Psalm 40:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For evils 
 
7463a: evil, misery, distress, injuryfrom the same as roa
beyondעַד־
(ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
numberמִסְפָּ֗ר
(mis·par)
4557: number, tallyfrom the same as sepher
have surroundedאָפְפ֥וּ־
(a·fe·fu-)
661: to surround, encompassa prim. root
me; My iniquitiesעֲ֭וֹנֹתַי
(a·vo·no·tai)
5771: iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityfrom an unused word
have overtakenהִשִּׂיג֣וּנִי
(his·si·gu·ni)
5381: to reach, overtakea prim. root
me, so that I am not ableיָכֹ֣לְתִּי
(ya·cho·le·ti)
3201: to be able, have powera prim. root
to see;לִרְאֹ֑ות
(lir·'o·vt;)
7200: to seea prim. root
They are more 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
numerousעָצְמ֥וּ
(a·tze·mu)
6105a: to be vast, mighty, numerousa prim. root
than 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
the hairsמִשַּֽׂעֲרֹ֥ות
(mis·sa·'a·ro·vt)
8185: hairfrom the same as sear
of my head,רֹ֝אשִׁ֗י
(ro·shi)
7218: heada prim. root
And my heartוְלִבִּ֥י
(ve·lib·bi)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
has failedעֲזָבָֽנִי׃
(a·za·va·ni.)
5800a: to leave, forsake, loosea prim. root
me. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
For innumerable
micpar  (mis-pawr')
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
evils
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
have compassed
'aphaph  (aw-faf')
to surround -- compass.
me about mine iniquities
`avon  (aw-vone')
perversity, i.e. (moral) evil -- fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
have taken hold
nasag  (naw-sag')
to reach -- ability, be able, attain (unto), (be able to, can) get, lay at, put, reach, remove, wax rich, surely, (over-)take (hold of, on, upon).
upon me so that I am not able
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
to look up
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
they are more
`atsam  (aw-tsam')
to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous; to crunch the bones
than the hairs
sa`arah  (sah-ar-aw')
hairiness -- hair.
of mine head
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
therefore my heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
faileth
`azab  (aw-zab')
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc. -- commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, surely.
me
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For evils beyond number have surrounded me; My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see; They are more numerous than the hairs of my head, And my heart has failed me.

King James Bible
For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For troubles without number have surrounded me; my sins have overtaken me; I am unable to see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my courage leaves me.

International Standard Version
Innumerable evils have surrounded me; my iniquities have overtaken me so that I cannot see. They are more in number than the hair on my head, and my courage has forsaken me.

NET Bible
For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because evils without number surround me, and my sins have overtaken me and I was not able to see, and they have increased more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has forsaken me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Countless evils have surrounded me. My sins have caught up with me so that I can no longer see. They outnumber the hairs on my head. I have lost heart.

King James 2000 Bible
For innumerable evils have surrounded me: my iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of my head: therefore my heart fails me.
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