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Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. (KJV)

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שָׂ֭רִיםSa.rimicials

Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269

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

Meaning: ruler

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Psalms 119:161 word 1

רְדָפ֣וּנִיre.da.Fu.nithey have harassed me

Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291

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

Meaning: to pursue

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT Psalms 119:161 word 2

חִנָּ֑םchi.Namwithout cause

Lemma: חִנָּם (chin.nam) · Strong's: H2600

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: for nothing

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 29:15, Exodus 21:2, Exodus 21:11, Numbers 11:5, 1 Samuel 19:5, 1 Samuel 25:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2600; TAHOT Psalms 119:161 word 3

פָּחַ֥דpa.Chadit is in dread

Lemma: פָּחַד (pa.chad) · Strong's: H6342

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to dread

Used 25 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:66, Deuteronomy 28:67, Job 3:25, Job 4:14, Job 23:15, Psalms 14:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6342; TAHOT Psalms 119:161 word 4

לִבִּֽי\׃li.Biheart my

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

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

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Psalms 119:161 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

Rulers	→	שַׂר H8269 ruler
persecute me	→	רָדַף H7291 to pursue
without cause	→	חִנָּם H2600 for nothing
but my heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
fears only	→	פָּחַד H6342 to dread
Your word	→	H1697

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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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