Psalms

Psalm 119:173–176

¹⁷³May Your hand be ready to help me,

for I have chosen Your precepts.

¹⁷⁴I long for Your salvation, O LORD,

and Your law is my delight.

¹⁷⁵Let me live to praise You;

may Your judgments sustain me.

¹⁷⁶I have strayed like a lost sheep;

seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May Your hand	יָדְךָ֥	yā·ḏə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
be ready	תְּהִֽי־	tə·hî-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to help me	לְעָזְרֵ֑נִי	lə·‘ā·zə·rê·nî	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H5826 help, succour
for	כִּ֖י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I have chosen	בָחָֽרְתִּי׃	ḇā·ḥā·rə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H977 choose
Your precepts	פִקּוּדֶ֣יךָ	p̄iq·qū·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6490 precept

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I long	תָּאַ֣בְתִּי	tā·’aḇ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8373 long
for Your salvation	לִֽישׁוּעָתְךָ֣	lî·šū·‘ā·ṯə·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3444 salvation
O LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and Your law	וְ֝תֽוֹרָתְךָ֗	wə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law
is my delight	שַׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃	ša·‘ă·šu·‘āy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H8191 enjoyment

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let me	נַ֭פְשִׁי	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
live	תְּֽחִי־	tə·ḥî-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular	H2421 live
to praise You	וּֽתְהַֽלְלֶ֑ךָּ	ū·ṯə·hal·le·kā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singular	H1984 shine
may Your judgments	וּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥ךָ	ū·miš·pā·ṭe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4941 judgment
sustain me	יַעֲזְרֻֽנִי׃	ya·‘ăz·ru·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular	H5826 help, succour

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I have strayed	תָּעִ֗יתִי	tā·‘î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8582 err
like a lost	אֹ֭בֵד	’ō·ḇêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6 perish
sheep	כְּשֶׂ֣ה	kə·śeh	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat)
seek	בַּקֵּ֣שׁ	baq·qêš	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H1245 seek
Your servant	עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ	‘aḇ·de·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I have not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
forgotten	שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃	šā·ḵā·ḥə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7911 forget
Your commandments	מִ֝צְוֺתֶ֗יךָ	miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4687 commandment