And seeוּרְאֵהifאִםthere is a wayדֶּרֶךְof painעֹצֶבin me,בִּיand lead meוּנְחֵנִיin the eternalבְּ עוֹלָםway.דֶרֶךְ
Psalms 139:24
Study it in the app“And see if there is a way of pain in me, and lead me in the eternal way.”
David asks God to search his heart and lead himTemptation
With the Hebrew beneath
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Psalms 139:24, word by word
- And seeרְאֵהree
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “ree” appears- there is a wayדֶּרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears- of painעֹצֶבotsev
pain
The pain of one who suffers, like that of childbirth or of deep grief.
Where else “otsev” appears- and lead meנְחֵneche
lead, guide
Lead, guide along the way; bring someone to a place.
Where else “neche” appears- in the eternalעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
Translation note
“Way of pain”: the Hebrew word (otsev) can mean “pain” or “idol”; so it can also be understood “way of idols.”
The context
23Examine me, El, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 · This verse (above)