Psalms 119:159

“See that I love your precepts; YHWH, according to your loyal love give me life.”

Psalms 119:159 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 119:159, word by word

Seeרְאֵהree

realize

To realize: "he saw that it was good".

Where else “ree” appears
I loveאָהָבְתִּיahavti

love

To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.

Where else “ahavti” appears
your preceptsפִקּוּדֶיfikude

precepts

Precepts: what God has charged people to keep. It is used only in the plural and almost only in the Psalms.

Where else “fikude” 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
according to your loyal loveחַסְדְּchasd

loyal love

God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.

Where else “chasd” appears
give me lifeחַיֵּchaye

keep alive

To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.

Where else “chaye” appears

The context

158I saw traitors and loathed them, because your saying they have not kept.

159 · This verse (above)

160The sum of your word is truth, and forever is every rule of your righteousness.

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