Psalms 19:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יִרְאַ֤ת יְהוָ֨ה ׀ טְהוֹרָה֮ עוֹמֶ֢דֶת לָ֫עַ֥ד מִֽשְׁפְּטֵי־יְהוָ֥ה אֱמֶ֑ת צָֽדְק֥וּ יַחְדָּֽו׃

Transliteration

yirʾat YHWH ṭəhôrāh ʿômedet lāʿad mišpəṭê-YHWH ʾĕmet ṣādəqû yaḥdāw

Grammar Details

• *yirʾat*: noun, feminine, singular, construct - fear of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *ṭəhôrāh*: adjective, feminine, singular - pure/clean
• *ʿômedet*: verb, qal participle, feminine, singular - standing/enduring
• *lāʿad*: preposition with noun - forever
• *mišpəṭê*: noun, masculine, plural, construct - judgments of
• *ʾĕmet*: noun, feminine, singular, absolute - truth
• *ṣādəqû*: verb, qal perfect, 3cp - they are righteous
• *yaḥdāw*: adverb - together/altogether

Word Meanings

• *yirʾat*: fear/reverence/awe
• *YHWH*: LORD/Yahweh (divine name)
• *ṭəhôrāh*: pure/clean/clear
• *ʿômedet*: standing/enduring/lasting/continuing
• *lāʿad*: forever/eternally/perpetually
• *mišpəṭê*: judgments/ordinances/laws/decisions
• *ʾĕmet*: truth/faithfulness/reliability
• *ṣādəqû*: they are righteous/just/correct
• *yaḥdāw*: together/all of them/altogether

Referenced Verses

• Ps 119:72 : 72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me Than thousands of gold and silver.
• Ps 119:103 : 103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! [Yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth!
• Ps 119:127 : 127 Therefore I love thy commandments Above gold, yea, above fine gold.
• Prov 3:13-15 : 13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding. 14 For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold. 15 She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.
• Prov 8:10-11 : 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold. 11 For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.
• Prov 8:19 : 19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my revenue than choice silver.
• Prov 16:16 : 16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
• Job 23:12 : 12 I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
• Job 28:15-17 : 15 It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. 16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire. 17 Gold and glass cannot equal it, Neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
• Ps 63:5 : 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;
• 1 Sam 14:26-29 : 26 And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath. 27 But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened. 28 Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food this day. And the people were faint. 29 Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.
• Prov 24:13 : 13 My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste: