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Distressצַרand straitsוּמָצוֹקhave found me;מְצָאוּנִיyour commandmentsמִצְוֺתֶיךָare my delight.שַׁעֲשֻׁעָי
Psalms 119:143
Study it in the app“Distress and straits have found me; your commandments are my delight.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:143, word by word
- Distressצַרtsar
distress
A tight situation from which one cannot escape.
Where else “tsar” appears- and straitsמָצוֹקmatsok
distress, straits
Distress: a narrow place, a situation one cannot get out of.
Where else “matsok” appears- have found meמְצָאוּmetsau
meet
To meet someone on the road, or for trouble to fall upon him.
Where else “metsau” appears- your commandmentsמִצְוֺתֶיmitsvote
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsvote” appears- are my delightשַׁעֲשֻׁעָshaashua
delight
Delight, joy; that in which someone finds pleasure. It is used often in Psalm 119 for God's instruction.
Where else “shaashua” appears
The context
142Your righteousness is righteousness forever, and your instruction is truth.
143 · This verse (above)
144Your testimonies are righteousness forever; make me understand, and I will live.