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And my soulוְנַפְשִׁיis greatly dismayed;נִבְהֲלָה מְאֹדbut you,וְאַתָּהYHWH,יְהוָהhow long?עַד מָתָי
Psalms 6:3
Study it in the app“And my soul is greatly dismayed; but you, YHWH, how long?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 6:3, word by word
- And my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshi” appears- is greatly dismayedנִבְהֲלָהnivhala
be dismayed
To be struck with dread, or frighten others.
Where else “nivhala” appears- is greatly dismayedמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- how longמָתָיmatay
when?
When? How long?
Where else “matay” appears
Translation note
The sentence breaks off in Hebrew: it does not say “how long” what.
The context
2Show me favor, YHWH, for I am languishing; heal me, YHWH, for my bones are dismayed.
3 · This verse (above)
4Return, YHWH, deliver my soul; save me for the sake of your loyal love.