King James Version
Psalms 119:145 in the King James Version says “KOPH. I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“KOPH. I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.”
Psalms 119:145 · KJV
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. taken: Heb. found me
The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
KOPH. I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.
I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. and I: or, that I may keep
I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“KOPH I cried”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“with my whole heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
“hear”
H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
“thy statutes”
H2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
“I will keep”
H5341to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
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