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Psalms 119:1

Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.

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אַשְׁרֵ֥יashrehappyאֶשֶׁרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “happy”, the ordinary formH835happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!blessed, happy.תְמִֽימֵיtemimewithout blemishתָּמִיםadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct — “without blemish”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8549entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truthwithout blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright(-ly), whole.דָ֑רֶךְdarekhalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “along”, the ordinary formH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).הַֽ֝הֹלְכִ֗יםhaholekhimthe walkהָלַךְdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the walk”, a verb used as a describing wordH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…בְּתוֹרַ֥תbetoratin lawתּוֹרָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

ALEPH. Happy are they that are upright in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

[Aleph.] O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah,

World English Bible

Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to Yahweh’s law.

Darby Translation

ALEPH. Blessed are the perfect in the way, who walk in the law of Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

In my trouble I cried to the Lord: and he heard me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

ALEPH. Happy are they that are upright in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Alleluia. Blessed are the blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀλληλούϊα. Μακάριοι ἄμωμοι ἐν ὁδῷ, οἱ πορευόμενοι ἐν νόμῳ Κυρίου.