Psalm 119:109
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
My lifeנַפְשִׁ֣י
(naf·shi)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
is continuallyתָמִ֑יד
(ta·mid;)
8548: continuityfrom an unused word
in my hand,בְכַפִּ֣י
(ve·chap·pi)
3709: hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a panfrom kaphaph
Yet I do not forgetשָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃
(sha·cha·che·ti.)
7911: to forgeta prim. root
Your law.וְ֝תֹֽורָתְךָ֗
(ve·to·v·ra·te·cha)
8451: direction, instruction, lawfrom yarah


















KJV Lexicon
My soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
is continually
tamiyd  (taw-meed')
continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); ellipt. the regular (daily) sacrifice
in my hand
kaph  (kaf)
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
yet do I not forget
shakach  (shaw-kakh')
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention -- at all, (cause to) forget.
thy law
towrah  (to-raw')
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch -- law.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
My life is continually in my hand, Yet I do not forget Your law.

King James Bible
My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My life is constantly in danger, yet I do not forget Your instruction.

International Standard Version
Though I constantly take my life in my hands, I do not forget your instruction.

NET Bible
My life is in continual danger, but I do not forget your law.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
My soul is in your hands always and I have not forgotten your Law.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I always take my life into my own hands, but I never forget your teachings.

King James 2000 Bible
My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget your law.
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