39
Turn awayהַעֲבֵרmy reproachחֶרְפָּתִיthatאֲשֶׁרI dread,יָגֹרְתִּיforכִּיyour rulesמִשְׁפָּטֶיךָare good.טוֹבִים
Psalms 119:39
Study it in the app“Turn away my reproach that I dread, for your rules are good.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:39, word by word
- Turn awayהַעֲבֵרhaaver
bring across
To bring across, or take away.
Where else “haaver” appears- my reproachחֶרְפָּתִcherpati
disgrace, reproach
Disgrace, reproach, scorn from others. Being childless was then felt as a humiliation.
Where else “cherpati” appears- I dreadיָגֹרְתִּיyagorti
be afraid, dread
Be afraid, dread.
Where else “yagorti” appears- your rulesמִשְׁפָּטֶיmishpate
rule
Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.
Where else “mishpate” appears- are goodטוֹבִיםtovim
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tovim” appears
The context
38Confirm to your servant your saying, which leads to the fear of you.
39 · This verse (above)
40Look, I have longed for your precepts; in your righteousness give me life.