Psalms

Psalm 119:103–105

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.

¹⁰⁵Your word is a lamp to my feet

and a light to my path.

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
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

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your word	דְבָרֶ֑ךָ	ḏə·ḇā·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
is a lamp	נֵר־	nêr-	Noun - masculine singular	H5216 lamp
to my feet	לְרַגְלִ֥י	lə·raḡ·lî	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7272 foot
and a light	וְ֝א֗וֹר	wə·’ō·wr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H216 light
to my path	לִנְתִיבָתִֽי׃	lin·ṯî·ḇā·ṯî	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5410 path, pathway

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

Psalm 119:105 Proverbs 6:23 · Psalm 43:3 · Psalm 18:28 · 2 Peter 1:19 · Job 29:3 · Psalm 19:8 · Ephesians 5:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.