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Psalms 73:2 — King James Version← Study notes

But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.


Psalms 73:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 73:29 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/אֲנִ֗יwaʾăniy
and IconjH589
me · mine · myself · we ···
כִּ֭/מְעַטkiməʿaṭ
like a littlepronH4592
very) few(-er · -est) · lightly · little ···
נטויnṭwy
applyverbH5186
afternoon · bow (down · -ing) · carry aside ···
נָטָ֣יוּnāṭāyw
applyverbH5186
afternoon · bow (down · -ing) · carry aside ···
רַגְלָ֑/יragəlāy
feet mynounH7272
be able to endure · according as · after · coming ···
כְּ֝/אַ֗יִןkəʾayin
like nothingpronH369
except · fail · less · be gone ···
שפכהšpkh
castverbH8210
gush out · pour · shed(-der · out) ···
שֻׁפְּכ֥וּšupəkw
castverbH8210
gush out · pour · shed(-der · out) ···
אֲשֻׁרָֽ/יʾăšurāy
steps mynounH838
step
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.

Church Fathers on Psalms 73:2

1. This Psalm has an inscription, that is, a title, “There have failed the hymns of David, the son of Jesse. A Psalm of Asaph himself.” So many Psalms we have on the titles whereof is written the name David, nowhere there is added, “son of Jesse,” except in this alone. Which we must believe has not been done to no purpose, nor capriciously. For everywhere God does make intimations to us, and to the understanding thereof does invite the godly study of love. What is, “there…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 73 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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