Psa 6:3 | NETfull | STEP | I am absolutely terrified, and you, Lord

Psalms 6:3

3 I am absolutely terrified, ^{▼▼ Heb “my being is very terrified.” The suffixed form of נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “being”) is often equivalent to a pronoun in poetic texts.}
and you, Lord – how long will this continue? ^{▼▼ Heb “and you, Lord, how long?” The suffering psalmist speaks in broken syntax. He addresses God, but then simply cries out with a brief, but poignant, question: How long will this (= his suffering) continue?}