Psalms 119:93

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I will never forget thy precepts; For with them thou hast quickened me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לְ֭עוֹלָם לֹא־אֶשְׁכַּ֣ח פִּקּוּדֶ֑יךָ כִּ֥י בָ֝֗ם חִיִּיתָֽנִי׃

Transliteration

Forever ləʿôlām not lōʾ will I forget ʾeškaḥ your precepts piqqûḏêḵā; for kî by them ḇām you have given me life ḥiyyîṯānî.

Grammar Details

*ləʿôlām*: preposition + noun masculine singular - forever
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*ʾeškaḥ*: qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will forget
*piqqûḏêḵā*: masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your precepts
*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*ḇām*: preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - by them
*ḥiyyîṯānî*: piel perfect 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you have given me life

Word Meanings

*ləʿôlām*: forever/eternally/never
*ʾeškaḥ*: I will forget/I will neglect/I will disregard
*piqqûḏêḵā*: your precepts/your commands/your instructions
*ḇām*: by them/through them/with them
*ḥiyyîṯānî*: you have given me life/you have revived me/you have preserved me alive

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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 119:16 : 16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Ps 119:50 : 50 This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy word hath quickened me.
John 6:63 : 63 It is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life.
1 Pet 1:23 : 23 having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 119:15-16
2 verses
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15I will meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways.
16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Ps 119:159
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159Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness.
Ps 119:94
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94I am thine, save me; For I have sought thy precepts.
Ps 119:40
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40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness.
Ps 119:141
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141I am small and despised; [Yet] do I not forget thy precepts.
Ps 119:87-88
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76%
87They had almost consumed me upon earth; But I forsook not thy precepts.
88Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; So shall I observe the testimony of thy mouth.
Ps 119:8
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8I will observe thy statutes: Oh forsake me not utterly.
Ps 119:152-154
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152Of old have I known from thy testimonies, That thou hast founded them for ever.
153RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me; For I do not forget thy law.
154Plead thou my cause, and redeem me: Quicken me according to thy word.
Ps 119:54-56
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54Thy statutes have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.
55I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, And have observed thy law.
56This I have had, Because I have kept thy precepts.
Ps 119:92
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92Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
Ps 119:49-50
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49ZAYIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, Because thou hast made me to hope.
50This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy word hath quickened me.
Ps 119:10-12
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10With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.
11Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.
12Blessed art thou, O Jehovah: Teach me thy statutes.
Ps 119:156
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156Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah: Quicken me according to thine ordinances.
Ps 119:109-111
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109My soul is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.
110The wicked have laid a snare for me; Yet have I not gone astray from thy precepts.
111Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
Ps 119:143-144
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143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; [Yet] thy commandments are my delight.
144Thy testimonies are righteous for ever: Give me understanding, and I shall live.
Ps 119:77
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77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For thy law is my delight.
Ps 119:69
73%
69The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.
Ps 119:117
73%
117Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, And shall have respect unto thy statutes continually.
Ps 119:107
73%
107I am afflicted very much: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according unto thy word.
Ps 119:33-34
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33HE. Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes; And I shall keep it unto the end.
34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Ps 119:4
73%
4Thou hast commanded [us] thy precepts, That we should observe them diligently.
Ps 119:149
73%
149Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thine ordinances.
Ps 119:129
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129PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; Therefore doth my soul keep them.
Ps 119:61
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61The cords of the wicked have wrapped me round; [But] I have not forgotten thy law.
Ps 119:173
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173Let thy hand be ready to help me; For I have chosen thy precepts.
Ps 119:52
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52I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O Jehovah, And have comforted myself.
Ps 119:97
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97MEM. Oh how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day.
Ps 119:139
72%
139My zeal hath consumed me, Because mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.
Ps 119:25
72%
25DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word.
Ps 119:167-168
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167My soul hath observed thy testimonies; And I love them exceedingly.
168I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies; For all my ways are before thee.
Ps 119:102
72%
102I have not turned aside from thine ordinances; For thou hast taught me.
Ps 119:44-45
2 verses
72%
44So shall I observe thy law continually For ever and ever.
45And I shall walk at liberty; For I have sought thy precepts.
Ps 119:27
72%
27Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: So shall I meditate on thy wondrous works.
Ps 119:47
72%
47And I will delight myself in thy commandments, Which I have loved.
Ps 119:37
72%
37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy ways.