The Meaning of Psalms 31:22 Explained

Psalms 31:22

KJV: For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.

YLT: And I -- I have said in my haste, 'I have been cut off from before Thine eyes,' But Thou hast heard the voice of my supplications, In my crying unto Thee.

Darby: As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes; nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.

ASV: As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications When I cried unto thee.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For I said  in my haste,  I am cut off  from before  thine eyes:  nevertheless  thou heardest  the voice  of my supplications  when I cried  unto thee. 

What does Psalms 31:22 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 31:14-24 - Jehovah Preserveth The Faithful
What a change ensues in the spirit of our life when we look from men and things to God! Do not look at God through circumstances, but at circumstances through God's environing presence, as through a golden haze. Our Lord's times were in the hands of the Father, and He would not move an inch until the clock had struck in heaven, John 2:4; John 7:6; John 7:8; John 7:30; John 8:20.
As God hath laid up coal and ore in the earth; and as explorers in Arctic regions deposit provisions in cairns, that those who follow in their steps, or they themselves returning, may be supplied on their march, so unsearchable riches are stored in Christ awaiting our appropriation, 2 Peter 1:3.
What a hiding-place is the secret of His presence! Have you ever been inside that royal withdrawing-room? God's pavilion is sound-tight; the strife of tongues cannot penetrate. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 31

1  David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help
7  He rejoices in his mercy
9  He prays in his calamity
19  He praises God for his goodness

What do the individual words in Psalms 31:22 mean?

For I said in my haste I am cut off from before Your eyes nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications when I cried out to You
וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ אָ֘מַ֤רְתִּי בְחָפְזִ֗י נִגְרַזְתִּי֮ מִנֶּ֪גֶד עֵ֫ינֶ֥יךָ אָכֵ֗ן שָׁ֭מַעְתָּ ק֥וֹל תַּחֲנוּנַ֗י בְּשַׁוְּעִ֥י אֵלֶֽיךָ

וַאֲנִ֤י ׀  For  I 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, first person common singular
Root: אֲנִי  
Sense: I (first pers.
אָ֘מַ֤רְתִּי  said 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
בְחָפְזִ֗י  in  my  haste 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, first person common singular
Root: חָפַז  
Sense: to hurry, flee, hasten, fear, be terrified.
נִגְרַזְתִּי֮  I  am  cut  off 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: גָּרַז  
Sense: to cut, cut off.
מִנֶּ֪גֶד  from  before 
Parse: Preposition-m
Root: נֶגֶד  
Sense: what is conspicuous, what is in front of adv.
עֵ֫ינֶ֥יךָ  Your  eyes 
Parse: Noun, cdc, second person masculine singular
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
אָכֵ֗ן  nevertheless 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אָכֵן 
Sense: surely, truly, indeed.
שָׁ֭מַעְתָּ  You  heard 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
ק֥וֹל  the  voice 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
תַּחֲנוּנַ֗י  of  my  supplications 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: תַּחֲנוּן  
Sense: supplication, supplication for favour.
בְּשַׁוְּעִ֥י  when  I  cried  out 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct, first person common singular
Root: שָׁוַע  
Sense: (Piel) to cry out (for help), shout.
אֵלֶֽיךָ  to  You 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).