Psalms 37:23

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth{H8799)} in his way.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מֵ֭יְהוָה מִֽצְעֲדֵי־גֶ֥בֶר כּוֹנָ֗נוּ וְדַרְכּ֥וֹ יֶחְפָּֽץ׃

Transliteration

From YHWH miṣʿădê-geber are kônānû, and in his darkô he yeḥpāṣ.

Grammar Details

*mēYHWH*: preposition + proper noun - from the LORD/by Yahweh
*miṣʿădê*: masculine plural construct - steps of
*geber*: masculine singular noun - man/strong man
*kônānû*: Polal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they are established
*wədarkô*: conjunction + masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his way
*yeḥpāṣ*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he delights in

Word Meanings

*miṣʿădê-geber*: steps of a man/a man's way/a person's path
*kônānû*: are established/are made firm/are directed
*yeḥpāṣ*: he delights in/he takes pleasure in/he desires

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Sam 2:9 : 9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
Prov 4:26 : 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
Jer 10:23 : 23 O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Prov 16:9 : 9 A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
Ps 119:133 : 133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Ps 121:8 : 8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
Ps 121:3 : 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Ps 40:2 : 2 He brought me up{H8686)} also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set{H8686)} my feet upon a rock, and established{H8790)} my goings.
Ps 85:13 : 13 Righteousness shall go{H8762)} before him; and shall set{H8799)} us in the way of his steps.
Ps 119:5 : 5 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
Ps 147:10-11 : 10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. 11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
Jer 9:24 : 24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
Heb 13:16 : 16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Prov 11:20 : 20 They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
Job 23:11-12 : 11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. 12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Ps 17:5 : 5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
Prov 11:1 : 1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.

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1Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
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2But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
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Prov 2:20
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7The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
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Prov 4:12
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Ps 18:32
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Ps 37:34
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Prov 11:20
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