Psalms
Psalm 119:118–119
118You reject all who stray from Your statutes,
for their deceitfulness is in vain.
119All the wicked on earth You discard like dross;
therefore I love Your testimonies.
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Psalm 119:118
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You reject | סָ֭לִיתָ | sā·lî·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H5541 make light of, toss aside |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| who stray | שׁוֹגִ֣ים | šō·w·ḡîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7686 go astray, err |
| from Your statutes | מֵחֻקֶּ֑יךָ | mê·ḥuq·qe·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due |
| for | כִּי־ | kî·še- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| their deceitfulness | תַּרְמִיתָֽם׃ | tar·mî·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H8649 fraud |
| is in vain | שֶׁ֝֗קֶר | Še·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
Psalm 119:119
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the wicked | רִשְׁעֵי־ | riš·‘ê- | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| on earth | אָ֑רֶץ | ’ā·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| You discard | הִשְׁבַּ֥תָּ | hiš·ba·tā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H7673 cease, desist, rest |
| like dross | סִגִ֗ים | si·ḡîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5509 a moving back or away |
| therefore | לָ֝כֵ֗ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| I love | אָהַ֥בְתִּי | ’ā·haḇ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H157 love |
| Your testimonies | עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | ‘ê·ḏō·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5713 testimony, witness |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 119:118 Psalm 119:10 · Psalm 119:21 · Isaiah 63:3 · Isaiah 44:20 · Psalm 119:29 · Ephesians 5:6 · Revelation 18:23 · Ephesians 4:22 · 2 Timothy 3:13
Psalm 119:119 Malachi 3:2–3 · Matthew 7:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.