139
My zealקִנְאָתִיhas consumed me,צִמְּתַתְנִיbecauseכִּיmy adversariesצָרָיhave forgottenשָׁכְחוּyour words.דְבָרֶיךָ
Psalms 119:139
Study it in the app“My zeal has consumed me, because my adversaries have forgotten your words.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:139, word by word
- My zealקִנְאָתִkinati
zeal
Fervor to defend what one loves.
Where else “kinati” appears- has consumed meצִמְּתַתְtsimtat
destroy, silence
To make an end of someone, to annihilate, to silence forever.
Where else “tsimtat” appears- my adversariesצָרָtsara
adversary
Someone who oppresses and attacks another; the adversary.
Where else “tsara” appears- have forgottenשָׁכְחוּshachchu
forget
Forget.
Where else “shachchu” appears- your wordsדְבָרֶיdevare
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devare” appears
The context
138You have commanded your testimonies in righteousness and in great faithfulness.
139 · This verse (above)
140Your saying is thoroughly refined, and your servant loves it.