Psalms 38:1
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. | A Psalm of David, for remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath. | A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a psalm | מִזְמ֖וֹר | miz-MOR | H4210 | melodyמִזְמוֹר (miz.mor) melody, psalm |
| of David | לְדָוִ֣ד | le-da-VID | H1732 | Davidדָּוִד (da.vid) A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.17; son of: Jesse (H3448) and Nahash (H5176I); brother of: Eliab (H0446I), Abinadab (H0041I), Shimeah (H8093), Zeruiah (H6870), Abigail (H0026H)(?), Nethanel (H5417H), Raddai (H7288), Ozem (H0684) and Elihu (H0453J); married to Michal (H4324), Abigail (H0026), Ahinoam (H0293H), Maacah (H4601I), Haggith (H2294), Abital (H0037), Eglah (H5698) and Bathsheba (H1339); … |
| to make remembrance | לְהַזְכִּֽיר׃ | le-haz-KIR | H2142 | to rememberזָכַר (za.khar) 1) to remember, recall, call to mind 1a) (Qal) to remember, recall 1b) (Niphal) to be brought to remembrance, be remembered, be thought of, be brought to mind 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to remember, remind 1c2) to cause to be remembered, keep in remembrance 1c3) to mention 1c4) to record 1c5) to make a memorial, make remembrance |
| O Yahweh | יְֽהוָ֗ה | YAH-weh | H3068G | Lordאֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) |
| may not | אַל־ | 'al- | H0408 | notאַל (al) 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive) Aramaic equivalent: al (אַל "not" H0409) |
| in anger your | בְּקֶצְפְּךָ֥ | be-ketz-pe-CHA | H7110A | wrathקֶ֫צֶף (qe.tseph) 1) wrath, anger 1a) of God 1b) of man |
| you rebuke me | תוֹכִיחֵ֑נִי | to-khi-CHE-ni | H3198 | to rebukeיָכַח (ya.khach) 1) to prove, decide, judge, rebuke, reprove, correct, be right 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to decide, judge 1a2) to adjudge, appoint 1a3) to show to be right, prove 1a4) to convince, convict 1a5) to reprove, chide 1a6) to correct, rebuke 1b) (Hophal) to be chastened 1c) (Niphal) to reason, reason together 1d) (Hithp) to argue |
| and in wrath your | וּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ֥ | u-va-cha-ma-te-KHA | H2534 | rageחֱמָא (che.ma) anger, rage Aramaic of che.mah (חֵמָה "rage" H2534) |
| may you chasten me | תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃ | te-ya-se-RE-ni | H3256 | to disciplineיָסַר (ya.sar) 1) to chasten, discipline, instruct, admonish 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to chasten, admonish 1a2) to instruct 1a3) to discipline 1b) (Niphal) to let oneself be chastened or corrected or admonished 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to discipline, correct 1c2) to chasten, chastise 1d) (Hiphil) to chasten 1e) (Nithpael) to teach |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.