Psalms 119:27

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Help me to understand what your precepts mean! Then I can meditate on your marvelous teachings.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

דֶּֽרֶךְ־פִּקּוּדֶ֥יךָ הֲבִינֵ֑נִי וְ֝אָשִׂ֗יחָה בְּנִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

dereḵ-piqqûdêḵā hăḇînēnî and-ʾāśîḥâ in-nip̄ləʾôtêḵā

Grammar Details

• *dereḵ*-*piqqûdêḵā*: masculine singular construct + masculine plural noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - way of your precepts
• *hăḇînēnî*: Hiphil imperative masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - make me understand
• and-*ʾāśîḥâ*: conjunction *wə* + Qal cohortative 1st person singular - and I will meditate
• in-*nip̄ləʾôtêḵā*: preposition *bə* + Niphal participle feminine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your wonders

Word Meanings

• *dereḵ*: way/path/journey/manner
• *piqqûdêḵā*: your precepts/commandments/orders
• *hăḇînēnî*: make me understand/give me insight/teach me
• *ʾāśîḥâ*: I will meditate/ponder/talk about
• *nip̄ləʾôtêḵā*: your wonders/marvels/miracles

Referenced Verses

• Ps 105:2 : 2 Sing to him! Make music to him! Tell about all his miraculous deeds!
• Ps 111:4 : 4 He does amazing things that will be remembered; the LORD is merciful and compassionate.
• Ps 145:5-6 : 5 I will focus on your honor and majestic splendor, and your amazing deeds! 6 They will proclaim the power of your awesome acts! I will declare your great deeds!
• Acts 2:11 : 11 both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs– we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great deeds God has done!”
• Rev 15:3 : 3 They sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb:“Great and astounding are your deeds, Lord God, the All-Powerful! Just and true are your ways, King over the nations!
• Exod 13:14-15 : 14 In the future, when your son asks you‘What is this?’ you are to tell him,‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the land of slavery. 15 When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to release us, the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of people to the firstborn of animals. That is why I am sacrificing to the LORD the first male offspring of every womb, but all my firstborn sons I redeem.’
• Josh 4:6-7 : 6 The stones will be a reminder to you. When your children ask someday,‘Why are these stones important to you?’ 7 tell them how the water of the Jordan stopped flowing before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the water of the Jordan stopped flowing. These stones will be a lasting memorial for the Israelites.”
• Ps 71:17 : 17 O God, you have taught me since I was young, and I am still declaring your amazing deeds.
• Ps 78:4 : 4 we will not hide from their descendants. We will tell the next generation about the LORD’s praiseworthy acts, about his strength and the amazing things he has done.