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Psalms 119:2

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.

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אַ֭שְׁרֵיashrehappyאֶשֶׁרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “happy”, the ordinary formH835happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!blessed, happy.נֹצְרֵ֥יnotserebesiegedנָצַרverb, qal, participle, construct — “besieged”, a verb used as a describing wordH5341to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).עֵדֹתָ֗יוedotayvtestimonyעֵדָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “testimony”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5713testimonytestimony, witness. Compare H5712 (עֵדָה).בְּכָלbekhalin allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in 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).לֵ֥בlevcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “comfortably”, the ordinary formH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…יִדְרְשֽׁוּהוּyidreshuhvaskדָּרַשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ask”, an unfinished actionH1875properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worshipask, [idiom] at all, care for, [idiom] diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-) mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), [idiom] surely.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Happy are they that keep His testimonies, that seek Him with the whole heart.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, That seek him with the whole heart.

Young’s Literal Translation

O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.

World English Bible

Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart.

Darby Translation

Blessed are they that observe his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart;

Douay-Rheims

O Lord, deliver my soul from wicked lips, and a deceitful tongue.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Happy are they that keep His testimonies, that seek Him with the whole heart.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Blessed are they that search out his testimonies: they will diligently seek him with the whole heart.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μακάριοι οἱ ἐξερευνῶντες τὰ μαρτύρια αὐτοῦ, ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ ἐκζητήσουσιν αὐτόν.