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The instructionתּוֹרַתof his Elohimאֱלֹהָיוis in his heart;בְּלִבּוֹhis stepsאֲשֻׁרָיוwill notלֹאslip.תִמְעַד
Psalms 37:31
Study it in the app“The instruction of his Elohim is in his heart; his steps will not slip.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 37:31, word by word
- The instructionתּוֹרַתtorat
teaching of YHWH
What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.
Where else “torat” appears- of his Elohimאֱלֹהָיelohay
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohay” appears- is in his heartלִבּlib
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lib” appears- his stepsאֲשֻׁרָיashuray
step
A step, a footstep.
Where else “ashuray” appears- slipתִמְעַדtimad
slip, waver
To slip, to waver, to stagger. Said of feet or ankles that do not hold.
Where else “timad” appears
The context
30The mouth of the righteous meditates wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
31 · This verse (above)
32The wicked watches the righteous and seeks to put him to death.