Psalm 119:2
Strong's Lexicon
Blessed
אַ֭שְׁרֵי (’aš·rê)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 835: 1) happiness, blessedness 1a) often used as interjection 1b) blessed are

are those who keep
נֹצְרֵ֥י (nō·ṣə·rê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 5341: 1) to guard, watch, watch over, keep 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to watch, guard, keep 1a2) to preserve, guard from dangers 1a3) to keep, observe, guard with fidelity 1a4) to guard, keep secret 1a5) to be kept close, be blockaded 1a6) watchman (participle)

His testimonies,
עֵדֹתָ֗יו (‘ê·ḏō·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5713: 1) testimony, witness 1a) always plural and always of laws as divine testimonies

and seek
יִדְרְשֽׁוּהוּ׃ (yiḏ·rə·šū·hū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1875: 1) to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to resort to, frequent (a place), (tread a place) 1a2) to consult, enquire of, seek 1a2a) of God 1a2b) of heathen gods, necromancers 1a3) to seek deity in prayer and worship 1a3a) God 1a3b) heathen deities 1a4) to seek (with a demand), demand, require 1a5) to investigate, enquire 1a6) to ask for, require, demand 1a7) to practice, study, follow, seek with application 1a8) to seek with care, care for 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to allow oneself to be enquired of, consulted (only of God) 1b2) to be sought, be sought out 1b3) to be required (of blood)

Him with all
בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything

their heart.
לֵ֥ב (lêḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3820: 1) inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding 1a) inner part, midst 1a1) midst (of things) 1a2) heart (of man) 1a3) soul, heart (of man) 1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory 1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will) 1a6) conscience 1a7) heart (of moral character) 1a8) as seat of appetites 1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.

Young's Literal Translation
O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Happy are those who keep His decrees and seek Him with all their heart.

New American Standard Bible
How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, Who seek Him with all [their] heart.

King James Bible
Blessed [are] they that keep his testimonies, [and that] seek him with the whole heart.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart--

New Living Translation
Joyful are those who obey his laws and search for him with all their hearts.

English Standard Version
Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart,

New American Standard Bible
How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, Who seek Him with all their heart.

King James Bible
Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Happy are those who keep His decrees and seek Him with all their heart.

International Standard Version
How blessed are those who observe his decrees, who seek him with all of their heart,

NET Bible
How blessed are those who observe his rules, and seek him with all their heart,

American Standard Version
Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, That seek him with the whole heart.

English Revised Version
Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart.

Young's Literal Translation
O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.
















Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:29
But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

Deuteronomy 6:5
And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Deuteronomy 10:12
And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

Deuteronomy 11:13
And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,

Deuteronomy 13:3
Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Deuteronomy 30:2
And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;

Psalm 25:10
All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

Psalm 99:7
He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them.

Psalm 119:10
With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

Psalm 119:22
Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.

Psalm 119:34
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
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