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Psalms 143:4

Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

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וַתִּתְעַטֵּ֣ףvatitatefand coverעָטַףconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and cover”, the next action in the storyH5848to shroud, i.e. clothe (whether transitive or reflex.); hence (from the idea of darkness) to languishcover (over), fail, faint, feebler, hide self, be overwhelmed, swoon.עָלַ֣יalayaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…רוּחִ֑יruchiangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).בְּ֝תוֹכִ֗יbetokhiin amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).יִשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥םyishtomemmake amazedשָׁמֵםverb, hithpolel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “make amazed”, an unfinished actionH8074to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)make amazed, be astonied, (be an) astonish(-ment), (be, bring into, unto, lay, lie, make) desolate(-ion, places), be destitute, destroy (self), (lay, lie, make) waste, wonder.לִבִּֽיlibicomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And my spirit fainteth within me; my heart within me is appalled.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.

Young’s Literal Translation

And my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.

World English Bible

Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.

Darby Translation

And my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

Douay-Rheims

Man is like to vanity: his days pass away like a shadow.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And my spirit fainteth within me; my heart within me is appalled.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Therefore my spirit was grieved in me; my heart was troubled within me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἠκηδίασεν ἐπʼ ἐμὲ τὸ πνεῦμά μου· ἐν ἐμοὶ ἐταράχθη ἡ καρδία μου.