Psalms
Psalm 18:21–22
21For I have kept the ways of the LORD
and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22For all His ordinances are before me;
I have not disregarded His statutes.
Word by word
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Psalm 18:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî·šā- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have kept | שָׁ֭מַרְתִּי | šā·mar·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| the ways | דַּרְכֵ֣י | dar·ḵê | Noun - common plural construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and have not | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| wickedly departed | רָ֝שַׁ֗עְתִּי | rā·ša‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7561 be wicked, act wickedly |
| from my God | מֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃ | mê·’ĕ·lō·hāy | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H430 God |
Psalm 18:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| His ordinances | מִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו | miš·pā·ṭāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
| before me | לְנֶגְדִּ֑י | lə·neḡ·dî | Preposition-l; first person common singular | H5048 what is conspicuous or in front |
| I have not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| disregarded | אָסִ֥יר | ’ā·sîr | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5493 turn aside |
| His statutes | וְ֝חֻקֹּתָ֗יו | wə·ḥuq·qō·ṯāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 18:21 Psalm 119:102 · Psalm 17:4 · Proverbs 8:32 · 1 John 2:19 · Psalm 26:1 · Acts 24:16 · 1 Thessalonians 2:10 · 2 Chronicles 34:33 · Psalm 119:10–11 · 1 Samuel 15:11
Psalm 18:22 Psalm 119:13 · Psalm 119:112 · Psalm 119:30 · Psalm 119:117 · Psalm 119:128 · John 5:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.