Psalms 6:3 KJV

My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?

Thou and Ye

  • thou one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

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Cross References

  • Psalms 90:13 Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.
  • John 12:27 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
  • Psalms 13:1–2 <To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? …
  • Psalms 22:14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
  • Psalms 31:9–10 Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly. …

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Topics

  • Afflictions and adversities Prayer in
  • David Repents of his crime and confesses his guilt
  • Harp The symbol used in the psalmody to indicate when the harp was to be introduced in the music was “Neginoth.” See titles of Harp
  • Psalms Penitential

Bible Dictionary

  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • My soul וְנַפְשִׁי wĕnapšî נֶפֶשׁ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with and, suffix: first person common singular
  • is also sore מְאֹד mĕʾōd מְאֹד Adverb
  • vexed נִבְהֲלָה nibhălâ בָּהַל Verb · niphal perfect, third person feminine singular
  • but thou, O LORD וְאַתָּה wĕʾattâ Pronoun · second person masculine singular · with and יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name עַד ʿad Preposition מָתָי mātāy Interrogative

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