11 translations · Hebrew
Psalm 19:7
Yahweh’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh’s testimony is sure, making wise the simple.
Psalm 19:7 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Yahweh’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh’s testimony is sure, making wise the simple.
- KJV King James Version
- The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul: The testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- The law of YHWH [is] perfect, refreshing the soul, || The testimonies of YHWH [are] steadfast, || Making the simple wise,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- The Lord's law is beneficial, renewing spiritual life. The Lord's teaching is trustworthy, making inexperienced people wise.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- The law of Jehovah [is] perfect, refreshing the soul, The testimonies of Jehovah [are] stedfast, Making wise the simple,
- DBY Darby Translation
- The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- The LORD’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. The LORD’s covenant is sure, making wise the simple.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899 · Psalm 18:8 in this edition
- The law of the Lord is unspotted, converting souls: the testimony of the Lord is faithful, giving wisdom to little ones.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| תּ֘וֹרַ֤ת | tō·w·raṯ | The Law | H8451 תּוֹרָה instruction |
| יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | of the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| תְּ֭מִימָה | tə·mî·māh | is perfect | H8549 תָּמִים unblemished |
| מְשִׁ֣יבַת | mə·šî·ḇaṯ | reviving | H7725 שׁוּב to return: return |
| נָ֑פֶשׁ | nā·p̄eš | the soul | H5315 נֶ֫פֶשׁ soul |
| עֵד֥וּת | ‘ê·ḏūṯ | the testimony | H5715 עֵדוּת testimony |
| יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | of the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| נֶ֝אֱמָנָ֗ה | ne·’ĕ·mā·nāh | is trustworthy | H539 אָמַן be faithful |
| מַחְכִּ֥ימַת | maḥ·kî·maṯ | making wise | H2449 חָכַם be wise |
| פֶּֽתִי׃ | pe·ṯî | the simple | H6612 פֶּ֫תִי simple |
Related verses
- Psalm 119:130
The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.
- Psalm 111:7
The works of his hands are truth and justice. All his precepts are sure.
- Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.
- Proverbs 1:4
to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man:
- Psalm 23:3
He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
- 2 Timothy 3:15–17
From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus. Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
- Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.
- Deuteronomy 32:4
The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. A God of faithfulness who does no wrong, just and right is he.
- 2 Timothy 2:19
However God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”
- Psalm 93:5
Your statutes stand firm. Holiness adorns your house, Yahweh, forever more.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
5 which is as a bridegroom coming out of his room, like a strong man rejoicing to run his course.
6 His going out is from the end of the heavens, his circuit to its ends; There is nothing hidden from its heat.
7 Yahweh’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh’s testimony is sure, making wise the simple.
8 Yahweh’s precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. Yahweh’s commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.
9 The fear of Yahweh is clean, enduring forever. Yahweh’s ordinances are true, and righteous altogether.
Read all of Psalm 19 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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