יָשַׁ֔בְתִּי

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יָשַׁ֔בְתִּי

   ya-SHAV-TI

   I sat
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 בָּדָ֣ד יָשַׁ֔בְתִּי

   ba-DAD ya-SHAV-TI

   alone I sat
3. clause🔊 מִפְּנֵ֤י יָֽדְךָ֙ בָּדָ֣ד יָשַׁ֔בְתִּי כִּֽי־זַ֖עַם מִלֵּאתָֽנִי׃

   mip-ne yad-KHA ba-DAD ya-SHAV-TI ki-ZA-am mil-le-TA-ni

   from before or because of your hand alone I sat because indignation or wrath you filled me
4. sentence🔊 לֹֽא־יָשַׁ֥בְתִּי בְסוֹד־מְשַׂחֲקִ֖ים וָֽאֶעְלֹ֑ז מִפְּנֵ֤י יָֽדְךָ֙ בָּדָ֣ד יָשַׁ֔בְתִּי כִּֽי־זַ֖עַם מִלֵּאתָֽנִי׃

   lo-YA-shav-TI ve-SOD-me-sa-kha-KIM va-e-LOZ mip-ne yad-KHA ba-DAD ya-SHAV-TI ki-ZA-am mil-le-TA-ni

   not I sat in council of ones joking or reveling and I exulted or rejoiced from before or because of your hand alone I sat because indignation or wrath you filled me

Exegesis

The verse begins with the emphatic negation lo {לֹא־ | lō} ‘not’ followed by the perfect ya-shav-ti {יָשַׁ֥בְתִּי | yā-šav-tî} ‘I sat,’ forming a strong denial.