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Psalms 119:69

The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.

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טָפְל֬וּtafelvforgeטָפַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “forge”, a completed actionH2950properly, to stick on as apatch; figuratively, to impute falselyforge(-r), sew up.עָלַ֣יalayaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…שֶׁ֣קֶרsheqerwithout a causeשֶׁקֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “without a cause”, the ordinary formH8267an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.זֵדִ֑יםzedimpresumptuousזֵדadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “presumptuous”, the ordinary formH2086arrogantpresumptuous, proud.אֲ֝נִ֗יanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.בְּכָלbekhalin allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).לֵ֤בlevcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “comfortably”, the ordinary formH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…אֱצֹּ֬רetsorbesiegedנָצַרverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “besieged”, an unfinished actionH5341to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָpiqudeykhacommandmentפִּקּוּדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “commandment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6490properly, appointed, i.e. a mandate (of God; plural only, collectively, for the Law)commandment, precept, statute.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The proud have forged a lie against me; but I with my whole heart will keep Thy precepts.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.

Young’s Literal Translation

Forged against me falsehood have the proud, I with the whole heart keep Thy precepts.

World English Bible

The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.

Darby Translation

The proud have forged falsehood against me: I will observe thy precepts with [my] whole heart.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The proud have forged a lie against me; but I with my whole heart will keep Thy precepts.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The injustice of the proud has been multiplied against me: but I will search out thy commandments with all my heart.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπληθύνθη ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ἀδικία ὑπερηφάνων, ἐγὼ δὲ ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ μου ἐξερευνήσω τὰς ἐντολάς σου.