Psalms

Psalm 119:127–128

¹²⁷Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold,

even the purest gold.

¹²⁸Therefore I admire all Your precepts

and hate every false way.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
I love	אָהַ֣בְתִּי	’ā·haḇ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H157 love
Your commandments	מִצְוֺתֶ֑יךָ	miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4687 commandment
more than gold	מִזָּהָ֥ב	miz·zā·hāḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
even the purest gold	וּמִפָּֽז׃	ū·mip·pāz	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H6337 refined, pure gold

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
I admire	יִשָּׁ֑רְתִּי	yiš·šā·rə·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H3474 be smooth, straight, right
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Your precepts	פִּקּ֣וּדֵי	piq·qū·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6490 precept
and hate	שָׂנֵֽאתִי׃	śā·nê·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8130 hate
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
false	שֶׁ֣קֶר	še·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
way	אֹ֖רַח	’ō·raḥ	Noun - common singular construct	H734 way, path

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 119:127 Psalm 19:10 · Matthew 13:45–46 · Proverbs 8:11 · Proverbs 3:13–18 · Proverbs 16:16 · Psalm 119:72 · Ephesians 3:8

Psalm 119:128 Psalm 119:104 · Romans 7:22 · Psalm 19:7–8 · Psalm 119:6 · Proverbs 30:5 · Deuteronomy 4:8 · Job 33:27 · Romans 7:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.