I have clungדָּבַקְתִּיto your testimonies;בְעֵדְוֺתֶיךָYHWH,יְהוָהdo notאַלput me to shame.תְּבִישֵׁנִי
Psalms 119:31
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Psalms 119:31, word by word
- I have clungדָּבַקְתִּיdavakti
cling
To stay close to someone, like YHWH.
Where else “davakti” appears- to your testimoniesעֵדְוֺתֶיedvote
testimony
Testimony: the tablets of the covenant, which bear witness to what God commanded; "the ark of the testimony" holds them.
Where else “edvote” 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- put me to shameתְּבִישֵׁtevishe
be disappointed
To be disgraced because what one trusted in failed.
Where else “tevishe” appears
The context
30The way of faithfulness I have chosen; your rules I have set before me.
31 · This verse (above)
32In the way of your commandments I will run, for you enlarge my heart.