Psalms 119:34

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֲ֭בִינֵנִי וְאֶצְּרָ֥ה תֽוֹרָתֶ֗ךָ וְאֶשְׁמְרֶ֥נָּה בְכָל־לֵֽב׃

Transliteration

hăḇînēnî and-ʾeṣṣərâ tôrāteḵā and-ʾešmərennâ with-all-lēḇ

Grammar Details

• *hăḇînēnî*: Hiphil imperative masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - make me understand
• and-*ʾeṣṣərâ*: conjunction *wə* + Qal cohortative 1st person singular - and I will observe
• *tôrāteḵā*: feminine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your law
• and-*ʾešmərennâ*: conjunction *wə* + Qal imperfect 1st person singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and I will keep it
• with-all-*lēḇ*: preposition *bə* + noun *kol* + masculine singular noun - with all heart

Word Meanings

• *hăḇînēnî*: make me understand/give me insight/teach me
• *ʾeṣṣərâ*: I will observe/keep/watch/guard
• *tôrāteḵā*: your law/instruction/teaching/direction
• *ʾešmərennâ*: I will keep it/guard it/observe it
• *lēḇ*: heart/mind/inner self

Referenced Verses

• Matt 7:24 : 24 Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock:
• 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.
• Ps 119:69 : 69 The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.
• Ps 119:73 : 73 YODH. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
• Prov 2:5-6 : 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God. 6 For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding:
• Matt 5:19 : 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
• Job 28:28 : 28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.
• Ps 111:10 : 10 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: His praise endureth for ever.
• Ps 119:10 : 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.
• Ps 119:58 : 58 I entreated thy favor with my whole heart: Be merciful unto me according to thy word.
• Jas 1:25 : 25 But he that looketh into the perfect law, the [law] of liberty, and [so] continueth, being not a hearer that forgetteth but a doer that worketh, this man shall be blessed in his doing.
• Jas 2:8-9 : 8 Howbeit if ye fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well: 9 but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one [point], he is become guilty of all. 11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou dost not commit adultery, but killest, thou art become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak ye, and so do, as men that are to be judged by a law of liberty.
• Jas 3:13-18 : 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. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.
• Jas 4:11 : 11 Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
• John 7:17 : 17 If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or [whether] I speak from myself.
• Deut 4:6 : 6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, that shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.