Psalms 119:148 Go deeper

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Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word. (KJV)

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קִדְּמ֣וּki.de.Muthey anticipate

Lemma: קָדַם (qa.dam) · Strong's: H6923

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)

Meaning: to meet

Used 26 times. Also: Deuteronomy 23:4, 2 Samuel 22:6, 2 Samuel 22:19, 2 Kings 19:32, Nehemiah 13:2, Job 3:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6923; TAHOT Psalms 119:148 word 1

עֵ֭ינַי'Ei.naieyes my

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Psalms 119:148 word 2

אַשְׁמֻר֑וֹת'ash.mu.Rot[the] night-watches

Lemma: אַשְׁמוּרָה (ash.mu.rah) · Strong's: H0821

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: watch

Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 14:24, Judges 7:19, 1 Samuel 11:11, Psalms 63:6, Psalms 90:4, Lamentations 2:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0821; TAHOT Psalms 119:148 word 3

לָ֝שִׂ֗יחַla.Si.achto meditate

Lemma: שִׂיחַ (si.ach) · Strong's: H7878

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to muse

Used 20 times. Also: Judges 5:10, 1 Chronicles 16:9, Job 7:11, Job 12:8, Psalms 55:17, Psalms 69:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7878; TAHOT Psalms 119:148 word 4

בְּאִמְרָתֶֽךָ\׃be.'im.ra.Te.khaon 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 119:148 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

My eyes	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
anticipate	→	קָדַם H6923 to meet
the watches of night	→	אַשְׁמוּרָה H0821 watch
that I may meditate	→	שִׂיחַ H7878 to muse
on Your word	→	אִמְרָה H0565A word

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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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