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O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! (KJV)

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אַ֭חֲלַי'A.cha.laiwould that!

Lemma: אַחֲלַי (a.cha.lay) · Strong's: H0305

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: O that!

Used 2 times. Also: 2 Kings 5:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0305; TAHOT Psalms 119:5 word 1

יִכֹּ֥נוּyi.Ko.nuthey will be steadfast

Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559H

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)

Meaning: to establish: establish

Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 41:32, Exodus 15:17, Joshua 3:17, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:4, Judges 16:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3559H; TAHOT Psalms 119:5 word 2

דְרָכָ֗יde.ra.Khaiways my

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Construct (HNcbpc)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Psalms 119:5 word 3

לִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.Morto keep

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104G

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

Meaning: to keep: obey

Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:10, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 37:11, Exodus 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104G; TAHOT Psalms 119:5 word 4

חֻקֶּֽיךָ\׃chu.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 119:5 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

Oh, that	→	אַחֲלַי H0305 O that!
my ways	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
were committed	→	כּוּן H3559H to establish: establish
to keeping	→	שָׁמַר H8104G to keep: obey
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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