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My eyeעֵינִיlanguishesדָאֲבָהbecause of affliction;מִנִּי עֹנִיI have called on you,קְרָאתִיךָYHWH,יְהוָהeveryבְּכָלday;יוֹםI have spread outשִׁטַּחְתִּיto youאֵלֶיךָmy palms.כַפָּי
Psalms 88:9
Study it in the app“My eye languishes because of affliction; I have called on you, YHWH, every day; I have spread out to you my palms.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 88:9, word by word
- My eyeעֵינִeni
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “eni” appears- languishesדָאֲבָהdaava
languish
To languish, to waste away from grief or weariness.
Where else “daava” appears- because of afflictionעֹנִיoni
affliction
Affliction, suffering, misery.
Where else “oni” appears- I have called on youקְרָאתִיkerati
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “kerati” 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- dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- I have spread outשִׁטַּחְתִּיshitachti
spread out
Spread out, lay out on the ground.
Where else “shitachti” appears- my palmsכַפָּchapa
palm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “chapa” appears
The context
8You have put far my acquaintances from me; you have made me an abomination to them; I am shut in, and I will not go out.
9 · This verse (above)
10Will you do wonders for the dead? Or will the shades rise and give you thanks? Selah.