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Psalms 119:155

Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.

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רָח֣וֹקrachoqof oldרָחוֹקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “of old”, the ordinary formH7350remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)(a-) far (abroad, off), long ago, of old, space, great while to come.מֵרְשָׁעִ֣יםmereshaimfrom guiltyרָשָׁעpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “from guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.יְשׁוּעָ֑הyeshuahdeliveranceיְשׁוּעָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “deliverance”, the ordinary formH3444something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperitydeliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…חֻ֝קֶּיךָchuqeykhaappointedחֹקnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “appointed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, [idiom] necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task.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…דָרָֽשׁוּdarashvaskדָּרַשׁverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “ask”, a completed actionH1875properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worshipask, [idiom] at all, care for, [idiom] diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-) mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), [idiom] surely.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Salvation is far from the wicked; for they seek not Thy statutes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Salvation is far from the wicked; For they seek not thy statutes.

Young’s Literal Translation

Far from the wicked [is] salvation, For Thy statutes they have not sought.

World English Bible

Salvation is far from the wicked, for they don’t seek your statutes.

Darby Translation

Salvation is far from the wicked; for they seek not thy statutes.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Salvation is far from the wicked; for they seek not Thy statutes.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Salvation is far from sinners: for they have not searched out thine ordinances.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μακρὰν ἀπὸ ἁμαρτωλῶν σωτηρία, ὅτι τὰ δικαιώματά σου οὐκ ἐξεζήτησαν.