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Psalms 119:27 — King James Version← Study notes

Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.


Psalms 119:27Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 119:275 words
HebrewMeaning
דֶּֽרֶךְderekə
the way ofnounH1870
away · because of · by · conversation ···
פִּקּוּדֶ֥י/ךָpiqwdeykā
precepts yournounH6490
precept · statute
הֲבִינֵ֑/נִיhăbiynēniy
give understanding of meverbH995
consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···
וְ֝/אָשִׂ֗יחָהwəʾāśiyḥāh
so let me meditateconjH7878
complain · declare · meditate · muse ···
בְּ/נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽי/ךָbənipələʾwōteykā
on wonders yourpronH6381
(arise...too · be too) hard · hidden · things too high ···
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 119:27

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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