Psalms 119:120

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

סָמַ֣ר מִפַּחְדְּךָ֣ בְשָׂרִ֑י וּֽמִמִּשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ יָרֵֽאתִי׃

Transliteration

sāmar from-paḥdəkā bəśārî and-from-mišpāṭêkā yārētî

Grammar Details

• *sāmar*: qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - it bristles/trembles
• *paḥdəkā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your dread/fear
• *bəśārî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my flesh
• *mišpāṭêkā*: masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your judgments
• *yārētî*: qal perfect 1st person singular - I fear/am afraid
• *mi-*: preposition - from
• *wə-*: conjunction - and

Word Meanings

• *sāmar*: bristles/trembles/stands on end/shudders
• *paḥdəkā*: your dread/fear/terror
• *bəśārî*: my flesh/body/skin
• *mišpāṭêkā*: your judgments/ordinances/legal decisions
• *yārētî*: I fear/am afraid/stand in awe

Referenced Verses

• Hab 3:16 : 16 When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.
• Phil 2:12 : 12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
• Heb 12:21 : 21 And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)
• Heb 12:28-29 : 28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: 29 For our God is a consuming fire.
• Rev 1:17-18 : 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: 18 {G2532} I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
• Lev 10:1-3 : 1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. 2 And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. 3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
• 1 Sam 6:20 : 20 And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?
• 2 Sam 6:8-9 : 8 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day. 9 And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?
• 1 Chr 24:16-17 : 16 The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel, 17 The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,
• 1 Chr 24:30 : 30 The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.
• 2 Chr 34:21 : 21 Go, enquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.
• 2 Chr 34:27 : 27 Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.
• Ps 119:53 : 53 Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
• Isa 66:2 : 2 For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
• Dan 10:8-9 : 8 Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. 9 Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground. 10 And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. 11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.