Psalms 73:2

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Psalms 73:2


← Psalms 73:1 Psalms 73:2 (KJV) Psalms 73:3 →
A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

But as for me, my feetH7272 were almostH4592 goneH5186 H5186; my stepsH838 had well nighH369 slippedH8210.


Original Hebrew

וַאֲנִי כִּמְעַט [נָטוּי כ] (נָטָיוּ ק) רַגְלָי כְּאַיִן [שֻׁפְּכָה כ] (שֻׁפְּכוּ ק) אֲשֻׁרָי׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וַ/אֲנִ֗י
va./'a.Ni H589 HC/Pp1cs and/ I
כִּ֭/מְעַט
Ki/m.'at H4592 HR/Ncmsa like/ a little
[נטוי כ] (נָטָ֣יוּ ק)
[nâṭâh כ] (na.Ta.yu ק) H5186 כ [HVqsmsc כ] (HVqp3cp ק) (they had turned aside ק)
רַגְלָ֑/י
rag.La/i H7272 HNcfdc/Sp1cs feet/ my
כְּ֝/אַ֗יִן
ke./'A.yin H369 HR/Tn like/ nothing
[שפכה כ] (שֻׁפְּכ֥וּ ק)
[shâphak כ] (shu.pe.Khu ק) H8210 כ [HVQp3fs כ] (HVPp3cp ק) (they had been poured out ק)
אֲשֻׁרָֽ/י
'a.shu.Ra/i H838 HNcfpc/Sp1cs steps/ my
Where the Hebrew text is written one way but traditionally read another, both are shown: [written form כ] (Ketiv) and (read form ק) (Qere).
Strong's References
  • H369 — אַיִן (ʼayin, ah'-yin): as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אַיִן (ʼayin) H370.
  • H838 — אָשֻׁר (ʼâshur, aw-shoor'): or אַשֻּׁר (ʼashshur); from אָשַׁר (ʼâshar) H833 in the sense of going; a step; going, step.
  • H4592 — מְעַט (mᵉʻaṭ, meh-at'): or מְעָט (mᵉʻâṭ); from מָעַט (mâʻaṭ) H4591; a little or few (often adverbial or compar.); almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.
  • H5186 — נָטָה (nâṭâh, naw-taw'): a primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application; [phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
  • H7272 — רֶגֶל (regel, reh'-gel): from רָגַל (râgal) H7270; a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda; [idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.
  • H8210 — שָׁפַךְ (shâphak, shaw-fak'): a primitive root; to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out; cast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H589 — אֲנִי (ʼănîy, an-ee'): contracted from אָנֹכִי (ʼânôkîy) H595; I; I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.
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