Psalms 119:38

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הָקֵ֣ם לְ֭עַבְדְּךָ אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ אֲ֝שֶׁ֗ר לְיִרְאָתֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

hāqēm to-ʿaḇdǝḵā ʾimrāṯeḵā which to-yirʾāṯeḵā

Grammar Details

• *hāqēm*: hiphil imperative masculine singular - establish/confirm
• *lǝʿaḇdǝḵā*: preposition + masculine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to your servant
• *ʾimrāṯeḵā*: feminine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your word/saying
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that
• *lǝyirʾāṯeḵā*: preposition + feminine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to your fear

Word Meanings

• *hāqēm*: establish/fulfill/confirm/set up
• *ʾimrāṯeḵā*: your word/promise/saying/speech
• *yirʾāṯeḵā*: fear of you/reverence for you

Referenced Verses

• Jer 32:39-41 : 39 And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: 40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. 41 Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
• 2 Cor 1:20 : 20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
• 2 Sam 7:25-29 : 25 And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said. 26 And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee. 27 For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. 28 And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant: 29 Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
• Ps 103:11 : 11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
• Ps 103:13 : 13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
• Ps 103:17 : 17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
• Ps 119:49 : 49 ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
• Ps 145:19 : 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
• Ps 147:11 : 11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.