Psalms
Psalm 119:144–145
144Your testimonies are righteous forever.
Give me understanding, that I may live.
145I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD!
I will obey Your statutes.
Word by word
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Psalm 119:144
| 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 |
Psalm 119:145
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I call | קָרָ֣אתִי | qā·rā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| with all | בְכָל־ | ḇə·ḵāl- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| my heart | לֵ֭ב | lêḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| answer me | עֲנֵ֥נִי | ‘ă·nê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| I will obey | אֶצֹּֽרָה׃ | ’eṣ·ṣō·rāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H5341 watch, guard, keep |
| Your statutes | חֻקֶּ֥יךָ | ḥuq·qe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 119:144 1 Peter 1:23–25 · Daniel 12:10 · Psalm 119:169 · 2 Corinthians 4:6 · Jeremiah 4:22 · Isaiah 27:11 · Psalm 119:73 · Proverbs 10:21 · 1 John 5:20–21 · Matthew 5:18 · Psalm 119:66 · Isaiah 6:9–10
Psalm 119:145 Psalm 119:10 · Jeremiah 29:13 · Psalm 119:106 · Psalm 102:1 · Psalm 119:44 · 1 Samuel 1:15 · Psalm 142:1–2 · Psalm 61:1–2 · Psalm 119:115 · Psalm 62:8 · 1 Samuel 1:10 · Psalm 86:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.