Psalms
Psalm 119:1–2
1Blesseda are those whose way is blameless,
who walk in the Law of the LORD.
2Blessed are those who keep His testimonies
and seek Him with all their heart.
Footnotes
- a 119:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem of twenty-two stanzas, following the letters of the Hebrew alphabet; within a stanza, each verse begins with the same Hebrew letter.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 119:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed | אַשְׁרֵ֥י | ’aš·rê | Interjection | H835 happiness, blessedness |
| those whose way | דָ֑רֶךְ | ḏā·reḵ | Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| is blameless | תְמִֽימֵי־ | ṯə·mî·mê- | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H8549 complete, sound |
| who walk | הַֽ֝הֹלְכִ֗ים | ha·hō·lə·ḵîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in the Law | בְּתוֹרַ֥ת | bə·ṯō·w·raṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8451 direction, instruction, law |
| of the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Psalm 119:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed | אַ֭שְׁרֵי | ’aš·rê | Interjection | H835 happiness, blessedness |
| are those who keep | נֹצְרֵ֥י | nō·ṣə·rê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H5341 watch, guard, keep |
| His testimonies | עֵדֹתָ֗יו | ‘ê·ḏō·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5713 testimony, witness |
| and seek Him | יִדְרְשֽׁוּהוּ׃ | yiḏ·rə·šū·hū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H1875 resort to, seek |
| with all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| their heart | לֵ֥ב | lêḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 119:1 Luke 11:28 · Ezekiel 11:20 · James 1:25 · Psalm 128:1 · John 13:17 · Luke 1:6 · Psalm 1:1–3 · Titus 2:11–12 · 1 Thessalonians 4:1–2 · Psalm 112:1 · Proverbs 11:20 · Acts 24:16
Psalm 119:2 Jeremiah 29:13 · Deuteronomy 4:29 · Psalm 119:10 · John 14:23 · Psalm 25:10 · Ezekiel 36:27 · Deuteronomy 6:17 · Proverbs 23:26 · 2 Chronicles 31:21 · 1 Kings 2:3 · Deuteronomy 6:5 · 1 John 3:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.