Psalms 119:96

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Of all perfection I have seen an end, Broad `is' Thy command -- exceedingly!

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לְֽכָל־תִּ֭כְלָה רָאִ֣יתִי קֵ֑ץ רְחָבָ֖ה מִצְוָתְךָ֣ מְאֹֽד׃

Transliteration

To all ləḵāl perfection tiḵlâ I have seen rāʾîṯî a limit qēṣ; exceedingly broad rəḥāḇâ məʾōḏ is your commandment miṣwāṯəḵā.

Grammar Details

• *ləḵāl*: preposition + noun masculine singular construct - to all
• *tiḵlâ*: noun feminine singular - perfection/completeness
• *rāʾîṯî*: qal perfect 1st person singular - I have seen
• *qēṣ*: noun masculine singular - end/limit
• *rəḥāḇâ*: adjective feminine singular - broad/wide
• *miṣwāṯəḵā*: noun feminine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your commandment
• *məʾōḏ*: adverb - exceedingly/very much

Word Meanings

• *tiḵlâ*: perfection/completeness/consummation
• *rāʾîṯî*: I have seen/I have observed/I have perceived
• *qēṣ*: limit/end/boundary
• *rəḥāḇâ*: broad/wide/extensive
• *miṣwāṯəḵā*: your commandment/your instruction
• *məʾōḏ*: exceedingly/very/greatly

Referenced Verses

• Heb 4:12-13 : 12 for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart; 13 and there is not a created thing not manifest before Him, but all things `are' naked and open to His eyes -- with whom is our reckoning.
• 1 Sam 9:2 : 2 and he hath a son, and his name `is' Saul, a choice youth and goodly, and there is not a man among the sons of Israel goodlier than he -- from his shoulder and upward, higher than any of the people.
• 1 Sam 17:8 : 8 And he standeth and calleth unto the ranks of Israel, and saith to them, `Why are ye come out to set in array the battle? `am' not I the Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose for you a man, and let him come down unto me;
• 1 Sam 17:49-51 : 49 and David putteth forth his hand unto the vessel, and taketh thence a stone, and slingeth, and smiteth the Philistine on his forehead, and the stone sinketh into his forehead, and he falleth on his face to the earth. 50 And David is stronger than the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smiteth the Philistine, and putteth him to death, and there is no sword in the hand of David, 51 and David runneth and standeth over the Philistine, and taketh his sword, and draweth it out of its sheath, and putteth him to death, and cutteth off with it his head; and the Philistines see that their hero `is' dead, and flee.
• 1 Sam 31:4-5 : 4 and Saul saith to the bearer of his weapons, `Draw thy sword, and pierce me with it, lest they come -- these uncircumcised -- and have pierced me, and rolled themselves on me;' and the bearer of his weapons hath not been willing, for he is greatly afraid, and Saul taketh the sword, and falleth upon it. 5 And the bearer of his weapons seeth that Saul `is' dead, and he falleth -- he also -- on his sword, and dieth with him;
• 2 Sam 14:25 : 25 And like Absalom there was no man `so' fair in all Israel, to praise greatly; from the sole of his foot even unto his crown there was no blemish in him;
• 2 Sam 16:23 : 23 And the counsel of Ahithophel which he counselled in those days `is' as `when' one inquireth at the word of God; so `is' all the counsel of Ahithophel both to David and to Absalom.
• 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 And Ahithophel hath seen that his counsel was not done, and he saddleth the ass, and riseth and goeth unto his house, unto his city, and giveth charge unto his household, and strangleth himself, and dieth, and he is buried in the burying-place of his father.
• 2 Sam 18:14 : 14 And Joab saith, `Not right -- I tarry before thee;' and he taketh three darts in his hand, and striketh them into the heart of Absalom, while he `is' alive, in the midst of the oak.
• 2 Sam 18:17 : 17 and they take Absalom and cast him in the forest unto the great pit, and set up over him a very great heap of stones, and all Israel have fled -- each to his tent.
• Ps 19:7-8 : 7 The law of Jehovah `is' perfect, refreshing the soul, The testimonies of Jehovah `are' stedfast, Making wise the simple, 8 The precepts of Jehovah `are' upright, Rejoicing the heart, The command of Jehovah `is' pure, enlightening the eyes,
• Ps 39:5-6 : 5 Lo, handbreadths Thou hast made my days, And mine age `is' as nothing before Thee, Only, all vanity `is' every man set up. Selah. 6 Only, in an image doth each walk habitually, Only, `in' vain, they are disquieted, He heapeth up and knoweth not who gathereth them.
• Eccl 1:2-3 : 2 Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, Vanity of vanities: the whole `is' vanity. 3 What advantage `is' to man by all his labour that he laboureth at under the sun?
• Eccl 2:11 : 11 and I have looked on all my works that my hands have done, and on the labour that I have laboured to do, and lo, the whole `is' vanity and vexation of spirit, and there is no advantage under the sun!
• Eccl 7:20 : 20 Because there is not a righteous man on earth that doth good and sinneth not.
• Eccl 12:8 : 8 Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole `is' vanity.
• Matt 5:18 : 18 for, verily I say to you, till that the heaven and the earth may pass away, one iota or one tittle may not pass away from the law, till that all may come to pass.
• Matt 5:28 : 28 but I -- I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart.
• Matt 22:37-40 : 37 And Jesus said to him, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding -- 38 this is a first and great command; 39 and the second `is' like to it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself; 40 on these -- the two commands -- all the law and the prophets do hang.'
• Matt 24:35 : 35 The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
• Mark 12:29-34 : 29 and Jesus answered him -- `The first of all the commands `is', Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one; 30 and thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of thy soul, and out of all thine understanding, and out of all thy strength -- this `is' the first command; 31 and the second `is' like `it', this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself; -- greater than these there is no other command.' 32 And the scribe said to him, `Well, Teacher, in truth thou hast spoken that there is one God, and there is none other but He; 33 and to love Him out of all the heart, and out of all the understanding, and out of all the soul, and out of all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as one's self, is more than all the whole burnt-offerings and the sacrifices.' 34 And Jesus, having seen him that he answered with understanding, said to him, `Thou art not far from the reign of God;' and no one any more durst question him.
• Rom 7:7-9 : 7 What, then, shall we say? the law `is' sin? let it not be! but the sin I did not know except through law, for also the covetousness I had not known if the law had not said: 8 `Thou shalt not covet;' and the sin having received an opportunity, through the command, did work in me all covetousness -- for apart from law sin is dead. 9 And I was alive apart from law once, and the command having come, the sin revived, and I died; 10 and the command that `is' for life, this was found by me for death; 11 for the sin, having received an opportunity, through the command, did deceive me, and through it did slay `me'; 12 so that the law, indeed, `is' holy, and the command holy, and righteous, and good.
• Rom 7:14 : 14 for we have known that the law is spiritual, and I am fleshly, sold by the sin;