Psalms 119:34

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֲ֭בִינֵנִי וְאֶצְּרָ֥ה תֽוֹרָתֶ֗ךָ וְאֶשְׁמְרֶ֥נָּה בְכָל־לֵֽב׃

Transliteration

hăḇînēnî and-ʾeṣṣərâ tôrāteḵā and-ʾešmərennâ with-all-lēḇ

Grammar Details

• *hăḇînēnî*: Hiphil imperative masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - make me understand
• and-*ʾeṣṣərâ*: conjunction *wə* + Qal cohortative 1st person singular - and I will observe
• *tôrāteḵā*: feminine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your law
• and-*ʾešmərennâ*: conjunction *wə* + Qal imperfect 1st person singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and I will keep it
• with-all-*lēḇ*: preposition *bə* + noun *kol* + masculine singular noun - with all heart

Word Meanings

• *hăḇînēnî*: make me understand/give me insight/teach me
• *ʾeṣṣərâ*: I will observe/keep/watch/guard
• *tôrāteḵā*: your law/instruction/teaching/direction
• *ʾešmərennâ*: I will keep it/guard it/observe it
• *lēḇ*: heart/mind/inner self

Referenced Verses

• Matt 7:24 : 24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
• 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.
• Ps 119:69 : 69 The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
• Ps 119:73 : 73 JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
• Prov 2:5-6 : 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. 6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
• Matt 5:19 : 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
• Job 28:28 : 28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
• Ps 111:10 : 10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
• Ps 119:10 : 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
• Ps 119:58 : 58 I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
• Jas 1:25 : 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
• Jas 2:8-9 : 8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: 9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. 10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
• Jas 3:13-18 : 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. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
• Jas 4:11 : 11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
• John 7:17 : 17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
• Deut 4:6 : 6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.