2{
"verseID": "Psalms.86.2",
"source": "שָֽׁמְרָ֣ה נַפְשִׁי֮ כִּֽי־חָסִ֢יד אָ֥נִי הוֹשַׁ֣ע עַ֭בְדְּךָ אַתָּ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֑י הַבּוֹטֵ֥חַ אֵלֶֽיךָ",
"text": "*šāmᵉrâ* *napšî* *kî*-*ḥāsîd* *ʾānî* *hôšaʿ* *ʿabdᵉkā* *ʾattâ* *ʾĕlōhay* *habbôṭēaḥ* *ʾēlêkā*",
"grammar": {
"*šāmᵉrâ*": "imperative verb, qal - guard/preserve",
"*napšî*": "noun + 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ḥāsîd*": "adjective masculine singular - faithful/godly/pious",
"*ʾānî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I",
"*hôšaʿ*": "imperative verb, hiphil - save",
"*ʿabdᵉkā*": "noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant",
"*ʾattâ*": "2nd person masculine singular pronoun - you",
"*ʾĕlōhay*": "noun + 1st person singular suffix - my God",
"*habbôṭēaḥ*": "definite article + participle verb, qal - the one trusting",
"*ʾēlêkā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to/in you"
},
"variants": {
"*šāmᵉrâ*": "guard/preserve/keep/protect",
"*nepeš*": "soul/life/person/self",
"*ḥāsîd*": "faithful/godly/pious/devoted/loyal",
"*hôšaʿ*": "save/deliver/rescue",
"*ʿebed*": "servant/slave",
"*bôṭēaḥ*": "trusting/relying/having confidence"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Psalms.86.3",
"source": "חָנֵּ֥נִי אֲדֹנָ֑י כִּ֥י אֵלֶ֥יךָ אֶ֝קְרָ֗א כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם",
"text": "*ḥānnēnî* *ʾădōnāy* *kî* *ʾēlêkā* *ʾeqrāʾ* *kol*-*hayyôm*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥānnēnî*": "imperative verb, qal + 1st person singular suffix - be gracious to me",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "noun with possessive suffix - my Lord",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ʾēlêkā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*ʾeqrāʾ*": "imperfect verb, 1st person singular, qal - I will call/cry",
"*kol*": "noun construct - all of",
"*hayyôm*": "definite article + noun - the day"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥānnēnî*": "be gracious to me/have mercy on me/show favor to me",
"*ʾeqrāʾ*": "I call/I cry out/I will call",
"*kol-hayyôm*": "all the day/all day long/the whole day"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Psalms.86.4",
"source": "שַׂ֭מֵּחַ נֶ֣פֶשׁ עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֥י אֵלֶ֥יךָ אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י נַפְשִׁ֥י אֶשָּֽׂא",
"text": "*śammēaḥ* *nepeš* *ʿabdekā* *kî* *ʾēlêkā* *ʾădōnāy* *napšî* *ʾeśśāʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*śammēaḥ*": "imperative verb, piel - make glad/rejoice",
"*nepeš*": "noun construct - soul of",
"*ʿabdekā*": "noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ʾēlêkā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "noun with possessive suffix - my Lord",
"*napšî*": "noun + 1st person singular suffix - my soul",
"*ʾeśśāʾ*": "imperfect verb, 1st person singular, qal - I lift up"
},
"variants": {
"*śammēaḥ*": "gladden/rejoice/make glad",
"*nepeš*": "soul/life/person/self",
"*ʿebed*": "servant/slave",
"*ʾeśśāʾ*": "I lift up/I raise/I direct"
}
}