Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhy, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage. Young's Literal Translation Why causest Thou us to wander, O Jehovah, from Thy ways? Thou hardenest our heart from Thy fear, Turn back for Thy servants’ sake, The tribes of Thine inheritance. King James Bible O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, [and] hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. Hebrew Why,לָ֣מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what O LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel do You make us stray תַתְעֵ֤נוּ (ṯaṯ·‘ê·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common plural Strong's 8582: To vacillate, reel, stray from Your ways מִדְּרָכֶ֔יךָ (mid·də·rā·ḵe·ḵā) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action [and] harden תַּקְשִׁ֥יחַ (taq·šî·aḥ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7188: To make hard, treat roughly our hearts לִבֵּ֖נוּ (lib·bê·nū) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre from fearing You? מִיִּרְאָתֶ֑ךָ (mî·yir·’ā·ṯe·ḵā) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3374: Fear, reverence Return, שׁ֚וּב (ūḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again for the sake לְמַ֣עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Preposition Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent of Your servants, עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant the tribes שִׁבְטֵ֖י (šiḇ·ṭê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe of Your heritage. נַחֲלָתֶֽךָ׃ (na·ḥă·lā·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion |