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Psalms 37:23

The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.

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מֵ֭יְהוָהmeyehvahfrom Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מִֽצְעֲדֵיmitsadestepמִצְעָדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “step”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4703a step; figuratively, companionshipgoing, step.גֶ֥בֶרgevermanגֶּבֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “man”, the ordinary formH1397properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simplyevery one, man, [idiom] mighty.כּוֹנָ֗נוּkonanvbe fittedכּוּןverb, polal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be fitted”, a completed actionH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…וְדַרְכּ֥וֹvedarkvoand alongדֶּרֶךְconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).יֶחְפָּֽץyechpatsdesireחָפֵץverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “desire”, an unfinished actionH2654properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire[idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

It is of the LORD that a man's goings are established; and He delighted in his way.

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American Standard Version (1901)

A man’s goings are established of Jehovah; And he delighteth in his way.

Young’s Literal Translation

From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.

World English Bible

A man’s steps are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.

Darby Translation

The steps of a man are established by Jehovah, and he delighteth in his way:

Douay-Rheims

Attend unto my help, O Lord, the God of my salvation.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

It is of the LORD that a man's goings are established; and He delighted in his way.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Παρὰ Κυρίου τὰ διαβήματα ἀνθρώπου κατευθύνεται, καὶ τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ θελήσει.