King James Version

Psalms 38:6

I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 38:7.

נַעֲוֵ֣יתִיnaaveytimake crookedעָוָהverb, niphal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “make crooked”, a completed actionH5753to crook, literally or figurativelydo amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, [idiom] turn, do wickedly, do wrong.שַׁחֹ֣תִיshachotibendשָׁחַחverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “bend”, a completed actionH7817to sink or depress (reflexive or causative)bend, bow (down), bring (cast) down, couch, humble self, be (bring) low, stoop.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.מְאֹ֑דmeodespeciallyמְאֹדadverb — “especially”H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַ֝יּ֗וֹםhayomthe as long asיוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…קֹדֵ֥רqoderbe blackקָדַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “be black”, a verb used as a describing wordH6937to be ashy, i.e. darkcolored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)be black(-ish), be (make) dark(-en), [idiom] heavily, (cause to) mourn.הִלָּֽכְתִּיhilakhetiwalkהָלַךְverb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “walk”, a completed actionH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(38-7) I am bent and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I am pained and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

Young’s Literal Translation

I have been bent down, I have been bowed down — unto excess, All the day I have gone mourning.

World English Bible

I am in pain and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all day long.

Darby Translation

I am depressed; I am bowed down beyond measure; I go mourning all the day.

Douay-Rheims

Behold thou hast made my days measurable: and my substance is as nothing before thee. And indeed all things are vanity: every man living.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(38-7) I am bent and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I have been wretched and bowed down continually: I went with a mourning countenance all the day.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐταλαιπώρησα καὶ κατεκάμφθην ἕως τέλους, ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν σκυθρωπάζων ἐπορευόμην.