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Psalms 119:52

I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.

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זָ֘כַ֤רְתִּיzakhartibe maleזָכַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be male”, a completed actionH2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male[idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.מִשְׁפָּטֶ֖יךָmishpateykhalawמִשְׁפָּטnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…מֵעוֹלָ֥םmeolamfrom alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…יְהוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וָֽאֶתְנֶחָֽםvaetnechamand comfortנָחַםconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and comfort”, the next action in the storyH5162properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I have remembered Thine ordinances which are of old, O LORD, and have comforted myself.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O Jehovah, And have comforted myself.

Young’s Literal Translation

I remembered Thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, And I comfort myself.

World English Bible

I remember your ordinances of old, Yahweh, and have comforted myself.

Darby Translation

I remembered thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, and have comforted myself.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I have remembered Thine ordinances which are of old, O LORD, and have comforted myself.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I remembered thy judgments of old, O Lord; and was comforted.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐμνήσθην τῶν κριμάτων σου ἀπʼ αἰῶνος Κύριε, καὶ παρεκλήθην.