PSALM 119:10

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.”

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Psalm 119:10 Translation & Meaning

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With my whole בְּכָל Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) whole
heart לִבִּ֥י The heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything heart
have I sought דְרַשְׁתִּ֑יךָ Properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship sought
thee: O let me not אַל Not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing O let not
wander תַּ֝שְׁגֵּ֗נִי To stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured wander
from thy commandments. מִמִּצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ A command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law) commandments

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  • 8  I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.

  • 9  Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.

  • 10  With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

  • 11  Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

  • 12  Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes.



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