Psalms 119:88

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; So shall I observe the testimony of thy mouth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כְּחַסְדְּךָ֥ חַיֵּ֑נִי וְ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה עֵד֥וּת פִּֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

According to your lovingkindness kəḥasdəḵā give me life ḥayyēnî; and I will keep wəʾešmərâ the testimony ʿēḏûṯ of your mouth pîḵā.

Grammar Details

*kəḥasdəḵā*: preposition + noun masculine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - according to your lovingkindness
*ḥayyēnî*: piel imperative masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - give me life
*wəʾešmərâ*: conjunction + qal imperfect cohortative 1st person singular - and I will keep
*ʿēḏûṯ*: noun feminine singular construct - testimony of
*pîḵā*: noun masculine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your mouth

Word Meanings

*ḥasdəḵā*: your lovingkindness/your steadfast love/your mercy
*ḥayyēnî*: give me life/revive me/preserve me alive
*wəʾešmərâ*: and I will keep/so I will observe/that I may guard
*ʿēḏûṯ*: testimony/witness/covenant
*pîḵā*: your mouth/your speech/your word

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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 25:10 : 10 All the paths of Jehovah are lovingkindness and truth Unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Ps 78:5 : 5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which he commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children;
Ps 119:2 : 2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, That seek him with the whole heart.
Ps 119:25 : 25 DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word.
Ps 119:40 : 40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness.
Ps 119:146 : 146 I have called unto thee; Save me, And I shall observe thy testimonies.
Ps 119:159 : 159 Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness.
Ps 132:12 : 12 If thy children will keep my covenant And my testimony that I shall teach them, Their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore.

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Ps 119:159
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159Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness.
Ps 119:149
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149Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thine ordinances.
Ps 119:40-41
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40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness.
41VAV. Let thy lovingkindnesses also come unto me, O Jehovah, Even thy salvation, according to thy word.
Ps 119:107-108
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107I am afflicted very much: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according unto thy word.
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Ps 119:156
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156Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah: Quicken me according to thine ordinances.
Ps 119:25
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25DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word.
Ps 119:154
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154Plead thou my cause, and redeem me: Quicken me according to thy word.
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11Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
Ps 119:93-95
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93I will never forget thy precepts; For with them thou hast quickened me.
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Ps 119:76-77
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76Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for my comfort, According to thy word unto thy servant.
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Ps 119:144
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Ps 119:167-168
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167My soul hath observed thy testimonies; And I love them exceedingly.
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Ps 119:146
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146I have called unto thee; Save me, And I shall observe thy testimonies.
Ps 119:86-87
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86All thy commandments are faithful: They persecute me wrongfully; Help thou me.
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Ps 119:8
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Ps 119:50
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50This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy word hath quickened me.
Ps 119:58
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58I entreated thy favor with my whole heart: Be merciful unto me according to thy word.
Ps 40:11
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11Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Jehovah; Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
Ps 119:37-38
2 verses
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37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy ways.
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Ps 119:43
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Ps 119:129
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129PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; Therefore doth my soul keep them.
Ps 119:116-117
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116Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live; And let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, And shall have respect unto thy statutes continually.
Ps 119:131
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Ps 119:89
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89LAMEDH. For ever, O Jehovah, Thy word is settled in heaven.
Ps 119:175
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175Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; And let thine ordinances help me.
Ps 119:16-17
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16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
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33HE. Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes; And I shall keep it unto the end.
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171Let my lips utter praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.
Ps 119:138
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138Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness And very faithfulness.
Ps 119:22
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22Take away from me reproach and contempt; For I have kept thy testimonies.
Ps 119:66
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66Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.
Ps 119:13
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Ps 119:10
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10With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.
Ps 119:119
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119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: Therefore I love thy testimonies.
Ps 119:28
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28My soul melteth for heaviness: Strengthen thou me according unto thy word.
Ps 143:8
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8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul unto thee.
Ps 119:124-125
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