Psalms 37:31 Go deeper

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. (KJV)

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תּוֹרַ֣תto.Rat[the] law of

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 37:31 word 1

אֱלֹהָ֣יו'e.lo.HavGod his

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

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

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Psalms 37:31 word 2

בְּלִבּ֑וֹbe.li.Bo[is] in heart his

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 37:31 word 3

לֹ֖אlo'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 37:31 word 4

תִמְעַ֣דtim.'Adit slips

Lemma: מָעַד (ma.ad) · Strong's: H4571

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to slip

Used 7 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:37, Job 12:5, Psalms 18:36, Psalms 26:1, Psalms 69:23, Proverbs 25:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4571; TAHOT Psalms 37:31 word 5

אֲשֻׁרָיו\׃'a.shu.Ravsteps his

Lemma: אֲשׁוּר (a.shur) · Strong's: H0838A

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

Meaning: step

Used 7 times. Also: Job 23:11, Psalms 17:5, Psalms 40:2, Psalms 44:18, Psalms 73:2, Proverbs 14:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0838A; TAHOT Psalms 37:31 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

The law	→	תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction
of his God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
is in his heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
his steps	→	אֲשׁוּר H0838A step
do not	→	לֹא H3808 not
falter	→	מָעַד H4571 to slip

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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