Psalms

Psalm 119:59–60

⁵⁹I considered my ways

and turned my steps to Your testimonies.

⁶⁰I hurried without hesitating

to keep Your commandments.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I considered	חִשַּׁ֥בְתִּי	ḥiš·šaḇ·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H2803 think, account
my ways	דְרָכָ֑י	ḏə·rā·ḵāy	Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and turned	וָאָשִׁ֥יבָה	wā·’ā·šî·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H7725 turn back, return
my steps	רַ֝גְלַ֗י	raḡ·lay	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H7272 foot
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Your testimonies	עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ׃	‘ê·ḏō·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5713 testimony, witness

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I hurried	חַ֭שְׁתִּי	ḥaš·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2363 haste, make haste
without	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
hesitating	הִתְמַהְמָ֑הְתִּי	hiṯ·mah·mā·hə·tî	Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common singular	H4102 linger, tarry
to keep	לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר	liš·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
Your commandments	מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָ׃	miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4687 commandment

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 119:59 2 Corinthians 13:5 · Ezekiel 18:28 · Lamentations 3:40 · 2 Corinthians 12:21 · Luke 15:17–20 · Haggai 1:7 · Haggai 1:5 · Ezekiel 18:30 · Ezekiel 33:14–16 · Joel 2:13 · Deuteronomy 4:30–31 · Jeremiah 8:4–6

Psalm 119:60 Psalm 95:7–8 · Ecclesiastes 9:10 · Galatians 1:16 · Proverbs 27:1 · Ezekiel 10:6–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.