Psalms 119:116 Go deeper

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Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

סָמְכֵ֣נִיsa.me.Khe.nisustain me

Lemma: סָמַךְ (sa.makh) · Strong's: H5564

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to support

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 27:37, Exodus 29:10, Exodus 29:15, Exodus 29:19, Leviticus 1:4, Leviticus 3:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5564; TAHOT Psalms 119:116 word 1

כְאִמְרָתְךָ֣khe.'im.ra.te.Khaaccording to word your

Lemma: אִמְרָה (im.rah) · Strong's: H0565A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: word

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 4:23, Deuteronomy 32:2, Deuteronomy 33:9, 2 Samuel 22:31, Psalms 12:6, Psalms 17:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0565A; TAHOT Psalms 119:116 word 2

וְאֶֽחְיֶ֑הve.'ech.Yehso I may live

Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqu1cs)

Meaning: to live

Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Psalms 119:116 word 3

וְאַל\־ve.'al-and may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Psalms 119:116 word 4

תְּ֝בִישֵׁ֗נִיte.vi.She.niyou put to shame me

Lemma: בּוֹשׁ (bush) · Strong's: H0954

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)

Meaning: be ashamed

Used 126 times. Also: Genesis 2:25, Exodus 32:1, Judges 3:25, Judges 5:28, 2 Samuel 19:5, 2 Kings 2:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0954; TAHOT Psalms 119:116 word 5

מִשִּׂבְרִֽי\׃mi.siv.Rifrom hope my

Lemma: שֵׂ֫בֶר (se.ver) · Strong's: H7664

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: hope

Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 146:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7664; TAHOT Psalms 119:116 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Sustain me	→	סָמַךְ H5564 to support
as You promised	→	אִמְרָה H0565A word
that I may live	→	חָיָה H2421 to live
let me not	→	אַל H0408 not
be ashamed	→	בּוֹשׁ H0954 be ashamed
of my hope	→	שֵׂ֫בֶר H7664 hope

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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