King James Version

Psalms 119:67

Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.

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טֶ֣רֶםterembeforeטֶרֶםadverb — “before”H2962properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or beforebefore, ere, not yet.אֶ֭עֱנֶהeenehabase selfעָנָהverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “abase self”, an unfinished actionH6031to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)abase self, afflict(-ion, self), answer (by mistake for H6030 (עָנָה)), chasten self, deal hardly with, defile, exercise, force, gentleness, humble (self), hurt, ravish, sing (by mistake for H6030 (עָנָה)), speak (by mistake for H6030 (עָנ…אֲנִ֣יanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.שֹׁגֵ֑גshogegsin ignorantlyשָׁגַגverb, qal, participle, absolute — “sin ignorantly”, a verb used as a describing wordH7683to stray, i.e. (figuratively) sin (with more or less apology)[idiom] also for that, deceived, err, go astray, sin ignorantly.וְ֝עַתָּ֗הveatahand this timeעַתָּהconjunction, adverb — “and this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.אִמְרָתְךָ֥imratekhacommandmentאִמְרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “commandment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH565{something said}commandment, speech, word.שָׁמָֽרְתִּיshamaretibewardשָׁמַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “beward”, a completed actionH8104properly, 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).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Before I was afflicted, I did err; but now I observe Thy word.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Before I was afflicted I went astray; But now I observe thy word.

Young’s Literal Translation

Before I am afflicted, I — I am erring, And now Thy saying I have kept.

World English Bible

Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your word.

Darby Translation

Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep thy *word.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Before I was afflicted, I did err; but now I observe Thy word.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Before I was afflicted, I transgressed; therefore have I kept thy word.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πρὸ τοῦ με ταπεινωθῆναι, ἐγὼ ἐπλημμέλησα, διὰ τοῦτο τὸ λόγιόν σου ἐφύλαξα.