Psalms 73:16

“And I pondered to know this; it was suffering in my eyes,”

Psalms 73:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 73:16, word by word

And I ponderedאֲחַשְּׁבָachashva

think

To turn something over in the mind until forming an opinion.

Where else “achashva” appears
to knowדַעַתdaat

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “daat” appears
sufferingעָמָלamal

suffering

Pain one goes through, or harm done to others.

Where else “amal” appears
in my eyesעֵינָena

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

Where else “ena” appears

The context

15If I had said, “I will speak thus,” look, the generation of your sons I would have betrayed.

16 · This verse (above)

17until I entered into the sanctuaries of El; I understood their end.

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