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Gladdenשַׂמֵּחַthe soulנֶפֶשׁof your servant,עַבְדֶּךָforכִּיto you,אֵלֶיךָAdonai,אֲדֹנָיI lift upאֶשָּׂאmy soul.נַפְשִׁי
Psalms 86:4
Study it in the app“Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, Adonai, I lift up my soul.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 86:4, word by word
- Gladdenשַׂמֵּחַsameach
gladden
To make someone feel glad and cheered.
Where else “sameach” appears- the soulנֶפֶשׁnefesh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nefesh” appears- of your servantעַבְדֶּavde
your servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avde” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- I lift upאֶשָּׂאesa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “esa” appears
The context
3Show me favor, Adonai, for to you I call all the day.
4 · This verse (above)
5For you, Adonai, are good and forgiving, and abounding in loyal love to all who call on you.