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Psalms 119:156

Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.

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רַחֲמֶ֖יךָrachameykhacompassionרַחַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “compassion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7356compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maidenbowels, compassion, damsel, tender love, (great, tender) mercy, pity, womb.רַבִּ֥יםrabimaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).כְּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָkemishpateykhaas lawמִשְׁפָּטpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “as law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…חַיֵּֽנִיchayeniliveחָיָהverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “live”, a commandH2421to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revivekeep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Great are Thy compassions, O LORD; quicken me as Thou art wont.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah: Quicken me according to thine ordinances.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thy mercies [are] many, O Jehovah, According to Thy judgments quicken me.

World English Bible

Great are your tender mercies, Yahweh. Revive me according to your ordinances.

Darby Translation

Many are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah; quicken me according to thy judgments.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Great are Thy compassions, O LORD; quicken me as Thou art wont.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thy mercies, O Lord, are many: quicken me according to thy judgment.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οἱ οἰκτιρμοί σου πολλοὶ Κύριε, κατὰ τὸ κρίμα σου ζῆσόν με.