Psalms

Psalm 119:140–144

¹⁴⁰Your promise is completely pure;

therefore Your servant loves it.

¹⁴¹I am lowly and despised,

but I do not forget Your precepts.

¹⁴²Your righteousness is everlasting

and Your law is true.

¹⁴³Trouble and distress have found me,

but Your commandments are my delight.

¹⁴⁴Your testimonies are righteous forever.

Give me understanding, that I may live.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your promise	אִמְרָתְךָ֥	’im·rā·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H565 utterance, speech, word
is completely	מְאֹ֗ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
pure	צְרוּפָ֖ה	ṣə·rū·p̄āh	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H6884 smelt, refine, test
therefore Your servant	וְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥	wə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
loves it	אֲהֵבָֽהּ׃	’ă·hê·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H157 love

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אָנֹכִ֣י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am lowly	צָעִ֣יר	ṣā·‘îr	Adjective - masculine singular	H6810 little, insignificant, young
and despised	וְנִבְזֶ֑ה	wə·niḇ·zeh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H959 despise
but I do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
forget	שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃	šā·ḵā·ḥə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7911 forget
Your precepts	פִּ֝קֻּדֶ֗יךָ	piq·qu·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6490 precept

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your righteousness	צִדְקָתְךָ֣	ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6666 righteousness
is everlasting	לְעוֹלָ֑ם	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
and Your law	וְֽתוֹרָתְךָ֥	wə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law
is true	אֱמֶֽת׃	’ĕ·meṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Trouble	צַר־	ṣar-	Adjective - masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight
and distress	וּמָצ֥וֹק	ū·mā·ṣō·wq	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4689 straitness, straits, stress
have found me	מְצָא֑וּנִי	mə·ṣā·’ū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
but Your commandments	מִ֝צְוֺתֶ֗יךָ	miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4687 commandment
are my delight	שַׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃	ša·‘ă·šu·‘āy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H8191 enjoyment

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your testimonies	עֵדְוֺתֶ֥יךָ	‘ê·ḏə·wō·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5715 testimony
are righteous	צֶ֖דֶק	ṣe·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6664 rightness, righteousness
forever	לְעוֹלָ֗ם	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
Give me understanding	הֲבִינֵ֥נִי	hă·ḇî·nê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H995 discern
that I may live	וְאֶחְיֶֽה׃	wə·’eḥ·yeh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H2421 live