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Psalms 119:111 — King James Version← Study notes

Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.


Psalms 119:111Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 119:1117 words
HebrewMeaning
נָחַ֣לְתִּיnāḥalətiy
I have inheritedverbH5157
have · take as a heritage · (cause to · give to ···
עֵדְוֺתֶ֣י/ךָʿēdəwōteykā
testimonies yournounH5715
witness
לְ/עוֹלָ֑םləʿwōlām
for everpronH5769
ancient · any more · continuance · eternal ···
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
שְׂשׂ֖וֹןśəśwōn
are the joy ofnounH8342
joy · mirth · rejoicing
לִבִּ֣/יlibiy
heart mynounH3820
care for · consent · considered · courag ···
הֵֽמָּהhēmāh
theyprepH1992
like · (how · so) many (soever · more as) they ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 119:111

1. From its commencement, dearly beloved, does this great Psalm exhort us unto bliss, which there is no one who desires not....And therefore this is the lesson which he teaches, who says, “Blessed are those that are undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord” Psalm 118:1. As much as to say, I know what you wish, you are seeking bliss: if then you would be blessed, be undefiled. For the former all desire, the latter fear: yet without it what all wish cannot be…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 119 (Aleph)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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