Psalms 40:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 40:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
אָפְפ֥וּ
ʼâphaph
H661
to surround
עָלַ֨י
ʻal
H5921
upon
רָע֡וֹת
raʻ
H7451
evil
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
אֵ֬ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
מִסְפָּ֗ר
miçpâr
H4557
number
הִשִּׂיג֣וּנִי
nâsag
H5381
to overtake
עֲ֭וֺנֹתַי
ʻâvôn
H5771
iniquity
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָכֹ֣לְתִּי
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לִרְא֑וֹת
râʼâh
H7200
to see
עָצְמ֥וּ
ʻâtsam
H6105
to be mighty
מִשַּֽׂעֲר֥וֹת
saʻărâh
H8185
hair
רֹ֝אשִׁ֗י
rôʼsh
H7218
head
וְלִבִּ֥י
lêb
H3820
heart
עֲזָבָֽנִי
ʻâzab
H5800
to leave
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World English Bible Public Domain
For innumerable evils have surrounded me. My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of my head. My heart has failed me.
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King James Version Public Domain
For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For evils have surrounded me until there is no number; my iniquities have overtaken me, and I am not able to see. They are more numerous than the hairs of my head, and my heart has abandoned me.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).