Psalms
Psalm 119:167–168
167I obey Your testimonies
and love them greatly.
168I obey Your precepts and Your testimonies,
for all my ways are before You.
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Psalm 119:167
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | נַ֭פְשִׁי | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| obey | שָֽׁמְרָ֣ה | šā·mə·rāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| Your testimonies | עֵדֹתֶ֑יךָ | ‘ê·ḏō·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5713 testimony, witness |
| and love them | וָאֹהֲבֵ֥ם | wā·’ō·hă·ḇêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H157 love |
| greatly | מְאֹֽד׃ | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
Psalm 119:168
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I obey | שָׁמַ֣רְתִּי | šā·mar·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| Your precepts | פִ֭קּוּדֶיךָ | p̄iq·qū·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6490 precept |
| and Your testimonies | וְעֵדֹתֶ֑יךָ | wə·‘ê·ḏō·ṯe·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5713 testimony, witness |
| for | כִּ֖י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| my ways | דְּרָכַ֣י | də·rā·ḵay | Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| are before You | נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃ | neḡ·de·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5048 what is conspicuous or in front |
Cross-references
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Psalm 119:167 Hebrews 10:16 · Romans 7:22 · Psalm 40:8 · John 14:21–24 · John 15:9–10 · Psalm 119:97 · Psalm 119:111 · Psalm 119:159
Psalm 119:168 Proverbs 5:21 · Psalm 139:3 · Psalm 44:20–21 · Job 34:21 · Jeremiah 23:24 · Revelation 2:23 · Psalm 98:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.