Psalms
Psalm 119:23
23Though rulers sit and slander me,
Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Though | גַּ֤ם | gam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| rulers | שָׂ֭רִים | śā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| sit | יָֽשְׁב֣וּ | yā·šə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| and slander | נִדְבָּ֑רוּ | niḏ·bā·rū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1696 speak |
| me | בִּ֣י | bî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| Your servant | עַ֝בְדְּךָ֗ | ‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| meditates | יָשִׂ֥יחַ | yā·śî·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7878 muse, complain |
| on Your statutes | בְּחֻקֶּֽיךָ׃ | bə·ḥuq·qe·ḵā | Preposition-b; 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 2:1–2 · 1 Samuel 22:7–13 · Luke 23:10–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.