Psalms 119:23

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

גַּ֤ם יָֽשְׁב֣וּ שָׂ֭רִים בִּ֣י נִדְבָּ֑רוּ עַ֝בְדְּךָ֗ יָשִׂ֥יחַ בְּחֻקֶּֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

gam yāšəḇû śārîm against-me nidəbārû ʿaḇdəḵā yāśîaḥ in-ḥuqqêḵā

Grammar Details

*gam*: conjunction/adverb - also
*yāšəḇû*: Qal perfect 3rd person plural - they sat
*śārîm*: masculine plural noun - princes/officials
against-me *nidəbārû*: preposition *bə* + 1st person singular suffix + Niphal perfect 3rd person plural - against me they spoke together
*ʿaḇdəḵā*: masculine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant
*yāśîaḥ*: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he meditates
in-*ḥuqqêḵā*: preposition *bə* + masculine plural noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your statutes

Word Meanings

*gam*: also/even/indeed/moreover
*yāšəḇû*: they sat/remained/dwelled
*śārîm*: princes/officials/chiefs/nobles
*nidəbārû*: they spoke together/conspired/plotted
*ʿaḇdəḵā*: your servant/slave/subordinate
*yāśîaḥ*: meditates/contemplates/muses/talks
*ḥuqqêḵā*: your statutes/decrees/ordinances

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Referenced Verses

1 Sam 20:31 : 31 For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
1 Sam 22:7-9 : 7 Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds; 8 That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? 9 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. 10 And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine. 11 Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king. 12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord. 13 And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
Ps 2:1-2 : 1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
Luke 22:66 : 66 And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,
Luke 23:1-2 : 1 And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.
Luke 23:10-11 : 10 And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. 11 And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.

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Ps 119:157-158
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Ps 119:11-13
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Ps 119:59
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Ps 31:13
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Ps 119:110
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