Psalm 119:77
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
רַךְ
rak
tender (literally or figuratively); by implication, weak
רַחַם
racham
compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
חָיָה
châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
תּוֹרָה
tôwrâh
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
חָפֵץ
châphêts
properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
Key Terms in This Verse
רַחַם racham
compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden
Study H7356 →חָפֵץ châphêts
properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
Study H2654 →חָיָה châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Study H2421 →Cross References
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.
Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.
And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesse...
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