Psalms

Psalm 119:98–100

⁹⁸Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,

for they are always with me.

⁹⁹I have more insight than all my teachers,

for Your testimonies are my meditation.

¹⁰⁰I discern more than the elders,

for I obey Your precepts.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your commandments	מִצְוֺתֶ֑ךָ	miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4687 commandment
make me wiser	תְּחַכְּמֵ֣נִי	tə·ḥak·kə·mê·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H2449 be wise
than my enemies	מֵ֭אֹ֣יְבַי	mê·’ō·yə·ḇay	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H341 be hostile to
for	כִּ֖י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they	הִיא־	hî-	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
are always	לְעוֹלָ֣ם	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
with me	לִֽי׃	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I have more insight	הִשְׂכַּ֑לְתִּי	hiś·kal·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H7919 be prudent
than all	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
my teachers	מְלַמְּדַ֥י	mə·lam·mə·ḏay	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H3925 exercise in, learn
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Your testimonies	עֵ֝דְוֺתֶ֗יךָ	‘ê·ḏə·wō·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5715 testimony
are my meditation	שִׂ֣יחָה	śî·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7881 id.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I discern	אֶתְבּוֹנָ֑ן	’eṯ·bō·w·nān	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singular	H995 discern
more than the elders	מִזְּקֵנִ֥ים	miz·zə·qê·nîm	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine plural	H2205 old
for	כִּ֖י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I obey	נָצָֽרְתִּי׃	nā·ṣā·rə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5341 watch, guard, keep
Your precepts	פִקּוּדֶ֣יךָ	p̄iq·qū·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6490 precept

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

Psalm 119:98 Proverbs 2:6 · Colossians 3:16 · Psalm 119:104–105 · James 1:25 · Deuteronomy 4:6 · Psalm 119:11 · Psalm 119:30 · Deuteronomy 4:8 · 1 Samuel 18:14 · 1 Samuel 18:5 · 1 Samuel 18:30

Psalm 119:99 Matthew 13:11 · Matthew 11:25 · 2 Timothy 3:15–17 · Psalm 119:24 · Matthew 23:24–36 · 2 Chronicles 29:15–36 · 2 Chronicles 30:22 · Jeremiah 2:8 · Jeremiah 8:8–9 · Hebrews 5:12 · Matthew 15:6–9 · 1 Chronicles 15:11–13

Psalm 119:100 James 3:13 · Psalm 111:10 · Jeremiah 8:8–9 · Job 15:9–10 · Job 28:28 · Job 12:12 · 1 Kings 12:6–15 · Matthew 7:24 · Job 32:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.