Psalms
Psalm 119:36–37
36Turn my heart to Your testimonies
and not to covetous gain.
37Turn my eyes away from worthless things;
revive me with Your word.c
Footnotes
- c 119:37 Two MT manuscripts and DSS; most MT manuscripts in Your way
Word by word
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Psalm 119:36
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turn | הַט־ | haṭ- | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| my heart | לִ֭בִּי | lib·bî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Your testimonies | עֵדְוֺתֶ֗יךָ | ‘ê·ḏə·wō·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5715 testimony |
| and not | וְאַ֣ל | wə·’al | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| covetous gain | בָּֽצַע׃ | bā·ṣa‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H1215 gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit |
Psalm 119:37
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turn | הַעֲבֵ֣ר | ha·‘ă·ḇêr | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| my eyes | עֵ֭ינַי | ‘ê·nay | Noun - cdc; first person common singular | H5869 eye |
| from worthless things | שָׁ֑וְא | šāw | Noun - masculine singular | H7723 emptiness, vanity |
| revive me | חַיֵּֽנִי׃ | ḥay·yê·nî | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H2421 live |
| with Your word | בִּדְרָכֶ֥ךָ | biḏ·rā·ḵe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 119:36 Luke 12:15 · Hebrews 13:5 · Mark 7:21–22 · Psalm 51:10 · 1 Kings 8:58 · Colossians 3:5 · 2 Peter 2:3 · Exodus 18:21 · Psalm 141:4 · 1 Timothy 6:17 · 2 Peter 2:14 · Ezekiel 11:19–20
Psalm 119:37 1 John 2:16 · Proverbs 4:25 · Isaiah 33:15 · Job 31:1 · Numbers 15:39 · Proverbs 23:5 · Matthew 5:28 · Psalm 119:40 · Psalm 71:20 · 2 Samuel 11:2 · Psalm 119:25 · Joshua 7:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.