Verse 92

{ "verseID": "Psalms.119.92", "source": "לוּלֵ֣י ת֭וֹרָתְךָ שַׁעֲשֻׁעָ֑י אָ֝֗ז אָבַ֥דְתִּי בְעָנְיִֽי׃", "text": "Unless *lûlê* your law *ṯôrāṯəḵā* had been my delight *šaʿăšuʿāy*; then *ʾāz* I would have perished *ʾāḇaḏtî* in my affliction *bəʿānyî*.", "grammar": { "*lûlê*": "conjunction - unless/if not", "*ṯôrāṯəḵā*": "noun feminine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your law", "*šaʿăšuʿāy*": "masculine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - my delights", "*ʾāz*": "adverb - then/at that time", "*ʾāḇaḏtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I would have perished", "*bəʿānyî*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - in my affliction" }, "variants": { "*lûlê*": "unless/if not/except for", "*ṯôrāṯəḵā*": "your law/your instruction/your teaching", "*šaʿăšuʿāy*": "my delight/my pleasure/my enjoyment", "*ʾāḇaḏtî*": "I would have perished/I would have been destroyed/I would have been lost", "*bəʿānyî*": "in my affliction/in my suffering/in my misery" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 27:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Psalms.27.13", "source": "לׅׄוּלֵׅׄ֗אׅׄ‪[4]‬ הֶ֭אֱמַנְתִּי לִרְא֥וֹת בְּֽטוּב־יְהוָ֗ה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חַיִּֽים׃", "text": "*lûlēʾ* *heʾĕmantî* *lirʾôt* *bə-ṭûb*-*YHWH* *bə-ʾereṣ* *ḥayyîm*", "grammar": { "*lûlēʾ*": "conditional particle - if not/unless", "*heʾĕmantî*": "hiphil perfect 1st person singular - I believed", "*lirʾôt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to see", "*bə-ṭûb*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - in goodness of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - tetragrammaton", "*bə-ʾereṣ*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct - in land of", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun masculine plural - living/life" }, "variants": { "*lûlēʾ*": "if not/unless/had it not been that", "*heʾĕmantî*": "I believed/trusted/had faith", "*lirʾôt*": "to see/look upon/experience/perceive", "*ṭûb*": "goodness/welfare/prosperity/blessing", "*ʾereṣ*": "land/earth/ground/territory", "*ḥayyîm*": "living/life/lifetime/living ones" } }
  • Ps 94:18-19 : 18 { "verseID": "Psalms.94.18", "source": "אִם־אָ֭מַרְתִּי מָ֣טָה רַגְלִ֑י חַסְדְּךָ֥ יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִסְעָדֵֽנִי", "text": "If-*ʾāmartî* *māṭāh* *raglî* *ḥasdəkā* *YHWH* *yisʿādēnî*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-ʾāmartî*": "conditional particle + verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, singular - if I said", "*māṭāh*": "verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular - she has slipped", "*raglî*": "noun, feminine, singular + 1st person, singular pronominal suffix - my foot", "*ḥasdəkā*": "noun, masculine, singular + 2nd person, masculine, singular pronominal suffix - your steadfast love", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*yisʿādēnî*": "verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + 1st person, singular pronominal suffix - he will support me" }, "variants": { "*ʾāmartî*": "I said/I thought", "*māṭāh*": "has slipped/is slipping/has faltered", "*raglî*": "my foot/my footstep", "*ḥasdəkā*": "your steadfast love/your lovingkindness/your mercy", "*yisʿādēnî*": "will support me/will uphold me/will sustain me" } } 19 { "verseID": "Psalms.94.19", "source": "בְּרֹ֣ב שַׂרְעַפַּ֣י בְּקִרְבִּ֑י תַּ֝נְחוּמֶ֗יךָ יְֽשַׁעַשְׁע֥וּ נַפְשִֽׁי", "text": "In-multitude-of *śarʿappay* within-me *tanḥûmeykā* *yəšaʿašʿû* *napšî*", "grammar": { "*bə-rōb*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular, construct - in multitude of", "*śarʿappay*": "noun, masculine, plural + 1st person, singular pronominal suffix - my anxious thoughts", "*bə-qirbî*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular + 1st person, singular pronominal suffix - within