PSA 119

Psalm 119:12

WEB

Blessed are you, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes.

BSB

Blessed are You, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.

KJV

Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.

Matthew Henry

Verse 12

Psalms 119:12

Here, 1. David gives glory to God: "Blessed art thou, O Lord! Thou art infinitely happy in the enjoyment of thyself and hast no need of me or my services; yet thou art pleased to reckon thyself honoured by them; assist me therefore, and then accept me." In all our prayers we should intermix praises. 2. He asks grace from God: "Teach me thy statutes; give me to know and do my duty in every thing. Thou art the fountain of all blessedness; O let me have this drop from that fountain, this blessing from that blessedness: Teach me thy statutes, that I may know how to bless thee, who art a blessed God, and that I may be blessed in thee."

Hebrew interlinear

H1288

בָּרַךְbârak/baw-rak'/

v — kneel, bless, curse

Derivation: a primitive root;

to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)

KJV: × abundantly, × altogether, × at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, × greatly, × indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, × still, thank.

בָּרַךְ

vb — kneel

[בָּרַךְ] 329 vb. kneel, bless

Qal

1. kneel down

2. bless

Niph. bless oneself

Pi.

1. bless God, adore with bended knees

2. God blesses

3. men bless men

4. salute, greet, with an invocation of blessing

5. bless, with the antithetical meaning curse from the greeting in departing, saying adieu to, taking leave of; but rather a blessing overdone and so really a curse as in vulgar English as well as in the Shemitic cognates

Pu.

1. pass. to be blessed, adored

2. prospered by God

3. have prosperity invoked, by Balaam

4. in gratitude

Hiph. and he made his camel kneel

Hithp. bless oneself, congratulate oneself in his heart

H859

אַתָּהʼattâh/at-taw'/

p — thou, thee, ye, you

Derivation: or (shortened); אַתָּ; or אַת; feminine (irregular) sometimes אַתִּי; plural masculine אַתֶּם; feminine אַתֶּן; or אַתֵּנָה; or אַתֵּנָּה; a primitive pronoun of the second person;

thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you

KJV: thee, thou, ye, you.

אַתְּ

pron. 2 s. f — thou

אַתְּ, אָ֑תְּ pron. 2 s. f. thou (fem.)

אַתָּ֫ה

pron. 2 s. m — thou

אַתָּ֫ה, אָ֑תָּה pron. 2 s. m. thou

אתי

thou

אתי, i.e. אתִּי, the older & more original form of אַתְּ thou (fem.)

אַתֶּם

pron. 2 m. pl — you

אַתֶּם pron. 2 m. pl. you (masc.)

אַתֵּן

pron. 2 f. pl — you

אַתֵּן pron. 2 f. pl. you (fem.)

H3068

יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/

n-pr — Existent, Jeho-vah

Derivation: from 1961;

(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God

KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.

יהוה

n.pr.dei — God

יהוה c. 6823 i.e. יַהְוֶה n.pr.dei Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel—(1. MT יְהֹוָה 6518 (Qr אֲדֹנָי), or יֱהֹוִה 305 (Qr אֱלֹהִים) 2. Many recent scholars explain יַהְוֶה as Hiph. of הוה (= היה) the one bringing into being, life-giver)

I. יהוה is not used by E in Gn, but is given Ex 3:12-15 as the name of the God who revealed Himself to Moses at Horeb

II.

1. יהוה is used with אלהים and suffixes, especially in D

2. the phrase † אֲנִי יהוה is noteworthy

3. יהוה is also used with several predicates, to form sacred names of holy places of Yahweh

H3925

לָמַדlâmad/law-mad'/

v — goad, teach, incentive

Derivation: a primitive root;

properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)

KJV: (un-) accustomed, × diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, -ing).

לָמַד

vb — exercise in

לָמַד vb. exercise in, learn

Qal learn something

Piel teach

Pual trained; taught

H2706

חֹקchôq/khoke/

n-m — enactment, appointment

Derivation: from 2710;

an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)

KJV: appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, × necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task.

חֹק

n.m — something prescribed

חֹק 127 n.m. something prescribed, a statute or due

1. prescribed task

2. prescribed-portion or allowance of food

3. action prescribed for oneself, resolve

4. prescribed due of the priest from offerings

5. prescribed limit, boundary

6. enactment, decree, ordinance of either God or man

7. pl. חֻקִּים enactments, statutes of a law

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