King James Version

Psalms 119:40

Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.

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הִ֭נֵּהhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.תָּאַ֣בְתִּיtaavtilongתָּאַבverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “long”, a completed actionH8373to desirelong.לְפִקֻּדֶ֑יךָlefiqudeykhato commandmentפִּקּוּדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to 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.בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֥betsidqatekhain justiceצְדָקָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in justice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).חַיֵּֽנִיchayeniliveחָיָהverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “live”, a commandH2421to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revivekeep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, I have longed after Thy precepts; quicken me in Thy righteousness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness. ו VAV.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, I have longed for Thy precepts, In Thy righteousness quicken Thou me,

World English Bible

Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness. VAV

Darby Translation

Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, I have longed after Thy precepts; quicken me in Thy righteousness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Behold, I have desired thy commandments: quicken me in thy righteousness.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδοὺ ἐπεθύμησα τὰς ἐντολάς σου, ἐν τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ σου ζῆσόν με.