Psalm 39

Psalms · Chapter 39

Psalms 39:13

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
13O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may again be cheered before I depart and am no more.”Oh spare me, that I may recover strength, Before I go hence, and be no more.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
smearהָשַׁ֣עha-SHA'H8159
to gaze

שָׁעָה (sha.ah) 1) to look at or to, regard, gaze at or about 1a) (Qal) to gaze at, regard, behold, look about 1b) (Hiphil) to look away, cause gaze to turn away 1c) (Hithpael) to look in dismay, gaze about (in anxiety)

from meמִמֶּ֣נִּיmi-ME-niH4480A
from

מִן־ (min) prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that …

so let me be cheerfulוְאַבְלִ֑יגָהve-'av-LI-gahH1082
be cheerful

בָּלַג (ba.lag) 1) to gleam, smile 1a) (Hiphil) only 1a1) to show a smile, look pleasant 1a2) to cause to burst

in beforeבְּטֶ֖רֶםbe-TE-remH2962
before

טֶ֫רֶם (te.rem) before, not yet, before that

I will goאֵלֵ֣ךְ'e-LEKHH1980G
to go: went

הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) : went/go[away] 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

and there not [will be] meוְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃ve-'ei-NE-niH0369
nothing

אַ֫יִן (a.yin) 1) nothing, not, nought n 1a) nothing, nought neg 1b) not 1c) to have not (of possession) adv 1d) without w/prep 1e) for lack of

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.