me", "*tanḥûmeykā*": "noun, masculine, plural + 2nd person, masculine, singular pronominal suffix - your consolations", "*yəšaʿašʿû*": "verb, pilpel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural - they delight", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine, singular + 1st person, singular pronominal suffix - my soul" }, "variants": { "*rōb*": "multitude/abundance/greatness", "*śarʿappay*": "my anxious thoughts/my cares/my worries", "*qirbî*": "within me/inside me", "*tanḥûmeykā*": "your consolations/your comforts", "*yəšaʿašʿû*": "delight/comfort/bring pleasure to", "*napšî*": "my soul/my life/myself" } }
  • Ps 119:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Psalms.119.24", "source": "גַּֽם־עֵ֭דֹתֶיךָ שַׁעֲשֻׁעָ֗י אַנְשֵׁ֥י עֲצָתִֽי׃", "text": "*gam*-*ʿēdōtêḵā* *šaʿăšuʿāy* *ʾanšê* *ʿăṣātî*", "grammar": { "*gam*-*ʿēdōtêḵā*": "conjunction/adverb + feminine plural noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - also your testimonies", "*šaʿăšuʿāy*": "masculine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - my delights", "*ʾanšê*": "masculine plural construct - men of", "*ʿăṣātî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my counsel" }, "variants": { "*gam*": "also/even/indeed/moreover", "*ʿēdōtêḵā*": "your testimonies/witnesses/decrees", "*šaʿăšuʿāy*": "my delights/pleasures/enjoyments", "*ʾanšê*": "men of/people of/persons of", "*ʿăṣātî*": "my counsel/advice/plan" } }
  • Ps 119:77 : 77 { "verseID": "Psalms.119.77", "source": "יְבֹא֣וּנִי רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ וְאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה כִּי־תֽ֝וֹרָתְךָ֗ שַֽׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃", "text": "Let come to me *yəḇōʾûnî* your mercies *raḥămêḵā* and I will live *wəʾeḥyê*; for *kî* your law *ṯôrāṯəḵā* is my delight *šaʿăšuʿāy*.", "grammar": { "*yəḇōʾûnî*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural jussive + 1st person singular suffix - let them come to me", "*raḥămêḵā*": "masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your compassions/mercies", "*wəʾeḥyê*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - and I will live", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ṯôrāṯəḵā*": "noun feminine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your law", "*šaʿăšuʿāy*": "masculine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - my delights" }, "variants": { "*yəḇōʾûnî*": "let come to me/may come to me", "*raḥămêḵā*": "your compassions/your tender mercies/your mercy", "*wəʾeḥyê*": "and I will live/and let me live/and I may live", "*ṯôrāṯəḵā*": "your law/your instruction/your teaching", "*šaʿăšuʿāy*": "my delight/my pleasure/my enjoyment" } }
  • Ps 119:143 : 143 { "verseID": "Psalms.119.143", "source": "צַר־וּמָצ֥וֹק מְצָא֑וּנִי מִ֝צְוֺתֶ֗יךָ שַׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃", "text": "*ṣar*-*ûmāṣôq* *məṣāʾûnî* *miṣwōtêkā* *šaʿăšuʿāy*", "grammar": { "*ṣar*": "masculine singular noun - distress/trouble", "*ûmāṣôq*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun - and anguish", "*məṣāʾûnî*": "perfect, 3rd person common plural, qal with 1st person singular suffix - they found me", "*miṣwōtêkā*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your commandments", "*šaʿăšuʿāy*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my delights" }, "variants": { "*ṣar*": "distress/trouble/affliction", "*māṣôq*": "anguish/straits/distress", "*məṣāʾûnî*": "they found me/they came upon me/they overtook me", "*miṣwōtêkā*": "your commandments/your precepts", "*šaʿăšuʿāy*": "my delights/my pleasures/my joys" } }
