Psalms 119:165

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Great peace have they that love thy law; And they have no occasion of stumbling.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שָׁל֣וֹם רָ֭ב לְאֹהֲבֵ֣י תוֹרָתֶ֑ךָ וְאֵֽין־לָ֥מוֹ מִכְשֽׁוֹל

Transliteration

Shālôm rāḇ to ʾōhăḇê tôrātekā wə-ʾên-lāmô miḵšôl

Grammar Details

• *shālôm*: masculine singular noun - peace/wholeness/completeness
• *rāḇ*: masculine singular adjective - great/much/abundant
• *lə-*: preposition - to/for
• *ʾōhăḇê*: masculine plural participle construct - lovers of/those who love
• *tôrātekā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your Torah/law/instruction
• *wə-*: conjunction - and
• *ʾên*: particle of negation - there is not
• *lāmô*: preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix (poetic form) - to them
• *miḵšôl*: masculine singular noun - stumbling block/obstacle

Word Meanings

• *shālôm*: peace/completeness/welfare/safety
• *rāḇ*: great/abundant/many/much
• *tôrātekā*: your law/instruction/teaching/direction
• *miḵšôl*: stumbling block/obstacle/offense

Referenced Verses

• Isa 32:17 : 17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence for ever.
• 1 John 2:10 : 10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.
• Prov 3:1-2 : 1 My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments: 2 For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.
• Prov 3:17 : 17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.
• Prov 3:23 : 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, And thy foot shall not stumble.
• Isa 8:13-15 : 13 Jehovah of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. 14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 15 And many shall stumble thereon, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
• Isa 26:3 : 3 Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]; because he trusteth in thee.
• Isa 28:13 : 13 Therefore shall the word of Jehovah be unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
• Isa 57:14 : 14 And he will say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people.
• Isa 57:21 : 21 There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
• Matt 13:21 : 21 yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth.
• Matt 24:24 : 24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
• John 14:27 : 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
• Gal 5:22-23 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.
• Gal 6:15-16 : 15 For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. 16 And as many as shall walk by this rule, peace [be] upon them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
• Phil 4:7 : 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
• 1 Pet 2:6-8 : 6 Because {G2532} it is contained in scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: And he that believeth on him shall not {G3361} be put to shame. 7 For you therefore that believe is the preciousness: but for such as disbelieve, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner; 8 and, A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence; for they stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.