Psalms
Psalm 119:69–70
69Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies,
I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
70Their hearts are callous and insensitive,d
but I delight in Your law.
Footnotes
- d 119:70 Or fat
Word by word
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Psalm 119:69
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Though the arrogant | זֵדִ֑ים | zê·ḏîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2086 insolent, presumptuous |
| have smeared me | טָפְל֬וּ | ṭā·p̄ə·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2950 smear or plaster (over), stick, glue |
| with lies | שֶׁ֣קֶר | še·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| I | אֲ֝נִ֗י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| keep | אֱצֹּ֬ר | ’ĕṣ·ṣōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5341 watch, guard, keep |
| Your precepts | פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃ | piq·qū·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6490 precept |
| with all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| my heart | לֵ֤ב׀ | lêḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
Psalm 119:70
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Their hearts | לִבָּ֑ם | lib·bām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| are callous | טָפַ֣שׁ | ṭā·p̄aš | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2954 be gross |
| and insensitive | כַּחֵ֣לֶב | ka·ḥê·leḇ | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2459 fat |
| but I | אֲ֝נִ֗י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| delight | שִֽׁעֲשָֽׁעְתִּי׃ | ši·‘ă·šā·‘ə·tî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H8173 be smeared over, blinded |
| in Your law | תּוֹרָתְךָ֥ | tō·w·rā·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8451 direction, instruction, law |
Cross-references
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Psalm 119:69 Job 13:4 · Matthew 5:11–12 · Psalm 109:2–3 · Psalm 119:157 · Matthew 26:59–68 · Psalm 119:51 · James 1:8 · Psalm 119:58 · Psalm 119:34 · Acts 24:5 · Acts 24:13 · Psalm 35:11
Psalm 119:70 Psalm 17:10 · Acts 28:27 · Psalm 73:7 · Psalm 119:16 · Isaiah 6:10 · Psalm 40:8 · Psalm 119:35 · Romans 7:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.