Psalm 119:54

Hebrew
זְ֭מִרוֹת הָֽיוּplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
לִ֥י חֻקֶּ֗יךָ בְּבֵ֣ית מְגוּרָֽי
ESV
Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my sojourning.
NIV
Your decrees are the theme of my song wherever I lodge.
NLT
Your decrees have been the theme of my songs wherever I have lived.
LXX
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greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
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greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
δικαιώματά σου ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
τόπῳ παροικίας μου
KJV
Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

Psalm 119:53 ← Psalm 119:54 → Psalm 119:55

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