King James Version

Psalms 119:4

Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.

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אַ֭תָּהatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.צִוִּ֥יתָהtsivitahappointצָוָהverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “appoint”, a completed actionH6680(intensively) to constitute, enjoinappoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.פִקֻּדֶ֗יךָfiqudeykhacommandmentפִּקּוּדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “commandment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6490properly, appointed, i.e. a mandate (of God; plural only, collectively, for the Law)commandment, precept, statute.לִשְׁמֹ֥רlishmorto bewardשָׁמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to beward”, the to-form of the verbH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).מְאֹֽדmeodespeciallyמְאֹדadverb — “especially”H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou hast ordained Thy precepts, that we should observe them diligently.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou hast commanded us thy precepts, That we should observe them diligently.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently,

World English Bible

You have commanded your precepts, that we should fully obey them.

Darby Translation

Thou hast enjoined thy precepts, to be kept diligently.

Douay-Rheims

The sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals that lay waste.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou hast ordained Thy precepts, that we should observe them diligently.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou hast commanded us diligently to keep thy precepts.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σὺ ἐνετείλω τὰς ἐντολάς σου, τοῦ φυλάξασθαι σφόδρα.