Psalms

Psalm 119:1–3

¹Blessed^a 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.

³They do no iniquity;

they walk in His ways.

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.

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

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They	אַ֭ף	’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
do	פָעֲל֣וּ	p̄ā·‘ă·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6466 do, make
no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
iniquity	עַוְלָ֑ה	‘aw·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5766 injustice, unrighteousness
they walk	הָלָֽכוּ׃	hā·lā·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
in His ways	בִּדְרָכָ֥יו	biḏ·rā·ḵāw	Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner

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

Psalm 119:3 1 John 5:18 · 1 John 3:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.