Psalms
Psalm 119:103–104
103How sweet are Your words to my taste—
sweeter than honey in my mouth!
104I gain understanding from Your precepts;
therefore I hate every false way.
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 119:103
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| sweet | נִּמְלְצ֣וּ | nim·lə·ṣū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H4452 be smooth, slippery |
| are Your words | אִמְרָתֶ֗ךָ | ’im·rā·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H565 utterance, speech, word |
| to my taste | לְ֭חִכִּי | lə·ḥik·kî | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H2441 palate, roof of mouth, gums |
| honey | מִדְּבַ֥שׁ | mid·də·ḇaš | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H1706 honey |
| in my mouth | לְפִֽי׃ | lə·p̄î | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6310 mouth |
Psalm 119:104
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I gain understanding | אֶתְבּוֹנָ֑ן | ’eṯ·bō·w·nān | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singular | H995 discern |
| from Your precepts | מִפִּקּוּדֶ֥יךָ | mip·piq·qū·ḏe·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6490 precept |
| therefore | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| I hate | שָׂנֵ֤אתִי׀ | śā·nê·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8130 hate |
| every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| false | שָֽׁקֶר׃ | šā·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| way | אֹ֬רַח | ’ō·raḥ | Noun - common singular construct | H734 way, path |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 119:103 Proverbs 8:11 · Proverbs 24:13–14 · Psalm 19:10 · Psalm 63:5 · Job 23:12 · Proverbs 3:17 · Song of Solomon 5:1
Psalm 119:104 Psalm 119:128 · Proverbs 8:13 · Proverbs 14:12 · Psalm 97:10 · Psalm 119:98 · Psalm 119:100 · Romans 12:9 · Psalm 101:3 · Matthew 7:13 · Amos 5:15 · Psalm 119:29–30 · Psalm 36:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.