נַפְשִׁ֤י אִוִּיתִ֨יךָ֙ בַּלַּ֔יְלָה אַף־רוּחִ֥י בְקִרְבִּ֖י אֲשַֽׁחֲרֶ֑ךָּ כִּ֞י כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר מִשְׁפָּטֶ֨יךָ֙ לָאָ֔רֶץ צֶ֥דֶק לָמְד֖וּ יֹשְׁבֵ֥י תֵבֵֽל׃
My soul has desired You in the night; also my spirit within me I will seek You early. For when Your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
Morphology
- נַפְשִׁ֤י (nafshi) – Root: נפשׁ; Form: Noun feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “my soul”; Notes: Refers to the inner being or life force of the speaker.
- אִוִּיתִ֨יךָ (ʾiwwitikha) – Root: אוה; Form: Piel perfect 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “I have desired You”; Notes: Intensive form expressing deep yearning or longing.
- בַּלַּ֔יְלָה (ba-laylah) – Root: לילה; Form: Preposition + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “in the night”; Notes: Indicates temporal setting.
- אַף־ (af) – Root: אף; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “also”; Notes: Adds emphasis or intensifies the next clause.
- רוּחִ֥י (ruḥi) – Root: רוח; Form: Noun feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “my spirit”; Notes: Refers to the animating force within the person.
- בְקִרְבִּ֖י (be-qirbi) – Root: קרב; Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “within me”; Notes: Indicates internal location.
- אֲשַֽׁחֲרֶ֑ךָּ (ʾashaḥareka) – Root: שׁחר; Form: Piel imperfect 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “I will seek You early”; Notes: Conveys earnest, early pursuit or seeking.
- כִּ֞י (ki) – Root: כי; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Introduces a causal clause.
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר (kaʾasher) – Root: אשר; Form: Compound conjunction; Translation: “when” or “as”; Notes: Temporal clause marker.
- מִשְׁפָּטֶ֨יךָ (mishpatekha) – Root: שׁפט; Form: Noun masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Your judgments”; Notes: Refers to divine ordinances or decrees.
- לָאָ֔רֶץ (laʾaretz) – Root: ארץ; Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular definite; Translation: “in the land”; Notes: Denotes location or realm of judgment.
- צֶ֥דֶק (tsedeq) – Root: צדק; Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “righteousness”; Notes: That which conforms to justice or divine order.
- לָמְד֖וּ (lamdu) – Root: למד; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person common plural; Translation: “they have learned”; Notes: Action completed or habitual.
- יֹשְׁבֵ֥י (yoshevei) – Root: ישׁב; Form: Qal active participle masculine plural construct; Translation: “inhabitants of”; Notes: Construct form linking to “world.”
- תֵבֵֽל (tevel) – Root: תבל; Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “world”; Notes: Poetic term for the inhabited earth.