Psalms 119:120

Bible in Basic English (1941)

My flesh is moved for fear of you; I give honour to your decisions.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

סָמַ֣ר מִפַּחְדְּךָ֣ בְשָׂרִ֑י וּֽמִמִּשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ יָרֵֽאתִי׃

Transliteration

sāmar from-paḥdəkā bəśārî and-from-mišpāṭêkā yārētî

Grammar Details

• *sāmar*: qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - it bristles/trembles
• *paḥdəkā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your dread/fear
• *bəśārî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my flesh
• *mišpāṭêkā*: masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your judgments
• *yārētî*: qal perfect 1st person singular - I fear/am afraid
• *mi-*: preposition - from
• *wə-*: conjunction - and

Word Meanings

• *sāmar*: bristles/trembles/stands on end/shudders
• *paḥdəkā*: your dread/fear/terror
• *bəśārî*: my flesh/body/skin
• *mišpāṭêkā*: your judgments/ordinances/legal decisions
• *yārētî*: I fear/am afraid/stand in awe

Referenced Verses

• Hab 3:16 : 16 Hearing it, my inner parts were moved, and my lips were shaking at the sound; my bones became feeble, and my steps were uncertain under me: I gave sounds of grief in the day of trouble, when his forces came up against the people in bands.
• Phil 2:12 : 12 So then, my loved ones, as you have at all times done what I say, not only when I am present, but now much more when I am not with you, give yourselves to working out your salvation with fear in your hearts;
• Heb 12:21 : 21 And the vision was so overpowering that even Moses said, I am shaking and full of fear.
• Heb 12:28-29 : 28 If then, we have a kingdom which will never be moved, let us have grace, so that we may give God such worship as is pleasing to him with fear and respect: 29 For our God is an all-burning fire.
• Rev 1:17-18 : 17 And when I saw him, I went down on my face at his feet as one dead. And he put his right hand on me, saying, Have no fear; I am the first and the last and the Living one; 18 And I was dead, and see, I am living for ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hell.
• Lev 10:1-3 : 1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their vessels and put fire in them and perfume, burning strange fire before the Lord, which he had not given them orders to do. 2 And fire came out from before the Lord, burning them up and causing their destruction before the Lord. 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, This is what the Lord said, I will be holy in the eyes of all those who come near to me, and I will be honoured before all the people. And Aaron said nothing.
• 1 Sam 6:20 : 20 And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to keep his place before the Lord, this holy God? and to whom may he go from us?
• 2 Sam 6:8-9 : 8 And David was angry because of the Lord's outburst of wrath against Uzzah: and he gave that place the name Perez-uzzah, which is its name to this day. 9 And such was David's fear of the Lord that day, that he said, How may I let the ark of God come to me?
• 1 Chr 24:16-17 : 16 The nineteenth Pethahiah, the twentieth Jehezkel, 17 The twenty-first Jachin, the twenty-second Gamul,
• 1 Chr 24:30 : 30 And the sons of Mushi: Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites by their families.
• 2 Chr 34:21 : 21 Go and get directions from the Lord for me and for those who are still in Israel and for Judah, about the words of this book which has come to light; for great is the wrath of the Lord which has been let loose on us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord or done what is recorded in this book.
• 2 Chr 34:27 : 27 And your heart was soft, and you made yourself low before God, on hearing his words about this place and its people, and with weeping and signs of grief have made yourself low before me, I have given ear to you, says the Lord God.
• Ps 119:53 : 53 I am burning with wrath, because of the sinners who have given up your law.
• Isa 66:2 : 2 For all these things my hand has made, and they are mine, says the Lord; but to this man only will I give attention, to him who is poor and broken in spirit, fearing my word.
• Dan 10:8-9 : 8 So I was by myself, and I saw this great vision, and all my strength went from me; and the colour went from my face. 9 But the sound of his words came to my ears, and on hearing his voice I went into a deep sleep with my face to the earth. 10 Then a hand gave me a touch, awaking me, and putting me on my knees and my hands. 11 And he said to me, O Daniel, you man dearly loved, take in the sense of the words I say to you and get up on to your feet: for to you I am now sent; and when he had said this to me I got on to my feet, shaking with fear.