Psalms

Psalm 119:1–8

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.

⁴You have ordained Your precepts,

that we should keep them diligently.

⁵Oh, that my ways were committed

to keeping Your statutes!

⁶Then I would not be ashamed

when I consider all Your commandments.

⁷I will praise You with an upright heart

when I learn Your righteous judgments.

⁸I will keep Your statutes;

do not utterly forsake me.

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	אַ֭תָּה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
have ordained	צִוִּ֥יתָה	ṣiw·wî·ṯāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
Your precepts	פִקֻּדֶ֗יךָ	p̄iq·qu·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6490 precept
that we should keep them	לִשְׁמֹ֥ר	liš·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
diligently	מְאֹֽד׃	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Oh	אַ֭חֲלַי	’a·ḥă·lay	Interjection	H305 ah that!
that	אַ֭חֲלַי	’a·ḥă·lay	Interjection	H305 ah that!
my ways	דְרָכָ֗י	ḏə·rā·ḵāy	Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
were committed	יִכֹּ֥נוּ	yik·kō·nū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3559 be firm
to keeping	לִשְׁמֹ֥ר	liš·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
Your statutes	חֻקֶּֽיךָ׃	ḥuq·qe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	אָ֥ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
I would not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be ashamed	אֵב֑וֹשׁ	’ê·ḇō·wōš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H954 be ashamed
when I consider	בְּ֝הַבִּיטִ֗י	bə·hab·bî·ṭî	Preposition-b; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H5027 look
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Your commandments	מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָ׃	miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4687 commandment

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will praise You	א֭וֹדְךָ	’ō·wḏ·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H3034 throw, cast
with an upright	בְּיֹ֣שֶׁר	bə·yō·šer	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3476 straightness, uprightness
heart	לֵבָ֑ב	lê·ḇāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
when I learn	בְּ֝לָמְדִ֗י	bə·lā·mə·ḏî	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H3925 exercise in, learn
Your righteous	צִדְקֶֽךָ׃	ṣiḏ·qe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
judgments	מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י	miš·pə·ṭê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4941 judgment

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will keep	אֶשְׁמֹ֑ר	’eš·mōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
Your statutes	חֻקֶּ֥יךָ	ḥuq·qe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
do not	אַֽל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
utterly	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
forsake me	תַּעַזְבֵ֥נִי	ta·‘az·ḇê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose