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And my spiritוַ רוּחִיgrows faintתִּתְעַטֵּףwithin me;עָלַיin my midstבְּתוֹכִיmy heartלִבִּיis desolate.יִשְׁתּוֹמֵם
Psalms 143:4
Study it in the app“And my spirit grows faint within me; in my midst my heart is desolate.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 143:4, word by word
- And my spiritרוּחִruchi
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruchi” appears- grows faintתִּתְעַטֵּףtitatef
grow faint
To lose all strength.
Where else “titatef” appears- in my midstתוֹכִtochi
inside
The inside of a place or an enclosed space.
Where else “tochi” appears- my heartלִבִּlibi
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “libi” appears- is desolateיִשְׁתּוֹמֵםyishtomem
be desolate
To be left empty and ruined, or make it so.
Where else “yishtomem” appears
The context
3For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed to the ground my life; he has made me dwell in dark places like those dead long ago.
4 · This verse (above)
5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all your deeds; on the work of your hands I reflect.