Psalm 119:143
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Troubleצַר־
(tzar-)
6862b: straits, distressfrom tsarar
and anguishוּמָצֹ֥וק
(u·ma·tzo·vk)
4689: straits, stressfrom tsuq
have comeמְצָא֑וּנִי
(me·tza·'u·ni;)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
upon me, [Yet] Your commandmentsמִ֝צְוֹתֶ֗יךָ
(mitz·vo·tei·cha)
4687: commandmentfrom tsavah
are my delight.שַׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃
(sha·'a·shu·'ai.)
8191: a delightfrom shaa


















KJV Lexicon
Trouble
tsar  (tsar)
adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.
and anguish
matsowq  (maw-tsoke')
a narrow place, i.e. (abstractly and figuratively) confinement or disability -- anguish, distress, straitness.
have taken hold
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
on me yet thy commandments
mitsvah  (mits-vaw')
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law) -- (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
are my delights
sha`shua`  (shah-shoo'-ah)
enjoyment -- delight, pleasure.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Trouble and anguish have come upon me, Yet Your commandments are my delight.

King James Bible
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Trouble and distress have overtaken me, but Your commands are my delight.

International Standard Version
Though trouble and anguish overwhelm me, your commands remain my delight.

NET Bible
Distress and hardship confront me, yet I find delight in your commands.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Affliction and trouble have befallen me and I have meditated in your commandments.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Trouble and hardship have found me, but your commandments [still] make me happy.

King James 2000 Bible
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet your commandments are my delights.
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