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Psalms 119:129

Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.

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פְּלָא֥וֹתpelaotmarvellous thingפֶּלֶאnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “marvellous thing”, the ordinary formH6382a miraclemarvellous thing, wonder(-ful, -fully).עֵדְוֺתֶ֑יךָedeoteykhatestimonyעֵדוּתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “testimony”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5715testimonytestimony, witness.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…כֵּ֝֗ןkenas... asכֵּןparticle, demonstrative — “as... as”H3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)[phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (th…נְצָרָ֥תַםnetsaratambesiegedנָצַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “besieged”, a completed actionH5341to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).נַפְשִֽׁיnafshicreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, 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,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my soul keep them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thy testimonies are wonderful; Therefore doth my soul keep them.

Young’s Literal Translation

[Pe.] Wonderful [are] Thy testimonies, Therefore hath my soul kept them.

World English Bible

Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.

Darby Translation

PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my soul observe them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my soul keep them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore my soul has sought them out.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Θαυμαστὰ τὰ μαρτύριά σου, διὰ τοῦτο ἐξηρεύνησεν αὐτὰ ἡ ψυχή μου.