97{
"verseID": "Psalms.119.97",
"source": "מָֽה־אָהַ֥בְתִּי תוֹרָתֶ֑ךָ כָּל־הַ֝יּ֗וֹם הִ֣יא שִׂיחָתִֽי׃",
"text": "How *mâ* I love *ʾāhaḇtî* your law *ṯôrāṯêḵā*! All *kāl* the day *hayyôm* it *hîʾ* is my meditation *śîḥāṯî*.",
"grammar": {
"*mâ*": "interrogative pronoun used as exclamation - how!",
"*ʾāhaḇtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I love",
"*ṯôrāṯêḵā*": "noun feminine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your law",
"*kāl*": "noun masculine singular construct - all of",
"*hayyôm*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the day",
"*hîʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular pronoun - it/she",
"*śîḥāṯî*": "noun feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my meditation"
},
"variants": {
"*mâ*": "how!/how much!",
"*ʾāhaḇtî*": "I love/I cherish/I adore",
"*ṯôrāṯêḵā*": "your law/your instruction/your teaching",
"*hayyôm*": "the day/all day long/throughout the day",
"*śîḥāṯî*": "my meditation/my conversation/my thought"
}
}
98{
"verseID": "Psalms.119.98",
"source": "מֵ֭אֹ֣יְבַי תְּחַכְּמֵ֣נִי מִצְוֺתֶ֑ךָ כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם הִיא־לִֽי׃",
"text": "From my enemies *mēʾōyəḇay* you make me wiser *təḥakkəmēnî* through your commandments *miṣwōṯêḵā*; for *kî* forever *ləʿôlām* they are *hîʾ* mine *lî*.",
"grammar": {
"*mēʾōyəḇay*": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - from my enemies",
"*təḥakkəmēnî*": "piel imperfect 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you make me wiser",
"*miṣwōṯêḵā*": "feminine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your commandments",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ləʿôlām*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - forever",
"*hîʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular pronoun - it/she",
"*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me/mine"
},
"variants": {
"*mēʾōyəḇay*": "from my enemies/from my foes/than my adversaries",
"*təḥakkəmēnî*": "you make me wiser/you give me more wisdom/you make me more skilled",
"*miṣwōṯêḵā*": "your commandments/your orders/your instructions",
"*ləʿôlām*": "forever/eternally/always",
"*hîʾ-lî*": "they are mine/they belong to me/they are with me"
}
}
99{
"verseID": "Psalms.119.99",
"source": "מִכָּל־מְלַמְּדַ֥י הִשְׂכַּ֑לְתִּי כִּ֥י עֵ֝דְוֺתֶ֗יךָ שִׂ֣יחָה לִֽֿי׃",
"text": "From all-*məlammədāy* *hiśkaltî* for *ʿēdəwōtêkā* *śîḥâ* to me",
"grammar": {
"*məlammədāy*": "masculine plural construct with 1st person suffix - my teachers",
"*hiśkaltî*": "hiphil perfect 1st person singular - I have gained insight/understanding",
"*ʿēdəwōtêkā*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your testimonies",
"*śîḥâ*": "feminine singular noun - meditation/conversation/contemplation",
"*mi-*": "preposition - from/more than",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because"
},
"variants": {
"*məlammədāy*": "my teachers/instructors",
"*hiśkaltî*": "I have become wise/I have gained understanding/I have acted wisely",
"*ʿēdəwōtêkā*": "your testimonies/your decrees/your covenant stipulations",
"*śîḥâ*": "meditation/conversation/contemplation/musing"
}
}
100{
"verseID": "Psalms.119.100",
"source": "מִזְּקֵנִ֥ים אֶתְבּוֹנָ֑ן כִּ֖י פִקּוּדֶ֣יךָ נָצָֽרְתִּי׃",
"text": "From *zəqēnîm* *ʾetbônān* for *piqqûdêkā* *nāṣārtî*",
"grammar": {
"*zəqēnîm*": "masculine plural noun - elders/aged ones",
"*ʾetbônān*": "hitpael imperfect 1st person singular - I understand/consider/discern",
"*piqqûdêkā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your precepts",
"*nāṣārtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I have kept/preserved/observed",
"*mi-*": "preposition - from/more than",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because"
},
"variants": {
"*zəqēnîm*": "elders/aged ones/the elderly",
"*ʾetbônān*": "I understand/I discern/I gain understanding",
"*piqqûdêkā*": "your precepts/your orders/your commands",
"*nāṣārtî*": "I have kept/preserved/guarded/observed"
}
}
101{
"verseID": "Psalms.119.101",
"source": "מִכָּל־אֹ֣רַח רָ֭ע כָּלִ֣אתִי רַגְלָ֑י לְ֝מַ֗עַן אֶשְׁמֹ֥ר דְּבָרֶֽךָ׃",
"text": "From all-*ʾōraḥ* *rāʿ* *kālîʾtî* *raglāy* for *ləmaʿan* *ʾešmōr* *dəbārekā*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾōraḥ*": "masculine singular construct - path/way",
"*rāʿ*": "adjective masculine singular - evil/bad",
"*kālîʾtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I have restrained/withheld",
"*raglāy*": "feminine dual noun with 1st person singular suffix - my feet",
"*ləmaʿan*": "conjunction - in order that/so that",
"*ʾešmōr*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I may keep/observe",
"*dəbārekā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your word"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾōraḥ*": "path/way/journey",
"*rāʿ*": "evil/bad/wicked",
"*kālîʾtî*": "I have restrained/withheld/kept back",
"*raglāy*": "my feet",
"*ləmaʿan*": "in order that/so that/for the purpose of",
"*ʾešmōr*": "I may keep/observe/guard/preserve",
"*dəbārekā*": "your word/speech/command"
}
}
102{
"verseID": "Psalms.119.102",
"source": "מִמִּשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ לֹא־סָ֑רְתִּי כִּֽי־אַ֝תָּ֗ה הוֹרֵתָֽנִי׃",
"text": "From *mišpāṭêkā* not-*sārtî* for-*ʾattâ* *hôrētānî*",
"grammar": {
"*mišpāṭêkā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your judgments",
"*sārtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I have turned aside/departed",
"*ʾattâ*": "2nd person masculine singular pronoun - you",
"*hôrētānî*": "hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you have taught me",
"*mi-*": "preposition - from",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because"
},
"variants": {
"*mišpāṭêkā*": "your judgments/ordinances/legal decisions",
"*sārtî*": "I have turned aside/departed/deviated",
"*hôrētānî*": "you have taught me/instructed me/directed me"
}
}
103{
"verseID": "Psalms.119.103",
"source": "מַה־נִּמְלְצ֣וּ לְ֭חִכִּי אִמְרָתֶ֗ךָ מִדְּבַ֥שׁ לְפִֽי׃",
"text": "How-*nimlәṣû* to-*ḥikkî* *ʾimrātekā* from-*dәbaš* to-mouth-my",
"grammar": {
"*nimlәṣû*": "niphal perfect 3rd person plural - they are sweet/pleasant",
"*ḥikkî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my palate",
"*ʾimrātekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your word/saying",
"*dәbaš*": "masculine singular noun - honey",
"*mâ*": "interrogative particle - how/what",
"*lә-*": "preposition - to/for",
"*pî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my mouth"
},
"variants": {
"*nimlәṣû*": "they are sweet/pleasant/smooth",
"*ḥikkî*": "my palate/taste/mouth",
"*ʾimrātekā*": "your word/saying/speech/promise",
"*dәbaš*": "honey"
}
}