King James Version

Psalms 119:45

And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.

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וְאֶתְהַלְּכָ֥הveethalkhahand walkהָלַךְconjunction, verb, hithpael, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “and walk”, a determination or requestH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…בָרְחָבָ֑הvarechavahin broadרָחָבpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “in broad”, the ordinary formH7342roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figurativelybroad, large, at liberty, proud, wide.כִּ֖יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…פִקֻּדֶ֣יךָfiqudeykhacommandmentפִּקּוּדnoun, 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.דָרָֽשְׁתִּיdarashetiaskדָּרַשׁverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “ask”, a completed 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)

And I will walk at ease, for I have sought Thy precepts;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I shall walk at liberty; For I have sought thy precepts.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I walk habitually in a broad place, For Thy precepts I have sought.

World English Bible

I will walk in liberty, for I have sought your precepts.

Darby Translation

And I will walk at liberty, for I have sought thy precepts;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And I will walk at ease, for I have sought Thy precepts;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I walked also at large: for I sought out thy commandments.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπορευόμην ἐν πλατυσμῷ, ὅτι τὰς ἐντολάς σου ἐξεζήτησα.