Psalm 1

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
2But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
thatכִּ֤יkiH3588B
that if: except

כִּי [אם] (ki im) 1) except if 1a) but if 1b) even though

exceptאִ֥ם'imH0518B
if: except

[כִּי] אם (ki im) 1) except if 1a) but if

[is] in [the] law ofבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe-to-RATH8451
instruction

תּוֹרָה (to.rah) 1) law, direction, instruction 1a) instruction, direction (human or divine) 1a1) body of prophetic teaching 1a2) instruction in Messianic age 1a3) body of priestly direction or instruction 1a4) body of legal directives 1b) law 1b1) law of the burnt offering 1b2) of special law, codes of law 1c) custom, manner 1d) the Deuteronomic or Mosaic Law

Yahwehיְהוָ֗הYAH-wehH3068G
Lord

אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

delight hisחֶ֫פְצ֥וֹchef-TZOH2656
pleasure

חֵ֫פֶץ (che.phets) 1) delight, pleasure 1a) delight 1b) desire, longing 1c) the good pleasure 1d) that in which one takes delight

and in law hisוּֽבְתוֹרָת֥וֹu-ve-to-ra-TOH8451
instruction

תּוֹרָה (to.rah) 1) law, direction, instruction 1a) instruction, direction (human or divine) 1a1) body of prophetic teaching 1a2) instruction in Messianic age 1a3) body of priestly direction or instruction 1a4) body of legal directives 1b) law 1b1) law of the burnt offering 1b2) of special law, codes of law 1c) custom, manner 1d) the Deuteronomic or Mosaic Law

he meditatesיֶהְגֶּ֗הyeh-GEHH1897
to mutter

הָגָה (ha.gah) 1) to moan, growl, utter, muse, mutter, meditate, devise, plot, speak 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to roar, growl, groan 1a2) to utter, speak 1a3) to meditate, devise, muse, imagine 1b) (Poal) to utter 1c) (Hiphil) to mutter

by dayיוֹמָ֥םyo-MAMH3119
by day

יוֹמָם (yo.mam) adv 1) by day, in the daytime subst 2) daytime

and nightוָלָֽיְלָה׃va-LA-ye-lahH3915
night

לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) 1) night 1a) night (as opposed to day) 1b) of gloom, protective shadow (fig.)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.