Psalms 119:145

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

QOPH. I have called with my whole heart; Answer me, O Jehovah: I will keep thy statutes.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

קָרָ֣אתִי בְכָל־לֵ֭ב עֲנֵ֥נִי יְהוָ֗ה חֻקֶּ֥יךָ אֶצֹּֽרָה׃

Transliteration

qārāʾtî with all-lēḇ ʿănēnî YHWH ḥuqqêkā ʾeṣṣōrāh

Grammar Details

*qārāʾtî*: perfect, 1st person singular, qal - I called
*lēḇ*: masculine singular noun - heart
*ʿănēnî*: imperative, masculine singular, qal with 1st person singular suffix - answer me
*YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
*ḥuqqêkā*: masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your statutes
*ʾeṣṣōrāh*: cohortative, 1st person singular, qal - let me keep/observe

Word Meanings

*qārāʾtî*: I called/I cried out/I proclaimed
*lēḇ*: heart/mind/inner person
*ʿănēnî*: answer me/respond to me/hear me
*ḥuqqêkā*: your statutes/your decrees/your laws
*ʾeṣṣōrāh*: let me keep/let me observe/let me guard

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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

Ps 119:10 : 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.
Ps 119:44 : 44 So shall I observe thy law continually For ever and ever.
Ps 119:106 : 106 I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances.
Ps 119:115 : 115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may keep the commandments of my God.
Ps 142:1-2 : 1 Maschil of David, when he was in the cave; a Prayer. I cry with my voice unto Jehovah; With my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication. 2 I pour out my complaint before him; I show before him my trouble.
Jer 29:13 : 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
1 Sam 1:10 : 10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto Jehovah, and wept sore.
1 Sam 1:15 : 15 And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before Jehovah.
Ps 61:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. [A Psalm] of David. Hear my cry, O God; Attend unto my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Ps 62:8 : 8 Trust in him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. {H5542}
Ps 86:4 : 4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Ps 102:1 : 1 A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before Jehovah. Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And let my cry come unto thee.

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