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Hearשְׁמַעthe voiceקוֹלof my supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנַיwhen I cry for helpבְּשַׁוְּעִיto you,אֵלֶיךָwhen I liftבְּנָשְׂאִיmy handsיָדַיtowardאֶלyour holyקָדְשֶׁinner sanctuary.דְּבִיר ךָ
Psalms 28:2
Study it in the app“Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry for help to you, when I lift my hands toward your holy inner sanctuary.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 28:2, word by word
- Hearשְׁמַעshema
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shema” appears- the voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- of my supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנַtachanuna
supplication
Supplication: a plea that asks for favor or mercy. It belongs to the same family as "show favor."
Where else “tachanuna” appears- when I cry for helpשַׁוְּעִshavi
cry for help
To cry out for help, to call aloud to be rescued.
Where else “shavi” appears- when I liftנָשְׂאִnasi
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “nasi” appears- my handsיָדַyada
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yada” appears- your holyקָדְשֶׁkadshe
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kadshe” appears- inner sanctuaryדְּבִירdevir
inner sanctuary
Inner sanctuary: the back room of the temple, where the ark was; the Most Holy Place. It is a word found in the accounts of the temple.
Where else “devir” appears
The context
1Of David. To you, YHWH, I call; my Rock, do not be deaf to me, lest you be silent to me and I become like those who go down to the pit.
2 · This verse (above)
3Do not drag me away with the wicked and with those who work wickedness, who speak peace with their neighbors but evil is in their heart.