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Psalms 119:175

Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.

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תְּֽחִיtechiliveחָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “live”, an unfinished actionH2421to 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.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,…וּֽתְהַֽלְלֶ֑ךָּutehallekaand boastהָלַלconjunction, verb, piel, jussive, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and boast”, a wish or indirect commandH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.וּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥ךָumishpatekhaand lawמִשְׁפָּטconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and 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,…יַעֲזְרֻֽנִיyaazrunihelpעָזַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “help”, an unfinished actionH5826to surround, i.e. protect or aidhelp, succour.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let my soul live, and it shall praise Thee; and let Thine ordinances help me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; And let thine ordinances help me.

Young’s Literal Translation

My soul liveth, and it doth praise Thee, And Thy judgments do help me.

World English Bible

Let my soul live, that I may praise you. Let your ordinances help me.

Darby Translation

Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let my soul live, and it shall praise Thee; and let Thine ordinances help me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My soul shall live, and shall praise thee; and thy judgments shall help me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ζήσεται ἡ ψυχή μου καὶ αἰνέσει σε, καὶ τὰ κρίματά σου βοηθήσει μοι.