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Psalms 119:20

My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.

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גָּרְסָ֣הgaresahbreakגָּרַסverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “break”, a completed actionH1638to crush; also (intransitively and figuratively) to dissolvebreak.נַפְשִׁ֣יnafshicreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, 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,…לְתַאֲבָ֑הletaavahto longingתַּאֲבָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to longing”, the ordinary formH8375desirelonging.אֶֽלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).מִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָmishpateykhalawמִשְׁפָּטnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “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,…בְכָלvekhalin 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).עֵֽתetwhenעֵתnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “when”, the ordinary formH6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.[phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto Thine ordinances at all times.

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American Standard Version (1901)

My soul breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thine ordinances at all times.

Young’s Literal Translation

Broken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times.

World English Bible

My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.

Darby Translation

My soul breaketh for longing after thy judgments at all times.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto Thine ordinances at all times.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My soul has longed exceedingly for thy judgments at all times.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπεπόθησεν ἡ ψυχή μου τοῦ ἐπιθυμῆσαι τὰ κρίματά σου ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ.