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My eyesעֵינָיrun downיָרְדוּwith streamsפַּלְגֵיof water,מַיִםbecauseעַלthey do notלֹאkeepשָׁמְרוּyour instruction.תוֹרָתֶךָ
Psalms 119:136
Study it in the app“My eyes run down with streams of water, because they do not keep your instruction.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:136, word by word
- My eyesעֵינָena
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ena” appears- run downיָרְדוּyardu
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yardu” appears- with streamsפַּלְגֵיpalge
channel, stream
A small stream or channel of water, like those used for irrigation.
Where else “palge” appears- of waterמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- keepשָׁמְרוּshamru
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shamru” appears- your instructionתוֹרָתֶtorate
teaching of YHWH
What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.
Where else “torate” appears
The context
135Make your face shine on your servant, and teach me your statutes.
136 · This verse (above)
137Righteous are you, YHWH, and upright are your rules.