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Roll awayגַּלfrom meמֵעָלַיreproachחֶרְפָּהand contempt,וָבוּזforכִּיyour testimoniesעֵדֹתֶיךָI have guarded.נָצָרְתִּי
Psalms 119:22
Study it in the app“Roll away from me reproach and contempt, for your testimonies I have guarded.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:22, word by word
- Roll awayגַּלgal
remove
To take away a shame.
Where else “gal” appears- reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpa
disgrace, reproach
Disgrace, reproach, scorn from others. Being childless was then felt as a humiliation.
Where else “cherpa” appears- and contemptבוּזvuz
contempt
Contempt, scorn.
Where else “vuz” appears- your testimoniesעֵדֹתֶיedote
testimony, witness
Testimony, witness: something that serves as evidence, such as a heap of stones or a gift set up as proof.
Where else “edote” appears- I have guardedנָצָרְתִּיnatsarti
guard
To be watchful in looking after and protecting someone or something.
Where else “natsarti” appears
The context
21You have rebuked the insolent, the cursed, those who stray from your commandments.
22 · This verse (above)
23Even princes sat and spoke against me; your servant reflects on your statutes.