Psalms 119:125

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עַבְדְּךָ־אָ֥נִי הֲבִינֵ֑נִי וְ֝אֵדְעָ֗ה עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

ʿabdəkā-ʾānî hăbînēnî and-ʾēdəʿâ ʿēdōtêkā

Grammar Details

*ʿabdəkā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant
*ʾānî*: 1st person singular pronoun - I
*hăbînēnî*: hiphil imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - give me understanding
*ʾēdəʿâ*: qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - I may know
*ʿēdōtêkā*: feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your testimonies
*wə-*: conjunction - and

Word Meanings

*ʿabdəkā*: your servant
*hăbînēnî*: give me understanding/make me understand/help me discern
*ʾēdəʿâ*: I may know/understand/perceive
*ʿēdōtêkā*: your testimonies/decrees/covenant stipulations

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
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Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

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Referenced Verses

Ps 116:16 : 16 O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
Ps 119:11 : 11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Ps 119:18-19 : 18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. 19 I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
Ps 119:29 : 29 Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
Ps 119:34 : 34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Ps 119:66 : 66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
Ps 119:94 : 94 I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
Prov 9:10 : 10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Rom 6:22 : 22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
2 Cor 3:5-6 : 5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; 6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
2 Tim 2:7 : 7 Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
Jas 1:5 : 5 {G1161} If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
Jas 3:13-17 : 13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
2 Chr 1:7-9 : 7 In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee. 8 And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead. 9 Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude. 10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?
Ps 86:16 : 16 O turn{H8798)} unto me, and have mercy{H8798)} upon me; give{H8798)} thy strength unto thy servant, and save{H8685)} the son of thine handmaid.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 119:124
82%
124Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.
Ps 119:33-35
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81%
33HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.
34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
35Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
Ps 119:143-144
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79%
143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
144The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
Ps 119:65-66
2 verses
79%
65TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.
66Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
Ps 119:26-27
2 verses
77%
26I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
27Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
Ps 119:99-100
2 verses
76%
99I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
100I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.
Ps 119:75-77
3 verses
76%
75I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
76Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
Ps 119:134-135
2 verses
76%
134Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.
135Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.
Ps 119:167-170
4 verses
76%
167My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
168I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee.
169TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
170Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
Ps 119:73
76%
73JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
Ps 116:16
76%
16O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
Ps 119:10-12
3 verses
75%
10With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
12Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
Ps 119:38
75%
38Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
Ps 119:94-95
2 verses
75%
94I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
95The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.
Ps 119:146
74%
146I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
Ps 119:129-130
2 verses
74%
129PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
130The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
Ps 119:22
74%
22Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
Ps 119:17-18
2 verses
74%
17GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
18Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Ps 119:79
74%
79Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.
Ps 119:159
74%
159Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
Ps 119:122
73%
122Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
Ps 119:140
73%
140Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
Ps 119:58
73%
58I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
Ps 119:176
73%
176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
Ps 119:49
73%
49ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
Ps 119:108
72%
108Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
Ps 119:40-41
2 verses
72%
40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
41VAU. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.
Ps 119:24
72%
24Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.
Ps 25:5
72%
5Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
Ps 119:111
72%
111Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
Ps 119:88
71%
88Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.
Ps 119:149
71%
149Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment.