Psalms
Psalm 119:123–125
123My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation,
and for Your righteous promise.
124Deal with Your servant according to Your loving devotion,
and teach me Your statutes.
125I am Your servant; give me understanding,
that I may know Your testimonies.
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 119:123
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My eyes | עֵ֭ינַי | ‘ê·nay | Noun - cdc; first person common singular | H5869 eye |
| fail | כָּל֣וּ | kā·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| looking for Your salvation | לִֽישׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָ | lî·šū·‘ā·ṯe·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3444 salvation |
| for Your righteous | צִדְקֶֽךָ׃ | ṣiḏ·qe·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6664 rightness, righteousness |
| promise | וּלְאִמְרַ֥ת | ū·lə·’im·raṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H565 utterance, speech, word |
Psalm 119:124
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deal | עֲשֵׂ֖ה | ‘ă·śêh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| with | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| Your servant | עַבְדְּךָ֥ | ‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| according to Your loving devotion | כְחַסְדֶּ֗ךָ | ḵə·ḥas·de·ḵā | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| and teach me | לַמְּדֵֽנִי׃ | lam·mə·ḏê·nî | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H3925 exercise in, learn |
| Your statutes | וְחֻקֶּ֥יךָ | wə·ḥuq·qe·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due |
Psalm 119:125
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | אָ֥נִי | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am Your servant | עַבְדְּךָ־ | ‘aḇ·də·ḵā- | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| give me understanding | הֲבִינֵ֑נִי | hă·ḇî·nê·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H995 discern |
| that I may know | וְ֝אֵדְעָ֗ה | wə·’ê·ḏə·‘āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| 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 119:123 Psalm 130:6 · Lamentations 4:17 · Psalm 119:81–82 · Psalm 69:3 · Psalm 143:7
Psalm 119:124 Psalm 119:12 · Daniel 9:18 · Psalm 119:76–77 · Psalm 103:10 · Psalm 130:7 · Psalm 69:13 · Psalm 119:132 · Psalm 51:1 · Psalm 119:26 · Psalm 69:16 · 2 Timothy 1:16–18 · Luke 18:13
Psalm 119:125 James 3:13–17 · Psalm 116:16 · James 1:5 · 2 Corinthians 3:5–6 · Psalm 119:34 · Proverbs 14:8 · Psalm 119:29 · Psalm 119:66 · Psalm 119:18–19 · Proverbs 9:10 · Psalm 119:11 · Romans 6:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.