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Psalms 10:1 — King James Version← Study notes

Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?


Psalms 10:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 10:17 words
HebrewMeaning
לָ/מָ֣הlāmāh
why?pronH4100
oft · ) · thing · what (end ···
יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh
O YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
תַּעֲמֹ֣דtaʿămōd
do you standverbH5975
appoint · arise · cease · confirm ···
בְּ/רָח֑וֹקbərāḥwōq
at a distancepronH7350
off) · long ago · of old · space ···
תַּ֝עְלִ֗יםtaʿəliym
do you hide?verbH5956
any ways · dissembler · hide · secret
לְ/עִתּ֥וֹתləʿitwōt
to times ofpronH6256
after · certain · continually · evening ···
בַּצָּרָֽהbaṣārāh
troublenounH6869
adversity · affliction · anguish · distress ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Lena HoffmannNote2mo ago
Why Does God Seem Hidden?
I've been reading this psalm for twenty years, and it still stops me cold. The psalmist doesn't begin with theology or explanation. He asks a naked question: Why do you hide yourself, Lord? The entire...
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