King James Version

Psalms 141:8

But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֵלֶ֨יךָeleykhaamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).יְהֹוִ֣הyehoviGodיְהֹוִהnoun, proper name — “God”H3069{YHWH}God.אֲדֹנָ֣יadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.עֵינָ֑יeynayeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…בְּכָ֥הbekhahinבְּכָ֥הpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in”inחָ֝סִ֗יתִיchasitihave hopeחָסָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “have hope”, a completed actionH2620to flee for protection; figuratively, to confide inhave hope, make refuge, (put) trust.אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תְּעַ֥רtearemptyעָרָהverb, piel, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “empty”, a wish or indirect commandH6168to be (causatively, make) bare; hence, to empty, pour out, demolishleave destitute, discover, empty, make naked, pour (out), rase, spread self, uncover.נַפְשִֽׁיnafshicreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For mine eyes are unto Thee, O GOD the Lord; in Thee have I taken refuge, O pour not out my soul.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For mine eyes are unto thee, O Jehovah the Lord: In thee do I take refuge; leave not my soul destitute.

Young’s Literal Translation

But to Thee, O Jehovah, my Lord, [are] mine eyes, In Thee I have trusted, Make not bare my soul.

World English Bible

For my eyes are on you, Yahweh, the Lord. I take refuge in you. Don’t leave my soul destitute.

Darby Translation

For unto thee, Jehovah, Lord, are mine eyes; in thee do I trust: leave not my soul destitute.

Douay-Rheims

Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the just wait for me, until thou reward me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For mine eyes are unto Thee, O GOD the Lord; in Thee have I taken refuge, O pour not out my soul.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For mine eyes are to thee, O Lord God: I have hoped in thee; take not away my life.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι πρὸς σὲ, Κύριε Κύριε, οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου, ἐπὶ σοὶ ἤλπισα, μὴ ἀντανέλῃς τὴν ψυχήν μου.