78{
"verseID": "Psalms.119.78",
"source": "יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ זֵ֭דִים כִּי־שֶׁ֣קֶר עִוְּת֑וּנִי אֲ֝נִ֗י אָשִׂ֥יחַ בְּפִקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃",
"text": "Let be ashamed *yēḇōšû* the insolent *zēḏîm* for *kî* falsely *šeqer* they have wronged me *ʿiwwəṯûnî*; I *ʾănî* will meditate *ʾāśîaḥ* on your precepts *bəp̄iqqûḏêḵā*.",
"grammar": {
"*yēḇōšû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural jussive - let them be ashamed",
"*zēḏîm*": "adjective masculine plural - insolent/proud ones",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*šeqer*": "noun masculine singular - falsehood/lie",
"*ʿiwwəṯûnî*": "piel perfect 3rd person common plural + 1st person singular suffix - they have perverted/wronged me",
"*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I, myself",
"*ʾāśîaḥ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will meditate/muse",
"*bəp̄iqqûḏêḵā*": "preposition + masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - on your precepts"
},
"variants": {
"*yēḇōšû*": "let them be ashamed/may they be put to shame",
"*zēḏîm*": "proud/insolent/arrogant ones",
"*šeqer*": "falsely/with falsehood/with lies",
"*ʿiwwəṯûnî*": "they have wronged me/they have dealt falsely with me/they have perverted my cause",
"*ʾāśîaḥ*": "I will meditate/I will ponder/I will consider",
"*p̄iqqûḏêḵā*": "your precepts/your commands/your instructions"
}
}
79{
"verseID": "Psalms.119.79",
"source": "יָשׁ֣וּבוּ לִ֣י יְרֵאֶ֑יךָ *וידעו **וְ֝יֹדְעֵ֗י עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ׃",
"text": "Let return *yāšûḇû* to me *lî* those who fear you *yərēʾêḵā* and those who know *wəyōḏəʿê* your testimonies *ʿēḏōṯêḵā*.",
"grammar": {
"*yāšûḇû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural jussive - let them return",
"*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*yərēʾêḵā*": "qal participle masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - those fearing you",
"*wəyōḏəʿê*": "conjunction + qal participle masculine plural construct - and those knowing",
"*ʿēḏōṯêḵā*": "feminine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your testimonies"
},
"variants": {
"*yāšûḇû*": "let them return/may they turn/let them come back",
"*yərēʾêḵā*": "those who fear you/those who revere you",
"*yōḏəʿê*": "those who know/those familiar with/those who understand",
"*ʿēḏōṯêḵā*": "your testimonies/your witnesses/your covenant laws"
}
}
80{
"verseID": "Psalms.119.80",
"source": "יְהִֽי־לִבִּ֣י תָמִ֣ים בְּחֻקֶּ֑יךָ לְ֝מַ֗עַן לֹ֣א אֵבֽוֹשׁ׃",
"text": "Let be *yəhî* my heart *libbî* blameless *ṯāmîm* in your statutes *bəḥuqqêḵā*; so that *ləmaʿan* not *lōʾ* I am put to shame *ʾēḇôš*.",
"grammar": {
"*yəhî*": "qal jussive 3rd person masculine singular - let be/may it be",
"*libbî*": "noun masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my heart",
"*ṯāmîm*": "adjective masculine singular - blameless/complete",
"*bəḥuqqêḵā*": "preposition + masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your statutes",
"*ləmaʿan*": "conjunction - so that/in order that",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*ʾēḇôš*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I am put to shame"
},
"variants": {
"*yəhî*": "let be/may be/become",
"*libbî*": "my heart/my mind/my inner self",
"*ṯāmîm*": "blameless/perfect/complete/sound",
"*ḥuqqêḵā*": "your statutes/your decrees/your prescribed laws",
"*ləmaʿan*": "so that/in order that/for the purpose that",
"*ʾēḇôš*": "I am put to shame/I am disgraced/I am disappointed"
}
}