King James Version

Psalms 119:68

Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.

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טוֹבtovgoodטוֹבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “good”, the ordinary formH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…אַתָּ֥הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.וּמֵטִ֗יבumetivand be betterטוֹבconjunction, verb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “and be better”, a verb used as a describing wordH2895to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sensebe (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, [idiom] please, (be, do, go, play) well.לַמְּדֵ֥נִיlamdeniteachלָמַדverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “teach”, a commandH3925properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)(un-) accustomed, [idiom] diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, -ing).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)

Thou art good, and doest good; teach me Thy statutes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou art good, and doest good; Teach me thy statutes.

Young’s Literal Translation

Good Thou [art], and doing good, Teach me Thy statutes.

World English Bible

You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes.

Darby Translation

Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou art good, and doest good; teach me Thy statutes.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Good art thou, O Lord; therefore in thy goodness teach me thine ordinances.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Χρηστὸς εἶ σὺ Κύριε· καὶ ἐν τῇ χρηστότητί σου δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιωματά σου.