Psalms 119:39

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Take away the insults that I dread! Indeed, your regulations are good.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַעֲבֵ֣ר חֶ֭רְפָּתִי אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָגֹ֑רְתִּי כִּ֖י מִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָ טוֹבִֽים׃

Transliteration

haʿăḇēr ḥerpāṯî which yāḡōrtî for mišpāṭeyḵā ṭôḇîm

Grammar Details

• *haʿăḇēr*: hiphil imperative masculine singular - take away/remove
• *ḥerpāṯî*: feminine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my reproach
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that
• *yāḡōrtî*: qal perfect 1st person singular - I fear/dread
• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *mišpāṭeyḵā*: masculine plural noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your judgments
• *ṭôḇîm*: masculine plural adjective - good

Word Meanings

• *haʿăḇēr*: take away/remove/avert
• *ḥerpāṯî*: my reproach/my disgrace/my shame
• *yāḡōrtî*: I fear/I dread/I am afraid of

Referenced Verses

• Ps 119:22 : 22 Spare me shame and humiliation, for I observe your rules.
• 1 Tim 3:7 : 7 And he must be well thought of by those outside the faith, so that he may not fall into disgrace and be caught by the devil’s trap.
• Titus 2:8 : 8 and a sound message that cannot be criticized, so that any opponent will be at a loss, because he has nothing evil to say about us.
• Rev 19:2 : 2 because his judgments are true and just. For he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and has avenged the blood of his servants poured out by her own hands!”
• 1 Tim 5:14 : 14 So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.
• Deut 4:8 : 8 And what other great nation has statutes and ordinances as just as this whole law that I am about to share with you today?
• 2 Sam 12:14 : 14 Nonetheless, because you have treated the LORD with such contempt in this matter, the son who has been born to you will certainly die.”
• Ps 19:9 : 9 The commands to fear the LORD are right and endure forever. The judgments given by the LORD are trustworthy and absolutely just.
• Ps 39:8 : 8 Deliver me from all my sins of rebellion! Do not make me the object of fools’ insults!
• Ps 57:3 : 3 May he send help from heaven and deliver me from my enemies who hurl insults!(Selah) May God send his loyal love and faithfulness!
• Ps 119:20 : 20 I desperately long to know your regulations at all times.
• Ps 119:31 : 31 I hold fast to your rules. O LORD, do not let me be ashamed!
• Ps 119:43 : 43 Do not completely deprive me of a truthful testimony, for I await your justice.
• Ps 119:75 : 75 I know, LORD, that your regulations are just. You disciplined me because of your faithful devotion to me.
• Ps 119:123 : 123 My eyes grow tired as I wait for your deliverance, for your reliable promise to be fulfilled.
• Ps 119:131 : 131 I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commands.
• Isa 26:8 : 8 Yes, as your judgments unfold, O LORD, we wait for you. We desire your fame and reputation to grow.
• Rom 2:2 : 2 Now we know that God’s judgment is in accordance with truth against those who practice such things.