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Ransom meפְּדֵנִיfrom the oppressionמֵעֹשֶׁקof human beings,אָדָםand I will keepוְאֶשְׁמְרָהyour precepts.פִּקּוּדֶיךָ
Psalms 119:134
Study it in the app“Ransom me from the oppression of human beings, and I will keep your precepts.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:134, word by word
- Ransom meפְּדֵpede
redeem
To set someone free from slavery or danger, as God did with Israel.
Where else “pede” appears- from the oppressionעֹשֶׁקoshek
oppression, extortion
Oppression; what is gained by taking advantage of another.
Where else “oshek” appears- of human beingsאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- and I will keepאֶשְׁמְרָהeshmra
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “eshmra” appears- your preceptsפִּקּוּדֶיpikude
precepts
Precepts: what God has charged people to keep. It is used only in the plural and almost only in the Psalms.
Where else “pikude” appears
The context
133My steps make firm in your saying, and do not let any wickedness rule over me.
134 · This verse (above)
135Make your face shine on your servant, and teach me your statutes.