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Psalms 119:57

Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.

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חֶלְקִ֖יchelqiflatteryחֵלֶקnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “flattery”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2506properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotmentflattery, inheritance, part, [idiom] partake, portion.יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אָמַ֗רְתִּיamartisayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…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).דְּבָרֶֽיךָdevareykhacauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

HETH. My portion is the LORD, I have said that I would observe Thy words.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah is my portion: I have said that I would observe thy words.

Young’s Literal Translation

[Cheth.] My portion [is] Jehovah; I have said — to keep Thy words,

World English Bible

Yahweh is my portion. I promised to obey your words.

Darby Translation

CHETH. My portion, O Jehovah, I have said, is to keep thy words.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

HETH. My portion is the LORD, I have said that I would observe Thy words.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou art my portion, O Lord: I said that I would keep thy law.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μερίς μου εἶ Κύριε, εἶπα τοῦ φυλάξασθαι τὸν νόμον σου.