Psalms 35:13
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.”
נֶפֶשׁ
Life, soul, living being. Nephesh. The animating breath God places in every living creature. In animals it is the life force. In humanity it is the seat of emotion, will and identity. Every nephesh belongs to God — from the creatures in the sea to the deepest cry of the human heart.
שַׂק
was sackcloth
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שַׂק
properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.)
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לְבוּשׁ
clothing/ my
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לְבוּשׁ
A garment, a coat. Lebuwsh. God clothed them. He covers what we cannot cover ourselves. Grace is the garment God provides for human shame.
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שׁוּב
it returned
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שׁוּב
To return, to turn back. Shuwb. The Hebrew word behind both repentance and restoration. Return to Me and I will return to you.
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עָנָה
I humbled
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עָנָה
to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
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חֵיק
bosom/ my
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חֵיק
the bosom (literally or figuratively)
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