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Whyמַהare you cast down,תִּשְׁתּוֹחֲחִיmy soul,נַפְשִׁיand whyוּמַהare you agitatedתֶּהֱמִיwithin me?עָלָיAwaitהוֹחִילִיElohim,לֵאלֹהִיםforכִּיI will yetעוֹדgive him thanks,אוֹדֶנּוּthe salvationsיְשׁוּעֹתof my faceפָּנַיand my Elohim.וֵאלֹהָי
Psalms 43:5
Study it in the app“Why are you cast down, my soul, and why are you agitated within me? Await Elohim, for I will yet give him thanks, the salvations of my face and my Elohim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 43:5, word by word
- are you cast downתִּשְׁתּוֹחֲחִיtishtochachi
be brought low
To be brought low: the proud are humbled and the grieving feel crushed.
Where else “tishtochachi” appears- my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshi” appears- are you agitatedתֶּהֱמִיtehemi
moan
To be restless inside, groan.
Where else “tehemi” appears- Awaitהוֹחִילִיhochili
wait, hope
Wait patiently; hope.
Where else “hochili” appears- Elohimאלֹהִיםlohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohim” appears- give him thanksאוֹדֶode
give thanks
To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.
Where else “ode” appears- the salvationsיְשׁוּעֹתyeshuot
salvation
Salvation: the help with which God delivers from danger; also victory. The name "Jesus" (Yeshua) comes from the same root.
Where else “yeshuot” appears- of my faceפָּנַpana
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pana” appears
Translation note
See the note on 42:5 and 42:11.
The context
4And I will come to the altar of Elohim, to El, the gladness of my jubilation, and I will give you thanks with the lyre, Elohim, my Elohim.
5 · This verse (above)