King James Version

Psalms 63:8

My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 63:9.

דָּבְקָ֣הdaveqahabide fastדָּבַקverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “abide fast”, a completed actionH1692properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuitabide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.נַפְשִׁ֣יnafshicreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, 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,…אַחֲרֶ֑יךָachareykhaafterאַחַרpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…בִּ֝֗יbiinבִּ֝֗יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in”inתָּמְכָ֥הtamekhahholdתָּמַךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “hold”, a completed actionH8551to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close(take, up-) hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).יְמִינֶֽךָyeminekharightיָמִיןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “right”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south[phrase] left-handed, right (hand, side), south.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(63-9) My soul cleaveth unto Thee; Thy right hand holdeth me fast.

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.

Young’s Literal Translation

Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold.

World English Bible

My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.

Darby Translation

My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

Douay-Rheims

And God shall be exalted. The arrows of children are their wounds:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(63-9) My soul cleaveth unto Thee; Thy right hand holdeth me fast.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My soul has kept very close behind thee: thy right hand has upheld me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκολλήθη ἡ ψυχή μου ὀπίσω σου, ἐμοῦ ἀντελάβετο ἡ δεξιά σου.