Psalms 1:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֤י אִ֥ם בְּתוֹרַ֥ת יְהוָ֗ה חֶ֫פְצ֥וֹ וּֽבְתוֹרָת֥וֹ יֶהְגֶּ֗ה יוֹמָ֥ם וָלָֽיְלָה׃

Transliteration

But if in-tôrat YHWH ḥepṣô and-in-tôrātô yehgeh yômām and-lāylāh

Grammar Details

*kî ʾim*: conjunction phrase - but/rather/but instead
*bə-*: preposition - in
*tôrat*: construct state, feminine singular - instruction of/law of
*YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
*ḥepṣô*: noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his delight/pleasure
*û-*: conjunction - and
*tôrātô*: feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his law/instruction
*yehgeh*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he meditates/mutters/ponders
*yômām*: adverb - by day/daytime
*wā-*: conjunction - and
*lāylāh*: masculine singular - night/nighttime

Word Meanings

*kî ʾim*: but rather/but if/except
*tôrat*: law/instruction/teaching/direction
*ḥepṣô*: his delight/his pleasure/his desire
*yehgeh*: meditates/mutters/ponders/whispers/utters
*yômām*: day/daytime/daily
*lāylāh*: night/nighttime

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Josh 1:8 : 8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Ps 119:35 : 35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; For therein do I delight.
Ps 119:11 : 11 Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.
Ps 119:92 : 92 Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
Ps 112:1 : 1 Praise ye Jehovah. Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, That delighteth greatly in his commandments.
Rom 7:22 : 22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
Ps 119:15-16 : 15 I will meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways. 16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Ps 119:97-99 : 97 MEM. Oh how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day. 98 Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; For they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thy testimonies are my meditation.
Ps 40:8 : 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God; Yea, thy law is within my heart.
Job 23:12 : 12 I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Jer 15:16 : 16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy words were unto me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by thy name, O Jehovah, God of hosts.
1 John 5:3 : 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
1 Tim 4:15 : 15 Be diligent in these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy progress may be manifest unto all.
Ps 119:1 : 1 ALEPH. Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah.
Ps 119:47-48 : 47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, Which I have loved. 48 I will lift up my hands also unto thy commandments, which I have loved; And I will meditate on thy statutes.
Ps 119:72 : 72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me Than thousands of gold and silver.
Ps 104:34 : 34 Let thy meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah.
Luke 18:7 : 7 And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and [yet] he is longsuffering over them?
Ps 88:1 : 1 A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah; for the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O Jehovah, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.
2 Tim 1:3 : 3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure conscience, how unceasing is my remembrance of thee in my supplications, night and day
1 Thess 2:9 : 9 For ye remember, brethren, our labor and travail: {G1063} working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
Luke 2:37 : 37 and she had been a widow even unto fourscore and four years), who departed not from the temple, worshipping with fastings and supplications night and day.

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