Psalms 119:88

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כְּחַסְדְּךָ֥ חַיֵּ֑נִי וְ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה עֵד֥וּת פִּֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

According to your lovingkindness kəḥasdəḵā give me life ḥayyēnî; and I will keep wəʾešmərâ the testimony ʿēḏûṯ of your mouth pîḵā.

Grammar Details

*kəḥasdəḵā*: preposition + noun masculine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - according to your lovingkindness
*ḥayyēnî*: piel imperative masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - give me life
*wəʾešmərâ*: conjunction + qal imperfect cohortative 1st person singular - and I will keep
*ʿēḏûṯ*: noun feminine singular construct - testimony of
*pîḵā*: noun masculine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your mouth

Word Meanings

*ḥasdəḵā*: your lovingkindness/your steadfast love/your mercy
*ḥayyēnî*: give me life/revive me/preserve me alive
*wəʾešmərâ*: and I will keep/so I will observe/that I may guard
*ʿēḏûṯ*: testimony/witness/covenant
*pîḵā*: your mouth/your speech/your word

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 25:10 : 10 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Ps 78:5 : 5 For he established{H8686)} a testimony in Jacob, and appointed{H8804)} a law in Israel, which he commanded{H8765)} our fathers, that they should make them known{H8687)} to their children:
Ps 119:2 : 2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
Ps 119:25 : 25 DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
Ps 119:40 : 40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
Ps 119:146 : 146 I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
Ps 119:159 : 159 Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
Ps 132:12 : 12 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

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159Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
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149Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment.
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107I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.
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Ps 119:156
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156Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.
Ps 119:25
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Ps 119:76-77
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76Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
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Ps 119:144
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144The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
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167My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
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Ps 119:146
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146I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
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Ps 119:50
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37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.
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Ps 119:43
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43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.
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129PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
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16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
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Ps 119:10
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Ps 119:119
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119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
Ps 119:28
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Ps 143:8
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