King James Version

Psalms 119:5

O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

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אַ֭חֲלַיachalaywould Godאַחֲלַיparticle, interjection — “would God”H305would that!O that, would God.יִכֹּ֥נוּyikonvbe fittedכּוּןverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be fitted”, an unfinished actionH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…דְרָכָ֗יderakhayalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).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).חֻקֶּֽיךָchuqeykhaappointedחֹקnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “appointed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, [idiom] necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Oh that my ways were directed to observe Thy statutes!

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American Standard Version (1901)

Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes!

Young’s Literal Translation

O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,

World English Bible

Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes!

Darby Translation

Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

Douay-Rheims

Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged! I have dwelt with the inhabitants of cedar:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Oh that my ways were directed to observe Thy statutes!

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

O that my ways were directed to keep thine ordinances.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὄφελον κατευθυνθείησαν αἱ ὁδοί μου, τοῦ φυλάξασθαι τὰ δικαιώματά σου.