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Psalm 6:2

Hebrew
יְֽהוָ֗הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
אַל בְּאַפְּךָ֥ תוֹכִיחֵ֑נִי וְֽאַל בַּחֲמָתְךָ֥ תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי
ESV
Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am languishing; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are troubled.
NIV
Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am faint; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are in agony.
NLT
Have compassion on me, LORD, for I am weak. Heal me, LORD, for my bones are in agony.
LXX
ἐλέησόν με κύριε ὅτι ἀσθενής εἰμιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
ἴασαί με κύριε ὅτι ἐταράχθη τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ὀστᾶ μου
KJV
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

Psalm 6:1 ← Psalm 6:2 → Psalm 6:3

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