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Deal well withגְּמֹל עַלyour servant,עַבְדְּךָthat I may live,אֶחְיֶהand I will keepוְאֶשְׁמְרָהyour word.דְבָרֶךָ
Psalms 119:17
Study it in the app“Deal well with your servant, that I may live, and I will keep your word.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:17, word by word
- Deal well withגְּמֹלgemol
repay
To treat someone as they deserve.
Where else “gemol” appears- your servantעַבְדְּavd
your servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avd” appears- that I may liveאֶחְיֶהechye
live
To have breath and remain in this world, not die.
Where else “echye” appears- and I will keepאֶשְׁמְרָהeshmra
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “eshmra” appears- your wordדְבָרֶdevare
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devare” appears
The context
16In your statutes I will delight myself; I will not forget your word.
17 · This verse (above)
18Uncover my eyes, and I will look at wonders from your instruction.