Psalms 119:125

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I am thy servant; Give me understanding, That I may know thy testimonies.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עַבְדְּךָ־אָ֥נִי הֲבִינֵ֑נִי וְ֝אֵדְעָ֗ה עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

ʿabdəkā-ʾānî hăbînēnî and-ʾēdəʿâ ʿēdōtêkā

Grammar Details

• *ʿabdəkā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant
• *ʾānî*: 1st person singular pronoun - I
• *hăbînēnî*: hiphil imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - give me understanding
• *ʾēdəʿâ*: qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - I may know
• *ʿēdōtêkā*: feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your testimonies
• *wə-*: conjunction - and

Word Meanings

• *ʿabdəkā*: your servant
• *hăbînēnî*: give me understanding/make me understand/help me discern
• *ʾēdəʿâ*: I may know/understand/perceive
• *ʿēdōtêkā*: your testimonies/decrees/covenant stipulations

Referenced Verses

• Ps 116:16 : 16 O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant: I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bonds.
• Ps 119:11 : 11 Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.
• Ps 119:18-19 : 18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy law. 19 I am a sojourner in the earth: Hide not thy commandments from me.
• Ps 119:29 : 29 Remove from me the way of falsehood; And grant me thy law graciously.
• Ps 119:34 : 34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
• Ps 119:66 : 66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.
• Ps 119:94 : 94 I am thine, save me; For I have sought thy precepts.
• Prov 9:10 : 10 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
• Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
• Rom 6:22 : 22 But now being made free from sin and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end eternal life.
• 2 Cor 3:5-6 : 5 not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God; 6 who also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
• 2 Tim 2:7 : 7 Consider what I say; for the Lord shall give thee understanding in all things.
• Jas 1:5 : 5 But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
• Jas 3:13-17 : 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom is not [a wisdom] that cometh down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first {G3303} pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, {G2532} without hypocrisy.
• 2 Chr 1:7-9 : 7 In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee. 8 And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast showed great lovingkindness unto David my father, and hast made me king in his stead. 9 Now, O Jehovah God, let thy promise unto David my father be established; for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude. 10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?
• Ps 86:16 : 16 Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.