66{
"verseID": "Psalms.119.66",
"source": "ט֤וּב טַ֣עַם וָדַ֣עַת לַמְּדֵ֑נִי כִּ֖י בְמִצְוֺתֶ֣יךָ הֶאֱמָֽנְתִּי׃",
"text": "*ṭûḇ* *ṭaʿam* and-*ḏaʿaṯ* *lammdēnî* for in-*miṣwōṯeykā* *heʾĕmantî*",
"grammar": {
"*ṭûḇ*": "masculine singular construct - goodness of",
"*ṭaʿam*": "masculine singular noun - taste/judgment/discernment",
"*wāḏaʿaṯ*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun - and knowledge",
"*lammdēnî*": "piel imperative masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - teach me",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ḇǝmiṣwōṯeykā*": "preposition + feminine plural noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your commandments",
"*heʾĕmantî*": "hiphil perfect 1st person singular - I have believed"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭûḇ ṭaʿam*": "good judgment/good sense/good discretion",
"*ḏaʿaṯ*": "knowledge/understanding/insight",
"*heʾĕmantî*": "I have believed/trusted/put faith in"
}
}
67{
"verseID": "Psalms.119.67",
"source": "טֶ֣רֶם אֶ֭עֱנֶה אֲנִ֣י שֹׁגֵ֑ג וְ֝עַתָּ֗ה אִמְרָתְךָ֥ שָׁמָֽרְתִּי׃",
"text": "Before *ṭerem* I was *ʿānâ* I *ʾănî* *šōgēg*; and now *wəʿattâ* your word *ʾimrātəḵā* I have kept *šāmārtî*.",
"grammar": {
"*ṭerem*": "adverb - before, not yet",
"*ʿānâ*": "niphal imperfect 1st person singular - was afflicted/humbled",
"*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I, myself",
"*šōgēg*": "qal participle masculine singular - erring, going astray",
"*wəʿattâ*": "conjunction + adverb - and now",
"*ʾimrātəḵā*": "feminine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your word/saying",
"*šāmārtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I have kept/observed/guarded"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿānâ*": "was afflicted/was humbled/was oppressed",
"*šōgēg*": "going astray/erring/sinning unintentionally",
"*ʾimrātəḵā*": "your utterance/your word/your command"
}
}
68{
"verseID": "Psalms.119.68",
"source": "טוֹב־אַתָּ֥ה וּמֵטִ֗יב לַמְּדֵ֥נִי חֻקֶּֽיךָ׃",
"text": "Good *ṭôḇ* you *ʾattâ* and doing good *ûmēṭîḇ*; teach me *lammədēnî* your statutes *ḥuqqêḵā*.",
"grammar": {
"*ṭôḇ*": "adjective masculine singular - good",
"*ʾattâ*": "2nd person masculine singular pronoun - you",
"*ûmēṭîḇ*": "conjunction + hiphil participle masculine singular - and doing good",
"*lammədēnî*": "piel imperative masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - teach me",
"*ḥuqqêḵā*": "masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your statutes"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭôḇ*": "good/pleasant/agreeable",
"*mēṭîḇ*": "doing good/benefiting/showing favor",
"*ḥuqqêḵā*": "your statutes/your decrees/your prescribed laws"
}
}
69{
"verseID": "Psalms.119.69",
"source": "טָפְל֬וּ עָלַ֣י שֶׁ֣קֶר זֵדִ֑ים אֲ֝נִ֗י בְּכָל־לֵ֤ב ׀ אֱצֹּ֬ר פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃",
"text": "Have forged *ṭāp̄əlû* against me *ʿālai* *šeqer* the insolent *zēdîm*; I *ʾănî* with all *bəḵāl* heart *lēḇ* will keep *ʾeṣṣōr* your precepts *piqqûḏêḵā*.",
"grammar": {
"*ṭāp̄əlû*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - they have smeared/plastered/forged",
"*ʿālai*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - upon me/against me",
"*šeqer*": "noun masculine singular - falsehood/lie",
"*zēdîm*": "adjective masculine plural - insolent/presumptuous ones",
"*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I, myself",
"*bəḵāl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - with all",
"*lēḇ*": "noun masculine singular - heart",
"*ʾeṣṣōr*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will keep/guard/observe",
"*piqqûḏêḵā*": "masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your precepts"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭāp̄əlû*": "have forged/have plastered/have smeared",
"*šeqer*": "falsehood/lie/deception",
"*zēdîm*": "proud/insolent/presumptuous ones",
"*lēḇ*": "heart/mind/inner self",
"*piqqûḏêḵā*": "your precepts/your commands/your appointed instructions"
}
}