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Psalms 119:173

Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

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תְּהִֽיtehibeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.יָדְךָ֥yadekhahandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […לְעָזְרֵ֑נִיleazerenito helpעָזַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to help”, the to-form of the verbH5826to surround, i.e. protect or aidhelp, succour.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…פִקּוּדֶ֣יךָfiqudeykhacommandmentפִּקּוּדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “commandment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6490properly, appointed, i.e. a mandate (of God; plural only, collectively, for the Law)commandment, precept, statute.בָחָֽרְתִּיvacharetiacceptableבָּחַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “acceptable”, a completed actionH977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) selectacceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let Thy hand be ready to help me; for I have chosen Thy precepts.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let thy hand be ready to help me; For I have chosen thy precepts.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.

World English Bible

Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.

Darby Translation

Let thy hand be for my help; for I have chosen thy precepts.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let Thy hand be ready to help me; for I have chosen Thy precepts.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let thine hand be prompt to save me; for I have chosen thy commandments.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Γενέσθω ἡ χείρ σου τοῦ σῶσαί με, ὅτι τὰς ἐντολάς σου ᾑρετισάμην.