Psalms 119:26

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

I have recounted my ways, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

דְּרָכַ֣י סִ֭פַּרְתִּי וַֽתַּעֲנֵ֗נִי לַמְּדֵ֥נִי חֻקֶּֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

dərāḵay sippartî and-taʿănēnî lammədēnî ḥuqqêḵā

Grammar Details

• *dərāḵay*: masculine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - my ways
• *sippartî*: Piel perfect 1st person singular - I have recounted
• and-*taʿănēnî*: conjunction *wə* + Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and you answered me
• *lammədēnî*: Piel imperative masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - teach me
• *ḥuqqêḵā*: masculine plural noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your statutes

Word Meanings

• *dərāḵay*: my ways/paths/journeys/conduct
• *sippartî*: I have recounted/declared/told/related
• *taʿănēnî*: you answered me/responded to me
• *lammədēnî*: teach me/instruct me/train me
• *ḥuqqêḵā*: your statutes/decrees/ordinances

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  I have declared my ways, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  I declared{H5608} my ways,{H1870} and thou answeredst{H6030} me: Teach{H3925} me thy statutes.{H2706}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  I have declared{H5608}{(H8765)} my ways{H1870}, and thou heardest{H6030}{(H8799)} me: teach{H3925}{(H8761)} me thy statutes{H2706}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I knowleged my wayes, & thou herdest me, O teach me then thy statutes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I haue declared my waies, & thou heardest me: teache me thy statutes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I haue made a declaration to thee of my wayes, and thou heardest me: O teache me thy statutes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  My ways I have recounted, And Thou answerest me, teach me Thy statutes,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me: Teach me thy statutes.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me: Teach me thy statutes.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I put the record of my ways before you, and you gave me an answer: O give me knowledge of your rules.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I told you about my ways and you answered me. Teach me your statutes!

Referenced Verses

• Ps 25:4 : 4 Show me your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths.
• Ps 86:11 : 11 Teach me Your ways, O Lord, that I may walk in Your truth; give me an undivided heart to fear Your name.
• Ps 27:11 : 11 Teach me Your way, Lord, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.
• Ps 32:5 : 5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,' and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.
• Ps 119:12 : 12 Blessed are You, LORD; teach me Your statutes.
• Ps 25:8-9 : 8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore, he guides sinners in the way. 9 He guides the humble in what is right and teaches the humble his way.
• Ps 143:8-9 : 8 Let me hear of your lovingkindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. 9 Rescue me from my enemies, Lord, for I seek refuge in you. 10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
• Prov 28:13 : 13 The one who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will find mercy.
• 1 Kgs 8:36 : 36 then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants and Your people Israel. Teach them the right way to live, and send rain on the land You gave Your people as an inheritance.
• Ps 119:106 : 106 I have sworn, and I will confirm it, to keep Your righteous judgments.
• Ps 38:18 : 18 For I am ready to fall, and my pain is continually before me.
• Ps 51:1-9 : 1 For the choir director: A psalm of David. 2 When Nathan the prophet came to him after David had gone to Bathsheba. 3 Be gracious to me, O God, according to your lovingkindness; according to the abundance of your compassion, blot out my transgressions. 4 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 5 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. 6 Against you, you alone, I have sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified when you speak and blameless when you judge. 7 Surely I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me. 8 Surely you desire truth in the inner being; you teach me wisdom in the hidden place. 9 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. 10 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. 11 Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. 12 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. 13 Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me. 14 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit. 15 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you. 16 Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness. 17 Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. 18 For you do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. 19 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.