Psalms 119:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּ֭לִבִּי צָפַ֣נְתִּי אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ לְ֝מַ֗עַן לֹ֣א אֶֽחֱטָא־לָֽךְ׃

Transliteration

In-libbî ṣāp̄antî ʾimrāteḵā for-maʿan not ʾeḥĕṭā-to-you

Grammar Details

In-*libbî*: preposition *bə* + masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - in my heart
*ṣāp̄antî*: Qal perfect 1st person singular - I have hidden/treasured
*ʾimrāteḵā*: feminine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your word/saying
for-*maʿan*: preposition *lə* + conjunction - for the purpose that
not *ʾeḥĕṭā*-to-you: negative particle + Qal imperfect 1st person singular + preposition *lə* + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I will not sin against you

Word Meanings

*libbî*: my heart/mind/inner self
*ṣāp̄antî*: I have hidden/treasured/stored up
*ʾimrāteḵā*: your word/saying/speech/promise
*maʿan*: purpose/intent/in order that
*ʾeḥĕṭā*: sin/miss the mark/offend

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 37:31 : 31 The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide.
Ps 40:8 : 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God; Yea, thy law is within my heart.
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.
Col 3:16 : 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms [and] hymns [and] spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.
Ps 119:97 : 97 MEM. Oh how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day.
Ps 1:2 : 2 But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night.
Prov 2:10-11 : 10 For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul; 11 Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:
Isa 51:7 : 7 Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye dismayed at their revilings.
Job 22:22 : 22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.
Luke 2:19 : 19 But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.
Luke 2:51 : 51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and he was subject unto them: and his mother kept all [these] sayings in her heart.
Prov 2:1 : 1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;
Ps 19:13 : 13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous [sins]; Let them not have dominion over me: Then shall I be upright, And I shall be clear from great transgression.

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Ps 119:101-102
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Ps 119:33-37
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Ps 119:114
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Ps 119:69
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110The wicked have laid a snare for me; Yet have I not gone astray from thy precepts.
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Ps 119:12-13
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Ps 119:55-56
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Ps 119:58
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Ps 119:80
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Ps 119:47
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66Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.
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Ps 119:127
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