King James Version

Psalms 42:10

As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 42:11.

בְּרֶ֤צַחberetsachin slaughterרֶצַחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in slaughter”, the ordinary formH7524a crushing; specifically, a murder-cryslaughter, sword.בְּֽעַצְמוֹתַ֗יbeatsmotayin bodyעֶצֶםpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsamebody, bone, [idiom] life, (self-) same, strength, [idiom] very.חֵרְפ֥וּנִיcherefunibetrothחָרַףverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “betroth”, a completed actionH2778to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame; to spend the winterbetroth, blaspheme, defy, jeopard, rail, reproach, upbraid.צוֹרְרָ֑יtsorerayadversaryצָרַרverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “adversary”, a verb used as a describing wordH6887to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitiveadversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex.בְּאָמְרָ֥םbeameramin sayאָמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in say”, the to-form of the verbH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֵלַ֥יelayamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, 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).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…אַיֵּ֥הayehwhereאַיֵּהparticle, interrogative — “where”H346where?where.אֱלֹהֶֽיךָeloheykhaGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(42-11) As with a crushing in my bones, mine adversaries taunt me; while they say unto me all the day: 'Where is Thy God?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

As with a sword in my bones, mine adversaries reproach me, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

Young’s Literal Translation

With a sword in my bones Have mine adversaries reproached me, In their saying unto me all the day, 'Where [is] thy God?'

World English Bible

As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me, while they continually ask me, “Where is your God?”

Darby Translation

As with a crushing in my bones mine adversaries reproach me, while they say unto me all the day, Where is thy God?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(42-11) As with a crushing in my bones, mine adversaries taunt me; while they say unto me all the day: 'Where is Thy God?'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

While my bones were breaking, they that afflicted me reproached me; while they said to me daily, Where is thy God?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν τῷ καταθλᾶσθαι τὰ ὀστᾶ μου, ὠνείδισάν με οἱ θλίβοντές με· ἐν τῷ λέγειν αὐτούς μοι καθʼ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν, ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ Θεός σου;