remembrance of thee in my supplications, night and day

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