Psalms 38:10

“My heart throbs; my strength has abandoned me, and the light of my eyes, even they are not with me.”

Psalms 38:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 38:10, word by word

My heartלִבִּlibi

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “libi” appears
throbsסְחַרְחַרsecharchar

throb

For the heart to pound.

Where else “secharchar” appears
my strengthכֹחִchochi

strength

Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.

Where else “chochi” appears
has abandoned meעֲזָבַazava

leave

To not take something along, or put it in another's care.

Where else “azava” appears
and the lightאוֹרor

light

The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.

Where else “or” appears
of my eyesעֵינַena

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “ena” appears

The context

9Adonai, before you is all my desire, and my groaning from you is not hidden.

10 · This verse (above)

11Those who love me and my companions stand aloof from my plague, and my near ones stand far off.

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