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From everyמִכָּלevilרָעpathאֹרַחI have held backכָּלִאתִיmy feet,רַגְלָיso thatלְמַעַןI may keepאֶשְׁמֹרyour word.דְּבָרֶךָ
Psalms 119:101
Study it in the app“From every evil path I have held back my feet, so that I may keep your word.”
“How I love your instruction!” His commandments make the psalmist wiseObedience
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:101, word by word
- evilרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- pathאֹרַחorach
path
A road; or a way of life.
Where else “orach” appears- I have held backכָּלִאתִיkaliti
hold back, restrain
Hold back, restrain, withhold; keep someone from doing something, prevent.
Where else “kaliti” appears- my feetרַגְלָragla
foot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “ragla” appears- I may keepאֶשְׁמֹרeshmor
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “eshmor” appears- your wordדְּבָרֶdevare
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devare” appears
The context
100I understand more than the elders, for your precepts I have guarded.
101 · This verse (above)
102From your rules I have not turned away, for you have instructed me.