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Raging heatזַלְעָפָהhas seized meאֲחָזַתְנִיbecause of the wicked,מֵרְשָׁעִיםwho abandonעֹזְבֵיyour instruction.תּוֹרָתֶךָ
Psalms 119:53
Study it in the app“Raging heat has seized me because of the wicked, who abandon your instruction.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:53, word by word
- Raging heatזַלְעָפָהzalafa
scorching heat, burning
A burning glow: said of a scorching wind, the fever of hunger or a very strong indignation.
Where else “zalafa” appears- has seized meאֲחָזַתְachazat
seize
To take something in the hand and not let go.
Where else “achazat” appears- because of the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- who abandonעֹזְבֵיozve
forsake
To turn one's back on YHWH, someone or a place.
Where else “ozve” appears- your instructionתּוֹרָתֶtorate
teaching of YHWH
What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.
Where else “torate” appears
The context
52I remembered your rules from of old, YHWH, and I took comfort.
53 · This verse (above)
54Your statutes have been songs to me in the house of my pilgrimages.