Psalms 119:159 Go deeper

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Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD , according to thy lovingkindness. (KJV)

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רְ֭אֵהRe.'ehsee

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200H

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

Meaning: to see: examine

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 42:1, Exodus 33:13, Judges 6:22, Judges 18:26, 1 Samuel 10:14, 1 Samuel 12:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200H; TAHOT Psalms 119:159 word 1

כִּי\־ki-that

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 119:159 word 2

פִקּוּדֶ֣יךָfi.ku.Dei.chaprecepts your

Lemma: פִּקּוּד (piq.qud) · Strong's: H6490

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

Meaning: precept

Used 24 times. Also: Psalms 19:8, Psalms 103:18, Psalms 111:7, Psalms 119:4, Psalms 119:15, Psalms 119:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6490; TAHOT Psalms 119:159 word 3

אָהָ֑בְתִּי'a.Ha.ve.tiI love

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to love: lover

Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Psalms 119:159 word 4

יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehO Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Psalms 119:159 word 5

כְּֽחַסְדְּךָ֥ke.chas.de.Khaaccording to covenant loyalty your

Lemma: חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) · Strong's: H2617A

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

Meaning: kindness

Used 241 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2617A; TAHOT Psalms 119:159 word 6

חַיֵּֽנִי\׃chai.Ye.nipreserve alive me

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

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpv2ms)

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 119:159 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Consider	→	רָאָה H7200H to see: examine
how	→	כִּי H3588A for
I love	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover
Your precepts	→	פִּקּוּד H6490 precept
O LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
give me life	→	חָיָה H2421 to live
according to Your loving devotion	→	חֶ֫סֶד H2617A kindness

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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