King James Version

Psalms 119:35

Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.

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הַ֭דְרִיכֵנִיhadrikhenitreadדָּרַךְverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “tread”, a commandH1869to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string abow (by treading on it in bending)archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk.בִּנְתִ֣יבbintivin pathנָתִיבpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in path”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5410a (beaten) trackpath(-way), [idiom] travel(-ler), way.מִצְוֺתֶ֑יךָmitsoteykhalawמִצְוָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…ב֥וֹvvoinב֥וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”inחָפָֽצְתִּיchafatsetidesireחָפֵץverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “desire”, a completed actionH2654properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire[idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Make me to tread in the path of Thy commandments; for therein do I delight.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; For therein do I delight.

Young’s Literal Translation

Cause me to tread in the path of Thy commands, For in it I have delighted.

World English Bible

Direct me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in them.

Darby Translation

Make me to walk in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Make me to tread in the path of Thy commandments; for therein do I delight.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Guide me in the path of thy commandments; for I have delighted in it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁδήγησόν με ἐν τῇ τρίβῳ τῶν ἐντολῶν σου, ὅτι αὐτὴν ἠθέλησα.