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LyingשֶׁקֶרI hateשָׂנֵאתִיand abhor;וַאֲתַעֵבָהyour instructionתּוֹרָתְךָI love.אָהָבְתִּי
Psalms 119:163
Study it in the app“Lying I hate and abhor; your instruction I love.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:163, word by word
- Lyingשֶׁקֶרsheker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “sheker” appears- I hateשָׂנֵאתִיsaneti
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “saneti” appears- and abhorאֲתַעֵבָהataeva
abhor
To reject something in disgust, or be rejected so.
Where else “ataeva” appears- your instructionתּוֹרָתְtorat
teaching of YHWH
What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.
Where else “torat” appears- I loveאָהָבְתִּיahavti
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ahavti” appears
The context
162I rejoice over your saying like one who finds great spoil.
163 · This verse (above)
164Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous rules.