King James Version

Psalms 37:31

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

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תּוֹרַ֣תtoratlawתּוֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.אֱלֹהָ֣יוelohayvGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.בְּלִבּ֑וֹbelibvoin comfortablyלֵבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the 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]…לֹ֖אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִמְעַ֣דtimadmake to shakeמָעַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “make to shake”, an unfinished actionH4571to wavermake to shake, slide, slip.אֲשֻׁרָיוashurayvstepאָשֻׁרnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “step”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH838a stepgoing, step.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps slide.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide.

Young’s Literal Translation

The law of his God [is] his heart, His steps do not slide.

World English Bible

The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.

Darby Translation

the law of his God is in his heart; his goings shall not slide.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps slide.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ νόμος τοῦ Θεοῦ αὐτοῦ ἐν καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐχ ὑποσκελισθήσεται τὰ διαβήματα αὐτοῦ.