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The cordsחֶבְלֵיof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםhave wrapped around me;עִוְּדֻנִיyour instructionתּוֹרָתְךָI have notלֹאforgotten.שָׁכָחְתִּי
Psalms 119:61
Study it in the app“The cords of the wicked have wrapped around me; your instruction I have not forgotten.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:61, word by word
- The cordsחֶבְלֵיchevle
cord
A rope of twisted fibers, for tying, measuring or letting something down.
Where else “chevle” appears- of the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- have wrapped around meעִוְּדֻivdu
General meaning: Testify; warn.
Where else “ivdu” appears- your instructionתּוֹרָתְtorat
teaching of YHWH
What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.
Where else “torat” appears- forgottenשָׁכָחְתִּיshachachti
forget
Forget.
Where else “shachachti” appears
The context
60I hurried and did not delay to keep your commandments.
61 · This verse (above)
62At midnight I rise to give you thanks for your righteous rules.