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Psalms 119:172

My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.

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תַּ֣עַןtaanshoutעָנָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “shout”, an unfinished actionH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…לְ֭שׁוֹנִיleshonitongueלָשׁוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “tongue”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָimratekhacommandmentאִמְרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “commandment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH565{something said}commandment, speech, word.כִּ֖יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…כָלkhalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).מִצְוֺתֶ֣יךָmitsoteykhalawמִצְוָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.צֶּֽדֶקtsedeqrightצֶדֶקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “right”, the ordinary formH6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity[idiom] even, ([idiom] that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let my tongue sing of Thy word; for all Thy commandments are righteousness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let my tongue sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are righteousness.

Young’s Literal Translation

My tongue doth sing of Thy saying, For all Thy commands [are] righteous.

World English Bible

Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness.

Darby Translation

My tongue shall speak aloud of thy *word; for all thy commandments are righteousness.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let my tongue sing of Thy word; for all Thy commandments are righteousness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let my tongue utter thine oracles; for all thy commandments are righteous.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Φθέγξαιτο ἡ γλῶσσά μου τὰ λόγιά σου, ὅτι πᾶσαι αἱ ἐντολαί σου δικαιοσύνη.