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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Psalms 119:5 - Ways
Psalms 119:5 - O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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O that | H305 | אַחֲלַי |
[Interjection] would that ! |
my ways | H1870 | דֶּרֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a road (as trodden); figuratively a course of life or mode of {action} often adverbially |
were directed | H3559 | כּוּן |
[Verb] properly to be erect (that {is} stand perpendicular); . hence (causatively) to set {up} in a great variety of {applications} whether literal ({establish } fix: {prepare} {apply }) or figurative ({appoint } render {sure} proper or prosperous) |
to keep | H8104 | שָׁמַר |
[Verb] properly to hedge about (as with {thorns}) that {is} guard; generally to {protect} attend {to} etc. |
thy statutes | H2706 | חֹק |
[Noun Masculine] an enactment; hence an appointment (of {time} {space} {quantity} labor or usage) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.