Psalms
Psalm 119:144
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 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.