Psalms 119:81

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

KAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; [But] I hope in thy word.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כָּלְתָ֣ה לִתְשׁוּעָתְךָ֣ נַפְשִׁ֑י לִדְבָרְךָ֥ יִחָֽלְתִּי׃

Transliteration

Faints kālṯâ for your salvation liṯšûʿāṯəḵā my soul nap̄šî; for your word liḏḇārəḵā I have hoped yiḥāltî.

Grammar Details

*kālṯâ*: qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - has failed/has fainted/has longed
*liṯšûʿāṯəḵā*: preposition + noun feminine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - for your salvation
*nap̄šî*: noun feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my soul
*liḏḇārəḵā*: preposition + noun masculine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - for your word
*yiḥāltî*: piel perfect 1st person singular - I have waited/hoped

Word Meanings

*kālṯâ*: faints/fails/longs/yearns
*ṯšûʿāṯəḵā*: your salvation/your deliverance/your help
*nap̄šî*: my soul/my life/my being/myself
*liḏḇārəḵā*: for your word/in your word/on your word
*yiḥāltî*: I have hoped/I have waited expectantly/I have longed

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 84:2 : 2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.
Song 5:8 : 8 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved, That ye tell him, that I am sick from love.
Rev 3:15-16 : 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth.
Ps 42:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician. Maschil of the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God. 2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: When shall I come and appear before God?
Ps 73:26 : 26 My flesh and my heart faileth; [But] God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
Ps 119:20 : 20 My soul breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thine ordinances at all times.
Ps 119:40 : 40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness.
Ps 119:42 : 42 So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy word.
Ps 119:74 : 74 They that fear thee shall see me and be glad, Because I have hoped in thy word.
Ps 119:77 : 77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For thy law is my delight.
Ps 119:114 : 114 Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

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