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Psalms 119:18

Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

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גַּלgalexileגָּלָהverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “exile”, a commandH1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal[phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.עֵינַ֥יeynayeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…וְאַבִּ֑יטָהveabitahand lookנָבַטconjunction, verb, hiphil, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “and look”, a determination or requestH5027to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care(cause to) behold, consider, look (down), regard, have respect, see.נִ֝פְלָא֗וֹתniflaotseparateפָּלָאverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “separate”, a verb used as a describing wordH6381properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to be (causatively, make) great, difficult, wonderfulaccomplish, (arise...too, be too) hard, hidden, things too high, (be, do, do a, shew) marvelous(-ly, -els, things, work), miracles, perform, separate, make singular, (be, great, make) wonderful(-ers, -ly, things, works), wondrous (things,…מִתּוֹרָתֶֽךָmitoratekhafrom lawתּוֹרָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Open Thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy law.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy law.

Young’s Literal Translation

Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law.

World English Bible

Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things out of your law.

Darby Translation

Open mine eyes, and I shall behold wondrous things out of thy law.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Open Thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy law.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Unveil thou mine eyes, and I shall perceive wondrous things out of thy law.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀποκάλυψον τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου, καὶ κατανοήσω τὰ θαυμάσια ἐκ τοῦ νόμου σου.