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Psalm 119:56

Hebrew
זֹ֥את הָֽיְתָהplugin-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
לִּ֑י כִּ֖י פִקֻּדֶ֣יךָ נָצָֽרְתִּי
ESV
This blessing has fallen to me, that I have kept your precepts.
NIV
This has been my practice: I obey your precepts.
NLT
This is how I spend my life: obeying your commandments. Heth
LXX
αὕτηplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο

greek

Meaning:

* These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it

Demonstrative pronoun.

οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19
ἐγενήθη μοι ὅτι τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
δικαιώματά σου ἐξεζήτησα
KJV
This I had, because I kept thy precepts.

Psalm 119:55 ← Psalm 119:56 → Psalm 119:57

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