Psalms 119:145

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

KOPH. I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

קָרָ֣אתִי בְכָל־לֵ֭ב עֲנֵ֥נִי יְהוָ֗ה חֻקֶּ֥יךָ אֶצֹּֽרָה׃

Transliteration

qārāʾtî with all-lēḇ ʿănēnî YHWH ḥuqqêkā ʾeṣṣōrāh

Grammar Details

*qārāʾtî*: perfect, 1st person singular, qal - I called
*lēḇ*: masculine singular noun - heart
*ʿănēnî*: imperative, masculine singular, qal with 1st person singular suffix - answer me
*YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
*ḥuqqêkā*: masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your statutes
*ʾeṣṣōrāh*: cohortative, 1st person singular, qal - let me keep/observe

Word Meanings

*qārāʾtî*: I called/I cried out/I proclaimed
*lēḇ*: heart/mind/inner person
*ʿănēnî*: answer me/respond to me/hear me
*ḥuqqêkā*: your statutes/your decrees/your laws
*ʾeṣṣōrāh*: let me keep/let me observe/let me guard

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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High concordance with source wording
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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Ps 119:10 : 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Ps 119:44 : 44 So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.
Ps 119:106 : 106 I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
Ps 119:115 : 115 Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
Ps 142:1-2 : 1 Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave. I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication. 2 I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
Jer 29:13 : 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
1 Sam 1:10 : 10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
1 Sam 1:15 : 15 And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.
Ps 61:1-2 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)} upon Neginah, A Psalm of David. Hear{H8798)} my cry, O God; attend{H8685)} unto my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth will I cry{H8799)} unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed{H8800)}: lead{H8686)} me to the rock that is higher{H8799)} than I.
Ps 62:8 : 8 Trust{H8798)} in him at all times; ye people, pour out{H8798)} your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
Ps 86:4 : 4 Rejoice{H8761)} the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up{H8799)} my soul.
Ps 102:1 : 1 A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.

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77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.