Psalms 119:77 Go deeper

Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight. (KJV)

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יְבֹא֣וּנִיye.vo.'U.nilet them come to me

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Psalms 119:77 word 1

רַחֲמֶ֣יךָra.cha.Mei.khacompassion<s> your

Lemma: רַחֲמִים (ra.cha.mim) · Strong's: H7356B

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

Meaning: compassion

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 43:14, Genesis 43:30, Deuteronomy 13:17, 1 Kings 3:26, 1 Kings 8:50, 1 Chronicles 21:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7356B; TAHOT Psalms 119:77 word 2

וְאֶֽחְיֶ֑הve.'ech.Yehso I may live

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqu1cs)

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 119:77 word 3

כִּי\־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 119:77 word 4

תֽ֝וֹרָתְךָ֗to.ra.te.khalaw your

Lemma: תּוֹרָה (to.rah) · Strong's: H8451

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: instruction

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:49, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8451; TAHOT Psalms 119:77 word 5

שַֽׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי\׃Sha.'a.shu.'Ai[is] delight<s> my

Lemma: שַׁעֲשֻׁעִים (sha.shu.a) · Strong's: H8191

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

Meaning: delight

Used 9 times. Also: Psalms 119:24, Psalms 119:92, Psalms 119:143, Psalms 119:174, Proverbs 8:30, Proverbs 8:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8191; TAHOT Psalms 119:77 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

May Your compassion	→	רַחֲמִים H7356B compassion
come to me	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
that I may live	→	חָיָה H2421 to live
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
Your law	→	תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction
[is] my delight	→	שַׁעֲשֻׁעִים H8191 delight

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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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