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Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes. (KJV)

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רָח֣וֹקra.Chok[is] far

Lemma: רָחֹק (ra.choq) · Strong's: H7350

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: distant

Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 22:4, Genesis 37:18, Exodus 2:4, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 20:21, Exodus 24:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7350; TAHOT Psalms 119:155 word 1

מֵרְשָׁעִ֣יםme.re.sha.'Imfrom wicked [people]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Psalms 119:155 word 2

יְשׁוּעָ֑הye.shu.'Ahsalvation

Lemma: יְשׁוּעָה (ye.shu.ah) · Strong's: H3444

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: salvation

Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 49:18, Exodus 14:13, Exodus 15:2, Deuteronomy 32:15, 1 Samuel 2:1, 1 Samuel 14:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3444; TAHOT Psalms 119:155 word 3

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Psalms 119:155 word 4

חֻ֝קֶּיךָChu.kei.chadecrees your

Lemma: חֹק (choq) · Strong's: H2706G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: statute: decree

Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 47:26, Exodus 5:14, Exodus 12:24, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2706G; TAHOT Psalms 119:155 word 5

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Psalms 119:155 word 6

דָרָֽשׁוּ\׃da.Ra.shuthey have sought

Lemma: דָּרַשׁ (da.rash) · Strong's: H1875

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to seek

Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 42:22, Exodus 18:15, Leviticus 10:16, Deuteronomy 4:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1875; TAHOT Psalms 119:155 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Salvation	→	יְשׁוּעָה H3444 salvation
is far	→	רָחֹק H7350 distant
from the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
they do not	→	לֹא H3808 not
seek	→	דָּרַשׁ H1875 to seek
Your statutes	→	חֹק H2706G statute: decree

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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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