  • Prov 6:22-23 : 22 { "verseID": "Proverbs.6.22", "source": "בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨ ׀ תַּנְחֶ֬ה אֹתָ֗ךְ בְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר עָלֶ֑יךָ וַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָ הִ֣יא תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃", "text": "In-*bəhithalleḵḵā* *tanḥeh* *ʾōtāḵ* in-*bəšāḵbəḵā* *tišmōr* upon-you and-*wahăqîṣôtā* *hîʾ* *təśîḥeḵā*", "grammar": { "*bəhithalleḵḵā*": "preposition + verb, hithpael infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your walking", "*tanḥeh*": "verb, hiphil imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - she will lead/guide", "*ʾōtāḵ*": "direct object marker with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - you", "*bəšāḵbəḵā*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your lying down", "*tišmōr*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - she will keep/guard", "*wahăqîṣôtā*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular - and you have awakened", "*hîʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person feminine singular - she", "*təśîḥeḵā*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - she will talk with you" }, "variants": { "*bəhithalleḵḵā*": "in your walking/when you walk", "*tanḥeh*": "will lead/will guide", "*bəšāḵbəḵā*": "in your lying down/when you sleep", "*tišmōr*": "will keep/will guard/will watch over", "*təśîḥeḵā*": "will talk with you/will meditate with you/will communicate with you" } } 23 { "verseID": "Proverbs.6.23", "source": "כִּ֤י נֵ֣ר מִ֭צְוָה וְת֣וֹרָה א֑וֹר וְדֶ֥רֶךְ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תּוֹכְח֥וֹת מוּסָֽר׃", "text": "For *nēr* *miṣwāh* and-*tôrāh* *ʾôr* and-*dereḵ* *ḥayyîm* *tôḵəḥôt* *mûsār*", "grammar": { "*nēr*": "noun, masculine singular - lamp", "*miṣwāh*": "noun, feminine singular - commandment", "*tôrāh*": "noun, feminine singular - teaching/instruction", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light", "*dereḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way of", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - life", "*tôḵəḥôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - reproofs of", "*mûsār*": "noun, masculine singular - discipline/instruction" }, "variants": { "*nēr*": "lamp/light", "*miṣwāh*": "commandment/precept", "*tôrāh*": "teaching/instruction/law", "*tôḵəḥôt*": "reproofs/corrections/rebukes", "*mûsār*": "discipline/instruction/correction" } }
  • Rom 15:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Romans.15.4", "source": "Ὅσα γὰρ προεγράφη εἰς τὴν ἡμετέραν διδασκαλίαν προεγράφη, ἵνα διὰ τῆς ὑπομονῆς καὶ τῆς παρακλήσεως τῶν γραφῶν τὴν ἐλπίδα ἔχωμεν.", "text": "*Hosa* *gar* *proegraphē* *eis* the *hēmeteran* *didaskalian* *proegraphē*, *hina* through the *hypomonēs* and the *paraklēseōs* of the *graphōn* the *elpida* we might *echōmen*.", "grammar": { "*Hosa*": "nominative, neuter, plural - whatever things", "*gar*": "postpositive particle - for/indeed", "*proegraphē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was written before", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - for/unto", "*hēmeteran*": "accusative, feminine, singular - our", "*didaskalian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - instruction/teaching", "*hina*": "conjunction - that/in order that", "*hypomonēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - endurance/patience/perseverance", "*paraklēseōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - comfort/encouragement/consolation", "*graphōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - scriptures/writings", "*elpida*": "accusative, feminine, singular - hope", "*echōmen*": "present active subjunctive, 1st person plural - we might have" }, "variants": { "*Hosa*": "whatever things/all that/as many things as", "*proegraphē*": "was written before/was written previously", "*didaskalian*": "instruction/teaching/training", "*hypomonēs*": "endurance/patience/perseverance/steadfastness", "*paraklēseōs*": "comfort/encouragement/consolation/exhortation", "*graphōn*": "scriptures/writings", "*elpida*": "hope/expectation", "*echōmen*": "we might have/we may have" } }