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The insolentזֵדִיםhave smearedטָפְלוּliesשֶׁקֶרagainst me;עָלַיI,אֲנִיwith allבְּכָלmy heart,לֵבwill guardאֱצֹּרyour precepts.פִּקּוּדֶיךָ
Psalms 119:69
Study it in the app“The insolent have smeared lies against me; I, with all my heart, will guard your precepts.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:69, word by word
- The insolentזֵדִיםzedim
arrogant, insolent
Arrogant, insolent: one who acts with pride, knowingly and without fear.
Where else “zedim” appears- have smearedטָפְלוּtaflu
smear, plaster over
To smear over, to plaster, like one putting on a patch or a coat of plaster; figuratively, to cover another with a lie.
Where else “taflu” appears- liesשֶׁקֶרsheker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “sheker” appears- my heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- will guardאֱצֹּרetsor
observe
To put into practice what is commanded and guard it like a treasure.
Where else “etsor” appears- your preceptsפִּקּוּדֶיpikude
precepts
Precepts: what God has charged people to keep. It is used only in the plural and almost only in the Psalms.
Where else “pikude” appears
The context
68You are good and do good; teach me your statutes.
69 · This verse (above)
70Their heart is gross like fat; I delight in your instruction.