Psalms

Psalm 119:66–67

⁶⁶Teach me good judgment and knowledge,

for I believe in Your commandments.

⁶⁷Before I was afflicted, I went astray;

but now I keep Your word.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Teach me	לַמְּדֵ֑נִי	lam·mə·ḏê·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H3925 exercise in, learn
good	ט֤וּב	ṭūḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2898 good things, goods, goodness
judgment	טַ֣עַם	ṭa·‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H2940 taste, judgement
and knowledge	וָדַ֣עַת	wā·ḏa·‘aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge
for	כִּ֖י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I believe	הֶאֱמָֽנְתִּי׃	he·’ĕ·mā·nə·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H539 confirm, support
in Your commandments	בְמִצְוֺתֶ֣יךָ	ḇə·miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4687 commandment

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Before	טֶ֣רֶם	ṭe·rem	Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
I was afflicted	אֶ֭עֱנֶה	’e·‘ĕ·neh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6031 be occupied, busied with
I	אֲנִ֣י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
went astray	שֹׁגֵ֑ג	šō·ḡêḡ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7683 go astray, commit sin or error
but now	וְ֝עַתָּ֗ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
I keep	שָׁמָֽרְתִּי׃	šā·mā·rə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
Your word	אִמְרָתְךָ֥	’im·rā·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H565 utterance, speech, word

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

Psalm 119:66 Philippians 1:9 · Proverbs 2:1–9 · 1 Kings 3:9 · James 3:13–18 · Psalm 119:34 · Psalm 119:160 · Isaiah 11:2–4 · Psalm 119:128 · Psalm 119:172 · Matthew 13:11 · Psalm 72:1–2 · Nehemiah 9:13–14

Psalm 119:67 Jeremiah 31:18–19 · Psalm 119:71 · Hosea 5:15–6:1 · Psalm 119:75 · Psalm 119:176 · Hebrews 12:5–11 · Hosea 2:6–7 · Revelation 3:10 · Jeremiah 22:21 · 2 Samuel 11:2–27 · Proverbs 1:32 · 2 Chronicles 33:9–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.