Psalms 38:6

“I am twisted, bowed down greatly; all the day in mourning I go about.”

Psalms 38:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 38:6, word by word

I am twistedנַעֲוֵיתִיnaaveti

bend

To bend what is right, or be bowed down.

Where else “naaveti” appears
bowed downשַׁחֹתִיshachoti

bow down

To bend the body down, whether in grief, in submission or to lie in wait.

Where else “shachoti” appears
greatlyמְאֹדmeod

very

To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.

Where else “meod” appears
all the dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
in mourningקֹדֵרkoder

mourn

To go about in grief, wearing sackcloth.

Where else “koder” appears
I go aboutהִלָּכְתִּיhilachti

roam

To move about with no fixed course, roaming a place.

Where else “hilachti” appears

The context

5My wounds stink, they fester because of my folly.

6 · This verse (above)

7For my loins are full of burning, and there is no soundness in my flesh.

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