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Confirmהָקֵםto your servantלְעַבְדְּךָyour saying,אִמְרָתֶךָwhichאֲשֶׁרleads to the fear of you.לְיִרְאָתֶךָ
Psalms 119:38
Study it in the app“Confirm to your servant your saying, which leads to the fear of you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:38, word by word
- Confirmהָקֵםhakem
establish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “hakem” appears- to your servantעַבְדְּavd
your servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avd” appears- your sayingאִמְרָתֶimrate
word, saying
Saying, spoken word.
Where else “imrate” appears- leads to the fear of youיִרְאָתֶyirate
fear
Fear. "The fear of God" is deep reverence that leads one to obey him and avoid evil.
Where else “yirate” appears
The context
37Turn away my eyes from looking at falsehood; in your way give me life.
38 · This verse (above)
39Turn away my reproach that I dread, for your rules are good.