sar.aph denotes inner anxious thoughts or pressures brought before God for examination or consolation.

The attested use concerns inward anxieties or troubling thoughts: they are offered for divine scrutiny in Psalm 139:23 and described as multiplied within the speaker in Psalm 94:19.

1. Inner anxious thoughts and pressures · dominant

   Both occurrences use a common masculine plural construct noun for inward concerns. In Psalm 139:23 the speaker asks God to know these thoughts in the context of being searched and tested; in Psalm 94:19 they are many within the speaker, while God's consolations delight the soul.

   Psalm 139:23Psalm 94:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "anxious thoughts" in Psalm 139:23 and as "anxieties" in Psalm 94:19. These phrases confirm the verses' portrayal of inward distress rather than establish separate senses.