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Psalms 119:109

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

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נַפְשִׁ֣יnafshicreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…בְכַפִּ֣יvekhapiin hand , -dle,כַּףpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in hand , -dle,”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3709the 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, powerbranch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.תָמִ֑ידtamiddailyתָּמִידnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “daily”, the ordinary formH8548properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); ellipt. the regular (daily) sacrificealway(-s), continual (employment, -ly), daily, (n-)ever(-more), perpetual.וְ֝תֽוֹרָתְךָ֗vetoratekhaand lawתּוֹרָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…שָׁכָֽחְתִּיshakhachetiforgetשָׁכַחverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “forget”, a completed actionH7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention[idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

My soul is continually in my hand; yet have I not forgotten Thy law.

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American Standard Version (1901)

My soul is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.

Young’s Literal Translation

My soul [is] in my hand continually, And Thy law I have not forgotten.

World English Bible

My soul is continually in my hand, yet I won’t forget your law.

Darby Translation

My life is continually in my hand; but I do not forget thy law.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

My soul is continually in my hand; yet have I not forgotten Thy law.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My soul is continually in thine hands; and I have not forgotten thy law.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡ ψυχή μου ἐν ταῖς χερσὶ σου διαπαντὸς, καὶ τὸν νόμον σου οὐκ ἐπελαθόμην.