Psalms 119:172

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Let my tongue sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are righteousness.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

תַּ֣עַן לְ֭שׁוֹנִי אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ כִּ֖י כָל־מִצְוֺתֶ֣יךָ צֶּֽדֶק

Transliteration

Taʿan ləšônî ʾimrāteḵā kî ḵol-miṣwōteḵā ṣeḏeq

Grammar Details

• *taʿan*: qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular jussive - let answer/respond
• *ləšônî*: feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my tongue
• *ʾimrāteḵā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your word/saying
• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *ḵol*: noun in construct state - all of
• *miṣwōteḵā*: feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your commandments
• *ṣeḏeq*: masculine singular noun - righteousness

Word Meanings

• *taʿan*: let answer/respond/sing/speak
• *ləšônî*: my tongue/language/speech
• *ʾimrāteḵā*: your word/saying/speech/promise
• *miṣwōteḵā*: your commandments/precepts/ordinances
• *ṣeḏeq*: righteousness/rightness/justice

Referenced Verses

• Ps 119:138 : 138 Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness And very faithfulness.
• Rom 7:14 : 14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
• Eph 4:29 : 29 Let {G3956} no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.
• Col 4:6 : 6 Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.
• Ps 119:142 : 142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.
• Matt 12:34-35 : 34 Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
• Rom 7:12 : 12 So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.
• Deut 6:7 : 7 and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
• Ps 37:30 : 30 The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, And his tongue speaketh justice.
• Ps 40:9-9 : 9 I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly; Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Jehovah, thou knowest. 10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great assembly.
• Ps 78:4 : 4 We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, And his strength, and his wondrous works that he hath done.
• Ps 119:13 : 13 With my lips have I declared All the ordinances of thy mouth.
• Ps 119:46 : 46 I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings, And shall not be put to shame.
• Ps 119:86 : 86 All thy commandments are faithful: They persecute me wrongfully; Help thou me.