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Letתְּחִיmy soulנַפְשִׁיliveתְּחִיand praise you,וּתְהַלְלֶךָּandוּletיַעֲזְרֻyour rulesמִשְׁפָּטֶךָhelp me.יַעֲזְרֻנִי
Psalms 119:175
Study it in the app“Let my soul live and praise you, and let your rules help me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:175, word by word
- Letתְּחִיtechi
live
To have breath and remain in this world, not die.
Where else “techi” appears- my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshi” appears- and praise youתְהַלְלֶtehalle
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “tehalle” appears- letיַעֲזְרֻyaazru
help
To stand beside someone to give him strength or free him from a bind.
Where else “yaazru” appears- your rulesמִשְׁפָּטֶmishpate
rule
Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.
Where else “mishpate” appears
The context
174I have longed for your salvation, YHWH, and your instruction is my delight.
175 · This verse (above)
176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for your commandments I have not forgotten.