Psalms 69:3

“I am weary with my calling; my throat is parched; my eyes are consumed while waiting for my Elohim.”

Psalms 69:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 69:3, word by word

I am wearyיָגַעְתִּיyagati

grow weary, toil

Grow weary, be tired from effort; also to toil, or to make another weary.

Where else “yagati” appears
with my callingקָרְאִkari

cry out

To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.

Where else “kari” appears
my throatגְּרוֹנִgeroni

throat

Throat: the part of the neck through which the voice passes and what is swallowed.

Where else “geroni” appears
is parchedנִחַרnichar

scorch

To be dried, scorched or blackened by fire or heat.

Where else “nichar” appears
my eyesעֵינַena

eye

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

Where else “ena” appears
are consumedכָּלוּkalu

be spent

To be used up little by little until nothing is left.

Where else “kalu” appears
while waitingמְיַחֵלmeyachel

wait, hope

Wait patiently; hope.

Where else “meyachel” appears
for my Elohimאלֹהָloha

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “loha” appears

The context

2I have sunk in the mire of the depths, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the current sweeps me away.

3 · This verse (above)

4More than the hairs of my head are those who hate me without cause; mighty are those who would annihilate me, my enemies with lies; what I did not steal, then I restore.

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