Psalm 119:4 – Made to Follow

Psalm 119:4 - You have ordained Your precepts, That we should keep them diligently. (NASB)

Break it down: Let’s look at the key Hebrew words in the passage and their meanings.

attah - yourself, you
tsavah - to lay charge upon, give charge to, command, order
piqqud - precepts, a precept
shamar - to keep, watch, preserve
meod - very, muchness, force, abundance

Expand and Dig: Let’s use these meanings to expand the passage and dig deeper.

You have commanded, You have charged, You have ordered Your precepts to be watched greatly, to be preserved forcefully, to be kept in abundance.


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