King James Version

Psalms 119:167

My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

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שָֽׁמְרָ֣הshamerahbewardשָׁמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “beward”, a completed actionH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).נַ֭פְשִׁיnafshicreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, 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,…עֵדֹתֶ֑יךָedoteykhatestimonyעֵדָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “testimony”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5713testimonytestimony, witness. Compare H5712 (עֵדָה).וָאֹהֲבֵ֥םvaohavemand loveאָהַבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and love”, the next action in the storyH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.מְאֹֽדmeodespeciallyמְאֹדadverb — “especially”H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

My soul hath observed Thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

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American Standard Version (1901)

My soul hath observed thy testimonies; And I love them exceedingly.

Young’s Literal Translation

Kept hath my soul Thy testimonies, And I do love them exceedingly.

World English Bible

My soul has observed your testimonies. I love them exceedingly.

Darby Translation

My soul hath kept thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

My soul hath observed Thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My soul has kept thy testimonies, and loved them exceedingly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐφύλαξεν ἡ ψυχή μου τὰ μαρτύριά σου, καὶ ἠγάπησεν αὐτὰ σφόδρα.