Accept,רְצֵהplease,נָאYHWH,יְהוָהthe freewill offeringsנִדְבוֹתof my mouth,פִּיand teach meוּ לַמְּדֵנִיyour rules.מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ
Psalms 119:108
Study it in the app“Accept, please, YHWH, the freewill offerings of my mouth, and teach me your rules.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:108, word by word
- Acceptרְצֵהretse
accept
To gladly receive an offering or someone.
Where else “retse” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- the freewill offeringsנִדְבוֹתnidvot
freewill offering
An offering given without being asked.
Where else “nidvot” appears- of my mouthפִּpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- and teach meלַמְּדֵlamde
teach
To instruct another with words or example, so that he learns.
Where else “lamde” appears- your rulesמִשְׁפָּטֶיmishpate
rule
Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.
Where else “mishpate” appears
The context
107I am afflicted exceedingly; YHWH, give me life according to your word.
108 · This verse (above)
109My soul is in my palm continually, yet your instruction I have not forgotten.